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What is plastic?
Episode 62
#062
Think about it for a second, plastic is everywhere. What plastic things are around you right now? What plastic things do you use everyday? This …
5 years, 5 months ago
Bonus: Why doesn’t superglue harden in the tube? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 13
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about gasoline, super glue, …
5 years, 5 months ago
How does super glue glue things?
Episode 61
#061
Be honest. Have you ever glued yourself with super glue? Everyone should accidentally make that mistake at least once, so you can literally feel…
5 years, 5 months ago
Why do we use fluoride on our teeth?
Episode 60
#060
Chances are you've heard the word "fluoride" said in reference to your teeth. At the dentists office, on your bottle of mouthwash, maybe you've …
5 years, 5 months ago
How does caffeine make you not sleepy?
Episode 59
#059
Ok so, caffeine. Some of us live on the stuff, and others of us want nothing to do with it. There's a lot of things caffeine can do to our bodie…
5 years, 6 months ago
Chemistry at Home: Density
Bonus Episode: Chemistry at Home 4
Here's another bonus episode dedicated to teaching a specific chemistry experiment you can do at home. This month,…
5 years, 6 months ago
What makes fruit ripen?
Episode 58
#058
Fruit. You eat it too early? It tastes bland and tart. You eat it too late? And it's rotten. You eat it when it's ripe? It's perfect, sweet, and…
5 years, 6 months ago
Bonus: Do mosquitos care about blood-type? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 12
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about mosquito repellents, m…
5 years, 6 months ago
What's up with alcohol(s)?
Episode 57
#057
So we all know what we think of when we hear the word "alcohol," but what if that's not really the whole picture? There's actually many kinds of…
5 years, 6 months ago
What IS fire? (and what happened in Beirut?)
Episode 56
#056
Seriously. What is fire? This week Melissa and Jam hop out of the frying pan. What are those warm orange wisps? We all sort of know what fire is…
5 years, 6 months ago