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Burning Forever Chemicals With Water

Burning Forever Chemicals With Water

Season 9 Episode 12
10:31
How is Ceviche "Cooked?"

How is Ceviche "Cooked?"

Season 9 Episode 13
11:46
An Antidote for Deadly Mushrooms?

An Antidote for Deadly Mushrooms?

Season 9 Episode 15
11:39
The Antibiotic Resistance War

The Antibiotic Resistance War

Season 9 Episode 17
13:06
We Are Made of Star Stuff

We Are Made of Star Stuff

Season 10 Episode 3
10:13
I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink

I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink

Season 10 Episode 4
16:56
This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You

This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You

Season 10 Episode 7
17:23
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The Bioconcrete Revolution (maybe)

Season 9 Episode 11

Concrete is the most important building material on Earth – and it’s also responsible for a MASSIVE chunk of global carbon emissions. Join George as he discovers how a surprising discovery in 1973 could dramatically change how we make concrete forever.

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