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Making Drinking Water From Sewage

Making Drinking Water From Sewage

Season 8 Episode 7
11:50
How Do They Make Maple Syrup?

How Do They Make Maple Syrup?

Season 8 Episode 8
13:43
Your Gas Stove is Polluting Your Home

Your Gas Stove is Polluting Your Home

Season 8 Episode 9
9:32
A Deep(er) Dive Into Whiskey Distilling Science

A Deep(er) Dive Into Whiskey Distilling Science

Season 8 Episode 10
13:38
Can Science Replace Blood Transfusions?

Can Science Replace Blood Transfusions?

Season 8 Episode 11
12:47
SPACE TRASH! ft. Chemistry

SPACE TRASH! ft. Chemistry

Season 8 Episode 12
11:30
How Quinine Caused World War One

How Quinine Caused World War One

Season 8 Episode 13
10:39
Are Wine & Food Pairings All Nonsense?

Are Wine & Food Pairings All Nonsense?

Season 8 Episode 14
14:45
Carbon Structures from Pencils to Jetpacks

Carbon Structures from Pencils to Jetpacks

Season 8 Episode 15
17:15
How Roundup Kills Weeds (And How Weeds are Fighting Back)

How Roundup Kills Weeds (And How Weeds are Fighting Back)

Season 8 Episode 16
9:41
Why Does Salt Change the Taste of Everything?

Why Does Salt Change the Taste of Everything?

Season 8 Episode 17
13:15
Is DNA the Future of Data Storage?

Is DNA the Future of Data Storage?

Season 8 Episode 18
18:01
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How to Demo a Building Without Exploding Everything Around

Season 8 Episode 6

How do you demolish a massive building – in the middle of a populated city – in a matter of seconds… safely? Counterintuitively, you do it with explosives. We explore how chemistry, engineering, and more than a little artistry come together to safely bring down massive structures.
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Can We Make Ocean Water Drinkable -- and Should We?
4:13
Season 5 Episode 72
Can We Make Ocean Water Drinkable -- and Should We?
We find out why getting freshwater from ocean water is a trickier than you might imagine.
How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...)
5:09
Season 5 Episode 71
How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...)
How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...)
What Does the Moon Smell Like?
5:48
Season 5 Episode 70
What Does the Moon Smell Like?
What Does the Moon Smell Like?
What is Ringworm and How Do You Get Rid of It?
4:11
Season 5 Episode 69
What is Ringworm and How Do You Get Rid of It?
What is Ringworm and How Do You Get Rid of It?
Could CBD Make You Fail a Drug Test?
3:43
Season 5 Episode 68
Could CBD Make You Fail a Drug Test?
Could CBD Make You Fail a Drug Test?
What Causes Auroras?
4:34
Season 5 Episode 67
What Causes Auroras?
What Causes the Northern Lights?
Why is Carbon the Key to Life? (On Earth, Anyway)
4:21
Season 5 Episode 66
Why is Carbon the Key to Life? (On Earth, Anyway)
One element is the backbone of all forms of life we’ve ever discovered on Earth: carbon.
That Fresh Cut Grass Scent is Really a Signal of Distress
3:10
Season 5 Episode 65
That Fresh Cut Grass Scent is Really a Signal of Distress
We explain how plants communicate, their chemical response to being damaged, and more.
How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?
3:16
Season 5 Episode 64
How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?
How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?
How Does Pepper Spray Work?
3:41
Season 5 Episode 63
How Does Pepper Spray Work?
We take a look at what's inside the canister!
How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell
3:40
Season 5 Episode 62
How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell
How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell
Why Do Clothes Shrink in the Wash?
4:15
Season 5 Episode 61
Why Do Clothes Shrink in the Wash?
Why Do Clothes Shrink in the Wash?
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