We recently hit 1,000,000 downloads! To celebrate and say thank you, we’re going to be hosting a YouTube Live event on June 20th at 8 PM CT! Swing by, ask a question, celebrate, can’t wait to see you there! Youtube.com/@chemforyourlife Bonus Episode: Question and Response 44 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about butter, popcorn, vinegar and baking soda, being a dad, and more! Thanks to our monthly supporters Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball shadow Emerson Woodhall Nichole Criss Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Pa ..read more

We recently hit 1,000,000 downloads! To celebrate and say thank you, we’re going to be hosting a YouTube Live event on June 20th at 8 PM CT! Swing by, ask a question, celebrate, can’t wait to see you there! Youtube.com/@chemforyourlife #162 Here's another summer topic, if you live in a somewhat warmer climate area, you've undoubtedly notice that cars can get insanely hot during the summer. We live in Texas, and cars can get so hot that it's dangerous. What the heck is going on there? We all know this to be the case, but why exactly? Let's talk about it. References from this episode https://w ..read more

#026 Rebroadcast This week, Melissa and Jam discuss part of an often requested topic: carbonation. Does it have a taste? Like why does carbonated water taste different than flat water? And what is carbonation in the first place? Does it give you unusually long life? How is it so refreshing? We answer some of those questions.  References from this episode The Taste of Carbonation - Jayaram Chandrashekar, David Yarmolinsky, Lars von Buchholtz, Yuki Oka, William Sly, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Charles S. Zuker Scientists Discover Protein Receptor for Carbonation Taste - National Institutes of Hea ..read more

#161 Summer's here, blockbusters are coming out, people will be headed to the movies, and nothing goes better with a movie... than popcorn. At least that's how we feel around here. But what even is popcorn? Are the kernels just like regular corn? How do they pop to become popcorn? What even is the stuff we're eating? Can someone please tell me what's going on?? Let's dig in. References from this episode https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bm049220l https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733521083800071 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsif.2014.1247#d3e573 htt ..read more

Bonus Episode: Question and Response 43 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about coffee in thermoses, yeast, intermolecular forces, plastic wrap, and more! Thanks to our monthly supporters Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball shadow Emerson Woodhall Nichole Criss Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Check out our website at chemforyourlife.com Watch our episodes on YouTube Find us on Instagram, Twitt ..read more

Merch Giveaway! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@chemforyourlife Take a screenshot proving you're subscribed. Email the screenshot to chemforyourlife@gmail.com with the subject line "Giveaway Entry" We'll randomly select a winner and they'll get to choose whatever merch item you want! Check out our merch in the meantime at chemforyourlife.com/store - - - - - - - - - - - - - #004 Rebroadcast This week Melissa and Jam talk about some of the possible unexpected results of hydrogenation, including trans fats. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn S ..read more

Merch Giveaway! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@chemforyourlife Take a screenshot proving you're subscribed. Email the screenshot to chemforyourlife@gmail.com with the subject line "Giveaway Entry" We'll randomly select a winner and they'll get to choose whatever merch item you want! Check out our merch in the meantime at chemforyourlife.com/store - - - - - - - - - - - - - #159 Can you spread it? Can you melt it? Can you bake with it? Can you cook things with it? You butter believe it! But what is butter? Or rather, whatter is butter? How do we turn cream into butter, an ..read more

Merch Giveaway! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@chemforyourlife Take a screenshot proving you're subscribed. Email the screenshot to chemforyourlife@gmail.com with the subject line "Giveaway Entry" We'll randomly select a winner and they'll get to choose whatever merch item you want! Check out our merch in the meantime at chemforyourlife.com/store - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bonus Episode: Question and Response 42 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about freezing point depression, super-heated water, what salt does to yeast, vi ..read more

Brand New Merch Available Now! -> chemforyourlife.com Shirts, sweatshirts, totes, kids apparel, and more! ------------------------------------------------------------ #158 Gemstones come in all sorts of colors, but how do they get them? Are different stones super different at the molecular level? How do these different colors happen naturally? And how can those colors be replicated in lab-made gemstones? Let's get into it. References from this episode https://www.acs.org/education/students/highschool/chemistryclubs/activities/jewelry-science.html Thanks to our monthly supporters Venus ..read more

Brand New Merch Available Now! -> chemforyourlife.com Shirts, sweatshirts, totes, kids apparel, and more! ------------------------------------------------------------ #073 Rebroadcast Well if you haven't experienced silver tarnish yourself, then you've almost certainly heard people complain about it. Can anything last? These sparkly treasures we collect and cherish, are they but temporary sparkles, doomed to a fate of tarnish? Or is there a way out? Also what is tarnish? Thankfully in this case, these philosophical questions actually have a chemistry explanation. So let's get into it. Ref ..read more