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How Air Conditioning Works
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Air conditioning is the science of heat transfer and the chemistry of refrigerants.
3 Most Useful Kitchen Gadgets - Are They Worth It?
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Do you really need all those kitchen gadgets? It all depends on the chemistry of cooking.
Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink?
4:57
It’s the chemistry of washed-rind cheeses that makes these foods so awfully stinky.
Hydrangeas and the Science of Do-Overs
4:10
We tried to use chemistry to change hydrangea flowers from red to blue. Let's try again.
Surströmming: The Secrets of this Stinky Swedish Fish
7:54
Surstromming, Swedish for sour herring, has a powerful stink thanks to food preservation.
How Do Hydrangeas Change Colors?
5:05
What does the pH of soil have to do with the color of hydrangeas?
Are We Breathing Caesar's Last Breath
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Are you breathing air molecules that were once exhaled by Caesar?
How Seashells Are Made
3:43
Chalk and seashells are made of the same stuff. So why is one crumbly and the other tough?
The Ultimate Donut Battle: Cake vs. Yeast
4:32
How does chemistry makes a cake donut and a yeast donut taste so different?
Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology
3:48
What do chameleons have to do with nanotechnology?
How Milk Becomes Cheese
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We visit St. James Cheese Company in New Orleans to learn about the chemistry of cheese.
Does Melatonin Do Anything?
4:22
Melatonin is a supplement that’s supposed to help you sleep. But does it work?
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