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    Chemistry

    Chemistry For Your Life

    A podcast that helps you understand the fascinating chemistry hidden in your everyday life.

    Have you ever wondered why onions make you cry? Or how soap gets your hands clean? What really is margarine, or why do trees change colors in the fall? Melissa is a chemist, and to answer these questions she started a podcast, called Chemistry for your life!

    In each episode Melissa explains the chemistry behind one of life’s mysteries to Jam, who is definitely not a chemist, but she explains it in a way that is easy to understand, and totally fascinating.

    If you’re someone who loves learning new things, or who wonders about the way the world works, then give us a listen.

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    Chemistry at Home: Chocolate and Gum Apr 26, 2021
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    Bonus Episode: Chemistry at Home 12

    Here's another bonus episode dedicated to teaching a specific chemistry experiment you can do at home. This month, we see what happens when we combine chocolate and gum. Yep, you read that right. And yes, it's a little gross.

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    Why does chocolate get that white film on it? Apr 22, 2021
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    #092 - Chocolate Part 2 of 3

    You know how when you were a kid, you'd sometimes find some old, forgotten halloween chocolate? But the chocolate would look a little white, and if you risked eating it, it would taste weird? Well we're not ashamed to say we've experienced this even as adults, but this time we're taking a close look at this strange mystery. Why does it happen? How long does it take? Why does it affect both the look and the taste? Let's find out.

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    References from this episode

    1. https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/well-tempered-chocolate/9200.article
    2. https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i20/Unwelcome-Fat-Blooms-Chocolate.html
    3. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.5b02092?source=cen
    4. https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i7/whats-chocolate-and-how-does-its-chemistry-inspire-such-cravings.html?utm_source=YMAL&utm_medium=YMAL&utm_campaign=CEN&utm_content=pos1
    5. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/why-is-chocolate-bad-for-dogs-video.html
    6. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/gum-chocolate-weird-food-tricks-1.html
    7. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/culinary-chemistry.html
    8. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/emergency-lesson-plan-chocolate-the-new-health-food-or-is-it.html
    9. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/culinary-chemistry/chocolate-desire.html
    10. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1541-4337.12180
    11. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2019/is-white-chocolate-actually-chocolate.html
    12. https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i11/Periodic-graphics-chocolate-chemistry.html
    13. https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i20/Unwelcome-Fat-Blooms-Chocolate.html?utm_source=YMAL&utm_medium=YMAL&utm_campaign=CEN&utm_content=pos1
    14. https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i7/whats-chocolate-and-how-does-its-chemistry-inspire-such-cravings.html
    15. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/culinary-chemistry/chocolate-chem.html

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    Bonus: Do dead leaves smell like tea? (and other questions) Apr 19, 2021
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    Bonus Episode: Question and Response 19

    In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about leaves, labs you can do at home, electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, pancakes, easter candy, and more!

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    What is chocolate and why is it delicious? Apr 15, 2021
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    #091 - Chocolate Part 1 of 3

    Well you've probably never heard of chocolate, and you've almost certainly never eaten it. But if you had you might wonder, what the heck is this? How do they make it? And why does it taste so gosh darn good?

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    References from this episode

    1. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/why-is-chocolate-bad-for-dogs-video.html
    2. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/gum-chocolate-weird-food-tricks-1.html
    3. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/culinary-chemistry.html
    4. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/emergency-lesson-plan-chocolate-the-new-health-food-or-is-it.html
    5. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/culinary-chemistry/chocolate-desire.html
    6. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1541-4337.12180
    7. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2019/is-white-chocolate-actually-chocolate.html
    8. https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i11/Periodic-graphics-chocolate-chemistry.html
    9. https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i20/Unwelcome-Fat-Blooms-Chocolate.html?utm_source=YMAL&utm_medium=YMAL&utm_campaign=CEN&utm_content=pos1
    10. https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i7/whats-chocolate-and-how-does-its-chemistry-inspire-such-cravings.html
    11. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/culinary-chemistry/chocolate-chem.html

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    Why does cilantro taste horrible? (to some people) Apr 08, 2021
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    #090

    It's of the most puzzling (and heartbreaking) mysteries. Why does cilantro taste so good to some of us, but taste so bad to others of us? Is it in our heads? Or is there a chemical explanation for it? If so, what is it? And can it be fixed?

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    References from this episode

    1. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2017/why-do-some-people-hate-cilantro.html
    2. https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-1-22
    3. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf950814c
    4. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2005-0908.ch008
    5. https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/02/25/why-can-coriander-taste-soapy-the-chemistry-of-coriander/

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    What is ebonized wood? Apr 01, 2021
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    #089

    This question comes from a word-working listener of ours. Ebonized wood is a process that turns wood black... without burning it! But how? What's the chemistry behind it? Is it cool? Yes, yes it is cool.

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    References from this episode

    1. https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1459d/report.pdf
    2. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tannic-acid#section=2D-Structure
    3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495704/#:~:text=Iron%2Dtannate%20dyes%20are%20formed,(usually%20hydrolysable)%20in%20water.
    4. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2019/3894571/
    5. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2019/3894571/sch1/
    6. https://pubs.rsc.org/-/content/articlelanding/2015/ra/c5ra02035b/unauth#!divAbstract
    7. https://www.theruststore.com/Rust-Converter-FAQs-W48.aspx
    8. https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/tannic-acid-rusted-iron-artifacts.html
    9. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/cr60057a002
    10. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/t/tannic-acid.html
    11. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1168162/
    12. https://www.popularwoodworking.com/finishing/ebonizing_wood/
    13. Inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Miessler and Tarr

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    Chemistry at Home: Crayons Mar 29, 2021
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    Bonus Episode: Chemistry at Home 11

    Here's another bonus episode dedicated to teaching a specific chemistry experiment you can do at home. This month, we see what happens when we combine crayons, paper, and water.

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    How do color changing markers change color? Mar 25, 2021
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    #088

    Remember those markers that would magically change colors when you marked over them with the right marker? Well while it seems very magical, it's actually chemistry! What a surprise. So how does it work? What's going on at the molecular level? Is it still as cool as it seemed when we were kids? Yes.

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    References from this episode

    1. https://chicagoacs.org/articles/113
    2. http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjce/6/1/5/index.html

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    Bonus: Does gunpowder explode? (and other questions) Mar 22, 2021
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    Bonus Episode: Question and Response 18

    In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about gunpowder, our wellbeing, food colors, hair colors, merch, and more!

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    What is jam? (and jelly and preserves etc.) Mar 18, 2021
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    #087

    Jams, jellies, preserves, marmalade. So many kinds of fruit spreads, but how are they made? How do they go from fruit to gooey spread? How are they delicious? What the chemistry here, and how has it been going on long before we understood it?

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    References from this episode

    1. https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/pectin/3005903.article
    2. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/jam
    3. https://extension.psu.edu/pectins-role-in-making-jam-and-jelly
    4. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/bk-1986-0310.ch001
    5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223750507_Pectin_New_insights_into_an_old_polymer_are_starting_to_gel
    6. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/chapter/bk9781782622956-00205/978-1-78262-295-6

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