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Catalytic Converter Stolen? Here's Why.

Catalytic Converter Stolen? Here's Why.

Season 7 Episode 7
5:11
Can Science Make Less Addictive Opioids?

Can Science Make Less Addictive Opioids?

Season 7 Episode 8
5:34
We Burned Food to Figure Out How Many Calories It Has

We Burned Food to Figure Out How Many Calories It Has

Season 7 Episode 9
7:56
Does Sugar Cause Diabetes?

Does Sugar Cause Diabetes?

Season 7 Episode 10
5:50
Pub Chemistry Trivia to Help You Interact With Humans

Pub Chemistry Trivia to Help You Interact With Humans

Season 7 Episode 11
5:33
How Lead (Maybe?) Caused the Downfall of the Roman Empire

How Lead (Maybe?) Caused the Downfall of the Roman Empire

Season 7 Episode 12
5:55
How Carbon Capture Works

How Carbon Capture Works

Season 7 Episode 13
7:39
How Does Sunscreen Work?

How Does Sunscreen Work?

Season 7 Episode 14
7:38
We Tried to Preserve a Strawberry Forever. Things Got…Ugly

We Tried to Preserve a Strawberry Forever. Things Got…Ugly

Season 7 Episode 15
8:05
Why is There Plastic in Our Rain?

Why is There Plastic in Our Rain?

Season 7 Episode 16
6:43
Are We Standing on a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds?

Are We Standing on a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds?

Season 7 Episode 17
7:38
Science of Concrete & the Surfside Condo Collapse

Science of Concrete & the Surfside Condo Collapse

Season 7 Episode 18
7:19
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Forever Chemicals

Season 7 Episode 6

Forever chemicals are used in everything from rain jackets to jet fuel. But the chemistry behind what makes them useful also makes them stick around in the environment and us...forever?
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