Up Next
Back to Show
Reactions
Does Cough Medicine Really Work?
Season 3
Episode 55
Well, the cough syrup chemistry actually. If you reach for the cherry-flavored cough medicine, you're not alone. Every year, people spend billions of dollars on this stuff. But does any of it actually work? In this episode, we explain the chemistry behind cough medicine, and dig into the evidence to find out which remedies actually wo
Support Provided By
9:13
Mosquitos really do prefer some people over others, and this Reactions ep explains why!
13:50
Discover the single most important chemical reaction on Earth, and why we need to kill it.
9:38
This week Reactions dives into something truly out-of-this-world: amorphous ice.
15:51
Are we about to re-define meat? If so, what is meat?!
10:37
Why has the European Union banned certain colors for tattoos?
12:29
Can we solve electric vehicle fires before we fully understand what’s happening?
15:58
Fluffy, delicious bread results when starch gelatinization and flour chemistry combine!
12:35
Join George (and, occasionally, Andrew) as they chart corn’s epic chemical journey.
10:34
For years it was used in homicidal poisonings. We learn what made it so dangerous.
12:40
We explore brining and whether or not it makes a different when cooking the turkey.