Fall Asleep to Science

The highly requested episode for General Chemistry 2 is here!

This episode of Fall Asleep to Science covers everything you need to know for the second semester of university-level chemistry.

Everything from bond orbitals and hybridization, to intermolecular forces, phase changes, categorization of solids, solutions and solubility, acid-base chemistry, standard state conditions, and an introduction to redox reactions are included in this episode.

This episode is all about viruses. Learn about viral structure, the stages of viral infection, research methods in virology, vaccine theory, and common viruses.

This episode is all about electrochemistry. The content for this episode was gleaned from the graduate-level electrochemistry course I took in 2021.

Topics include an overview of electrochemical cells, types of electrodes, cell potential, the Nernst equation, Faradaic and non-Faradaic processes, electrochemical reversibility, electrode kinetics, the Tafel Equation, the ButlerVolmer equation, potentiometry, amperometry, voltammetry, immiscible solutions, scanning electrochemical microscopy, and batteries and corrosion.

This episode of Fall Asleep to Science covers topics found in a university-level Modern Physics course.

Everything from relativity, photons, quantum mechanics, and atomic structure to condensed matter physics,nuclear physics, particle physics, and cosmology are covered in this 30 minute episode.

This episode of Fall Asleep to Science covers everything you need to know for the first semester of university-level chemistry.

Everything from the classification of matter, to important scientific laws in chemistry, properties of gases, different types of reactions, thermochemistry, electromagnetic effects in atoms, atomic structure, equilibrium reactions, and properties of solutions are covered in this hour-long episode.

Learn about thermodynamics, the ideal gas law, and the Joule-Thompson experiment with this episode of Fall Asleep to Science. Read in a soothing voice with white noise in the background, this episode is guaranteed to lull you to sleep.

Fall asleep to the history of genetics and an overview of meiosis and mitosis read by a soothing human voice.

Discover the four major theories on inheritance that have existed since about 450 BC and learn about the major contributors to our understanding of genetics. Journey through time to learn how the human genome was first sequenced, then explore chromosomes and the cellular stages of reproduction.

Fall asleep while exploring the field of astrobiology from both its astronomical and biological perspectives.

Learn about the history of astrobiology, key factors in the origins of life, and the complex questions plaguing scientists today.

Read by a soothing human voice.

Fall asleep while I read eight different reports of experiments conducted in a general chemistry laboratory.

Experiment topics include:

• Exploration of the density of various metals
• Stoichiometry
• Acids and bases
• The cycle of copper
• Properties of gases
• Determining the enthalpy of a chemical reaction using calorimeters
• The Beer-Lambert Law
• Ferrate

Enjoy!

Discover life aboard the ISS from a microbiology perspective. Originally written as a topic paper for a college-level microbiology class, this episode explores how naturally occurring bacteria can be regulated on spacecraft to improve the quality of life for astronauts onboard.

Read in a soothing human voice.

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Kohler, J.R., Casadevall, A., & Perfect, J. (2015). The Spectrum of Fungi thatInfects Humans. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives inMedicine, 5(1), 1-22.

Mehta, S. K., Laudenslager, M. L.,Stowe, R. P, Crucian, B. E., Feiveson, A. H., Sams, C. F., & Pierson, D. L.(2017). Latent Virus Reactivation in Astronauts on the International SpaceStation. npj Microgravity 3(11), 1-8.

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