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Back to SearchAsk a Chemist: Can you dissolve a liquid into a solid? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 54
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to your comments and questions about dissolving, purp…
1 year, 11 months ago
Did the FDA eliminate Forever Chemicals? (PFAS Part 5!)
Episode 183
#183
We're adding another chapter to the PFAS series! There's new information from the FDA that we've got to talk about,. It's about the PFAS that c…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why do things fade in the sun?
Episode 81
#081 Rebroadcast
The sun. It's nice, it's warm, it helps things grow, it helps us see, it helps us exist in the first place. But it's also a massive…
1 year, 11 months ago
What's the REAL reason we can't look at a solar eclipse?
Episode 182
#182
There's an eclipse coming to the US in April! Which means we'll all be getting that reminder to NOT LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROT…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ask a Chemist: How does purple shampoo work, or does it? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 53
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to your comments and questions about purple shampoo, …
1 year, 11 months ago
What is Vitamin D? And what does it have to do with the sun?!
Episode 181
#181
Have you heard about Vitamin D? Has someone ever told you that you need it and it's really important? Have you ever wondered why? And have you …
2 years ago
Why do plants die in freezing weather?
Episode 85
#085 Rebroadcast
Well here in Texas, we just suffered through an intense freeze. And many a plant became a casualty of the cold, but why? What's goi…
2 years ago
What's up with Fahrenheit, Celsius, and... Kelvin?
Episode 180
#180
Depending on where you live, you may use Fahrenheit or Celsius to measure temperature, but how did these measurements come about, why are they …
2 years ago
Ask a Chemist: Why do metals look metallic? (and other questions!)
Episode 277
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 52
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to your comments and questions about metals, kombucha…
2 years ago
How do infrared thermometers work?
Episode 179
#179
Over the past few years infrared thermometers have started being EVERYWHERE. So as we've cracked open the conversation on thermometers we've go…
2 years, 1 month ago