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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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Let’s dive into the science behind ocean alkalinization!
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Discover why curdled milk is the key to the best cocktail you’ll ever taste.
10:13
Scientists are finding the building blocks of carbon ring structures… out in space!
12:00
George becomes a pyromaniac to figure out if ammonia is the fuel of the future.
13:06
Why Alex is terrified of antibiotic resistance, and what chemists are doing about it
9:01
Are liquid, virtually fireproof, recyclable batteries the future of grid-scale storage?
11:39
Join George as he hunts for an antidote to deadly mushrooms.
12:15
George tests a newly discovered technique that could solve a recycling problem.
11:46
How does lime juice turn raw fish into delicious ceviche? We explain with biochemistry!
10:31
Forever Chemicals last… forever. Can a new technology finally send them to their doom?
9:13
Mosquitos really do prefer some people over others, and this Reactions ep explains why!
13:50
Discover the single most important chemical reaction on Earth, and why we need to kill it.