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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
I Ate Gold To Prove a Point

I Ate Gold To Prove a Point

Season 7 Episode 25
7:03
We Made Pop Rocks at Home with Science

We Made Pop Rocks at Home with Science

Season 7 Episode 26
8:31
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Why is There Plastic in Our Rain?

Season 7 Episode 16

Every year more than 1,000 tons of plastic rains down onto national parks and wilderness in the western U.S. Where does that plastic come from? And is it also in rain that falls on Washington, DC?

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13:43
We look at the science behind the whole process, from sap to syrup.
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11:50
With the right cleaning methods, we can turn the dirtiest water into safe cleaning water.
How to Demo a Building Without Exploding Everything Around
9:12
Counterintuitively, you do it with explosives.
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12:10
We’re gonna dive into the controversial chemistry of water's unusual properties.
This Toxic Gas is Responsible for Almost All Our Food
10:03
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What's In "Premium" Gas?
8:43
It all has to do with the octane rating!
Climate Change is Affecting Hibernation Patterns of Animals
7:29
This is a deeper dive into how complicated and climate based hibernation is.
What is an Electron?
10:50
There is so much more to these “negatively charged particles” than we've thought.
We Made Pop Rocks at Home with Science
8:31
Making pop rocks at home is so much harder but so much fun. Check it out!
I Ate Gold To Prove a Point
7:03
Why are some heavy metals deadly while others keep us alive?
How Do Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work?
8:11
Let's explore how fuel cars work and if they're truly sustainable.
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