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- Why do things fade in the sun?
#081
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/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134404000375?via%3Dihub
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- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
- Jeannette Napoleon
- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
- Avishai Barnoy
- Hunter Reardon
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29 min - What is a dryer sheet?
#080
Dryer sheets. They smell good. They make our clothes soft. They get rid of static. But how? How is one little sheet allowed to solve that many problems? What are they made of? Are they bad or good or neither or both?
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References from this episode
- https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/86/8615sci2.html
- https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s1697
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.8b07297
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acscentsci.9b01108
- https://kristinmoonscience.com/why-static-electricity-seems-worse-during-winter/
- https://umbelorganics.com/reduce-static-cling-naturally/
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- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
- Jeannette Napoleon
- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
- Avishai Barnoy
- Hunter Reardon
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44 min - Chemistry at Home: Pennies
Bonus Episode: Chemistry at Home 9
Here's another bonus episode dedicated to teaching a specific chemistry experiment you can do at home. This month, we see what happens when we combine salt, vinegar, and pennies?
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References
- https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/outreach/ncw/plan-an-event/educational-resources/let%27s-do-chemistry-with-the-penny.pdf
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- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
- Jeannette Napoleon
- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
- Avishai Barnoy
- Hunter Reardon
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13 min - Is glass a liquid?
#079
Glass. The more you look at it, the more clear it becomes that it holds some serious mysteries. So what really is glass? Is it a liquid? How is it different from typical solids? Does it flow and ooze over time? Is that why old windows are thicker at the bottom? Let's find out!
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References from this episode
- https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i47/s-glass-modern-day-researchers.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7245478/
- https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/Glass/glass.html
- https://phys.org/news/2016-03-scientists-temperature-glass-liquid.html
- https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jace.15092
- https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i20/Pyrex-100.html
- Chemistry by Julia Burdge
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- Ciara Linville
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- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
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- Avishai Barnoy
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33 min - Bonus: Why does my bread taste like a banana? (and other questions)
Bonus Episode: Question and Response 17
In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about salt, bread that tastes like bananas, sunscreen on fences, AND improvements to our chemistry analogies!
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- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
- Jeannette Napoleon
- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
- Avishai Barnoy
- Hunter Reardon
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14 min - Why do cornstarch and water do that thing?
#078
It's one of life's most head-scratchy questions, and one of the most popular chemistry mysteries for youtubers. So let's get to the bottom of this crazy, shape-shifting substance, and finally find out why cornstarch and water do that thing!
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References from this episode
- https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-tomato-sauce-out-of-the-bottle-minus-the-mess
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/rheology
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2016-2017/february-2017/no-hit-wonder-d3o.html
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef502171d
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c01760
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed082p445
- http://helix.northwestern.edu/blog/2009/08/walking-water-er-oobleck-science-chicago-finale
- https://www.pnas.org/content/116/42/20828.short?rss=
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oobleck-bring-science-home/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-quicksand/#:~:text=Quicksand%20is%20a%20mixture%20of,filled%20with%20air%20or%20water.
- https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050926/full/news050926-9.html
- https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/microscopy-reveals-why-ketchup-squirts/3002513.article
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2016-2017/february-2017/no-hit-wonder-d3o.html
- https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/issues/2016-2017/February%202017/chemmatters-feb2017-d3o.pdf
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- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
- Jeannette Napoleon
- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
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- Hunter Reardon
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33 min - What is iodized salt? And why?
#077
Who's doing what to our salt? What's iodine, do we need it, why, and how do they get it in there? This week Melissa and Jam dive head first into figurative iodized salt dunes. Let's take a closer look at the chemistry of something so everyday, we hardly even think about it.
References from this episode
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es0719071
- https://pubs-acs-org.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/10.1021/ed077p984#:~:text=The%20presence%20of%20iodine%20in,in%20preventing%20simple%20endemic%20goiter
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed062p1016
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2015-2016/february-2016/salt-facts.html
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/
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- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
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- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
- Avishai Barnoy
- Hunter Reardon
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37 min - How do fireworks use chemistry to look awesome?
#076
Happy New Years Eve! Let's all kiss 2020 a speedy (not speedy enough) goodbye and look at some beautiful exploding lights! And why not look at the chemistry in these things as well. How do fireworks work? How do they get up into the air? And most importantly, how do they explode in different colors and patterns? Let's find out! And thanks for being one of the great things about 2020, we love you guys!
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References from this episode
- https://www.compoundchem.com/2013/12/30/the-chemistry-of-fireworks/
- http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4130#:~:text=What%20makes%20gunpowder%20seem%20to,built%20up%20and%20%22explodes%22.
- https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/articlesbytopic/oxidationandreduction/chemmatters-oct2010-fireworks.pdf - by Kathy De Antonis
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- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
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29 min - Chemistry at Home: Diapers
Bonus Episode: Chemistry at Home 8
Here's another bonus episode dedicated to teaching a specific chemistry experiment you can do at home. This month, we see what happens when we experiment with diapers, and the mysterious dust within them.
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References
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry/experiments/diapers.html
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Email us at [email protected]And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang.Thanks to our monthly supporters
- Ciara Linville
- J0HNTR0Y
- Jeannette Napoleon
- Cullyn R
- Erica Bee
- Elizabeth P
- Sarah Moar
- Rachel Reina
- Letila
- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
- Emerson Woodhall
- Kristina Gotfredsen
- Timothy Parker
- Steven Boyles
- Chris Skupien
- Chelsea B
- Bri McAllister
- Avishai Barnoy
- Hunter Reardon
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17 min - What are LEDs and how do they light up?
#075
Happy holidays, we hope you have a wonderful season whatever you celebrate! We've got a holiday related episode for you: LEDs. Well I guess we use them all year round, but they get an extra spotlight this time of year. What are they? How do they work? How are they different from other lights? Let's find out!
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References from this episode
- Inorganic Chemistry, Edition 4, Miessler and Tarr
- https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/leds-to-light-up-the-world/3004661.article
- https://cen.acs.org/materials/inorganic-chemistry/chemical-search-better-white-light/96/i46
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- Cullyn R
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- Sarah Moar
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- Katrina Barnum-Huckins
- Suzanne Phillips
- Nelly Silva
- Venus Rebholz
- Lyn Stubblefield
- Jacob Taber
- Brian Kimball
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37 min
About Chemistry For Your Life
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A podcast that helps you understand the fascinating chemistry hidden in your everyday life.
Have you ever wondered why onions make you cry? Or how soap gets your hands clean? What really is margarine, or why do trees change colors in the fall? Melissa is a chemist, and to answer these questions she started a podcast, called Chemistry for your life!
In each episode Melissa explains the chemistry behind one of life’s mysteries to Jam, who is definitely not a chemist, but she explains it in a way that is easy to understand, and totally fascinating.
If you’re someone who loves learning new things, or who wonders about the way the world works, then give us a listen.
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