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How Do Pheromones Work?

How Do Pheromones Work?

Season 2 Episode 6
2:59
Why Do Roses Smell So Sweet?

Why Do Roses Smell So Sweet?

Season 2 Episode 7
3:06
How Do Jeans Get Blue?

How Do Jeans Get Blue?

Season 2 Episode 9
3:06
Why is Carbon Monoxide So Deadly?

Why is Carbon Monoxide So Deadly?

Season 2 Episode 10
3:13
Is Vaping Safer Than Cigarettes?

Is Vaping Safer Than Cigarettes?

Season 2 Episode 11
3:08
The Chemistry of Poison Ivy

The Chemistry of Poison Ivy

Season 2 Episode 12
3:23
Craft Beer Chemistry

Craft Beer Chemistry

Season 2 Episode 13
3:06
Chemistry Jokes! (Round 2)

Chemistry Jokes! (Round 2)

Season 2 Episode 15
1:55
Why Too Much Stress Is Bad For You

Why Too Much Stress Is Bad For You

Season 2 Episode 16
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How Does Moisturizer Work?

Season 2 Episode 4

The cold weather of winter can also mean dry, cracked skin. Many reach for the moisturizer to keep their skin soft, but how do these products actually work? Before you head to the beauty aisle, Reactions has the answers in this week’s episode.

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What is Natto?
4:46
It’s a much-loved, protein-packed Japanese food standby made of slimy, stinky soybeans.
Can Silver Nanoparticles Combat Your Stink?
2:52
Clothing makers are harnessing the power of silver to combat workout stink. Does it work?
What are Eye Boogers?
1:47
What’s that stuff in the corner of your eyes when you wake up?
How Does Double Acting Baking Powder... Doubly Act?
2:23
Why does baking powder say “double acting” on the container?
How Plastic Recycling Actually Works
3:01
What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them?
Can You Take Expired Drugs?
3:25
Every medicine you buy has a printed expiration date, but does it actually go bad?
Will This Pop a Balloon?
8:11
Have you ever popped a balloon with just an orange peel?
Yellowstone and Their Steaming Acid Pools of Death
2:59
Yellowstone's hot springs are the most dangerous and here's why.
How Air Conditioning Works
4:23
Air conditioning is the science of heat transfer and the chemistry of refrigerants.
3 Most Useful Kitchen Gadgets - Are They Worth It?
3:12
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.
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