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How Do Matches Work?

How Do Matches Work?

Season 3 Episode 7
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How Does Hairspray Work?

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How Does Shampoo Work?

How Does Shampoo Work?

Season 3 Episode 10
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Why Does Food Make Your Mouth Water?

Why Does Food Make Your Mouth Water?

Season 3 Episode 12
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The Truth About Peanut Allergies

The Truth About Peanut Allergies

Season 3 Episode 13
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Why Are Synthetic Drugs So Dangerous?

Why Are Synthetic Drugs So Dangerous?

Season 3 Episode 14
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Why Do Wasps Attack?

Why Do Wasps Attack?

Season 3 Episode 15
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Why Does Metal Rust?

Why Does Metal Rust?

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Zika, Mosquitoes and How to Not Get Bitten

Season 3 Episode 5

This week Reactions takes a look at the science behind mosquito-borne illnesses and the chemistry of Zika.

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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.
How Oxygen Masks Brought Down a Plane
6:31
How did something meant to keep you safe end up killing over 100 people?
Extracting Gold from Seawater
5:39
We try to find some of the 700 trillion dollars worth of gold in the ocean.
I Created an Oil Spill in My House
7:36
Bacteria could be what save us from ourselves.
Death and Decomposition
7:04
Are humans destroying the circle of life?
Better Pizza Through Chemistry
6:20
We show you how two simple changes can turn cardboard-y pizza into award winning pie.
Science of Concrete & the Surfside Condo Collapse
7:19
We discover how the Surfside Condominium—a modern building built in 1981—fail.
Are We Standing on a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds?
7:38
But the furthest we’ve traveled is 7 miles down, so how could we know that?
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