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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
Why is There Plastic in Our Rain?

Why is There Plastic in Our Rain?

Season 7 Episode 16
6:43
Better Pizza Through Chemistry

Better Pizza Through Chemistry

Season 7 Episode 19
6:20
Death and Decomposition

Death and Decomposition

Season 7 Episode 20
7:04
I Created an Oil Spill in My House

I Created an Oil Spill in My House

Season 7 Episode 21
7:36
Extracting Gold from Seawater

Extracting Gold from Seawater

Season 7 Episode 22
5:39
How Oxygen Masks Brought Down a Plane

How Oxygen Masks Brought Down a Plane

Season 7 Episode 23
6:31
How Do Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work?

How Do Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work?

Season 7 Episode 24
8:11
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How Lead (Maybe?) Caused the Downfall of the Roman Empire

Season 7 Episode 12

Ancient Rome’s emperors did some pretty bizarre stuff—bursting into uncontrollable fits of laughter, appointing a horse as a priest, dressing in animal skins and attacking people… the list goes on. Why did they act this way? Possibly… lead poisoning. In this week’s episode, we unwrap the possibility that lead caused the Roman Empire’s collapse.