Chemistry For Your Life
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 55
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond a wide range of chemistry questions from Reddit!
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#185
Let's make dirt. Or is it dirt? I don't know, well, can you dig it? We've all heard of compost, maybe you compost, maybe your friend does, maybe they talk about it a lot. But how does it work? Why can we compost some things, but not others? And why can't we just put compostable stuff into the trash can, won't it break down in the landfill? Let's find out!!
References from this Episode
https://compost.css.cornell.edu/chemistry.html
https://compost.css.cornell.edu/microorg.html
https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/composting
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#082 Rebroadcast
Wow sunglasses sure are cool. What's the coolest thing about them? Is it how cool they make us look and feel? Or is it the chemistry inside them? We'll let you decide, but we think you'll be surprised to find out how significant a role chemistry plays in the making of your shades.
References from this episode
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.chas.8b23208
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02513
https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/issues/2018-2019/December2018/2%20Shades%20TG%20Reading%20Supports.docx
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#184
That's right, the Northern Lights aren't just cool CGI after all. They're real, but what are they? Why do they occur? And how are they chemistry? Let's find out!
References from this Episode
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/spectroscopy-101--types-of-spectra-and-spectroscopy
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/lessons/xray_spectra/background-atoms.html
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23377-5.epdf?sharing_token=Q0rjm5h2j_KavQboPe5r0NRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Nipe223V5hYGHe-RFuAQXUauChqVoyT7zITbpx_l9I4d9y3fMVLy0n3s ..read more
Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#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 coat food wrappers. What does it mean? Is it good news? Is it enough? Let's talk about it!
References from this Episode
https://cen.acs.org/materials/coatings/PFAS-paper-food-packaging/99/i36
https://www.fda.gov/food/process-contaminants-food/market-phase-out-grease-proofing-substances-containing-pfas
https://www.fda.gov/food/process-contaminants-food/questions-and-answers-pfas-food
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#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 burning molten ball of radiation and ultraviolet rays. So how does our mysterious yellow friend fade the poor items we leave outside? Let's find out. Don't hurt us, yellow friend.
References from this episode
https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/why-does-ultraviolet-light-cause-color-to-fade/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/photodegradation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320144/
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#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 PROTECTION. But why is that? At the molecular level, what happens to our eyes if we look at the eclipse? And how does eye protection prevent damage to our eyes? Let's find out!
References from this Episode
https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i33/Chemistry-explains-shouldnt-stare-solar-eclipse-without-protection.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065351/#:~:text=For%20photoreceptors%20to%20function%20in,retinal%20pigment%20epithelium%20(RP ..read more
Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 53
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to your comments and questions about purple shampoo, salt on icy roads, msg, and more!
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Nelly Silva
Venus Rebholz
Lyn Stubblefield
Jacob Taber
Brian Kimball
Emerson Woodhall
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Timothy Parker
Steven Boyles
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#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 ever wondered what the heck THE SUN has to do with Vitamin D? Well rise and shine it's time to finally get to the bottom of this.
References from this Episode
https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/shining-a-light-on-vitamin-d/3004782.article
https://www.bcm.edu/news/how-to-get-vitamin-d-without-spending-too-much-time-in-the-sun
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2669834/
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00208
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Chemistry For Your Life
1d ago
#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 going on at the molecular level that causes freezing temperatures to be bad for many plants? And is talking about this even chemistry? Let's find out.
References from this episode
https://climate.ncsu.edu/edu/FrostFreeze
https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2014/01/15/why-dont-trees-freeze-and-burst-in-the-winter-like-cold-pipes/
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/FrostsandFreezes.pdf
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