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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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    Latest Episodes:
    Why does rain smell? Feb 06, 2020
    Show notes

    #029

    What's that smell? This week, Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of smell. Now a lot of smell science has to do with our physiology and neurology. We'll talk some about that, but the chemistry has to do with the actual smells in the air. What are they? How do they get into the air? How can we detect them with our noses and brains? Why does rain have a smell, and why does it smell good? Let's find out.

    References from this episode

    1. Aerosol generation by raindrop impact on soil - Young Soo Joung & Cullen R. Buie, Nature Communications
    2. 2 Americans Win Nobel for Demystifying Sense of Smell - Lawrence K. Altman, The New York Times
    3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004 Press Release - Richard Axel & Linda B. Buck, The Nobel Prize
    4. A Novel Multigene Family May Encode Odorant Receptors: A Molecular Basis for Odor Recognition - Buck and Axel
    5. Chemists and bad smells (and sulfur): A productive pairing - Ashutosh Jogalekar, Scientific American
    6. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2017/the-smell-of-durian-explained.html
    7. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2018/whats-that-after-rain-smell-made-of.html
    Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/

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    What’s really happening when our hair gets damaged? Jan 30, 2020
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    #028

    This week, Melissa and Jam travel even further down the rabbit hole of hair chemistry. How does our hair get damaged? How do we curl, straighten, and perm our hair? What's going on there at the molecular level? Let's find out!

    References from this episode

    1. Biochemistry, Edition 4 - Garret and Grisham
    2. Making waves: The chemistry of hair perms - Christine Herman, Chemistry & Engineering News
    3. How Did the 80s Get Hair So Big? - American Chemical Society
    4. The Chemistry of Hair - C. S. Whewell, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.T.I.
    5. The Science of Curls - Leidamarie Tirado-Lee
    Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/

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    What gives curly hair its curl? Jan 23, 2020
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    #027

    This week, Melissa and Jam dive into the chemistry of something that may not seem like chemistry at first: hair.
    Curly hair to be specific. What makes hair curl? Also what is hair in the first place? Why can hair be so radically different? Alright curly girls, curly guys, and curly folks, let's find out.

    References from this episode

    1. Biochemistry, Edition 4 - Garret and Grisham
    2. The Chemistry of Hair - C. S. Whewell, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.T.I.
    3. The Science of Curls - Leidamarie Tirado-Lee
    4. Bad Hair Days? Chemistry to the Rescue - Marlene M. Gutierrez
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    • Suzanne Phillips
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    • Lyn Stubblefield
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    Bonus: Growing crystals, bobby pins, and how should we address the Hulk? Jan 20, 2020
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    Bonus Episode: Question and Response 5

    In his month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about how to grow crystals, details about snowflake formation, a little tiny bit of discussion about blackholes, and more!

    Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.
    Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com
    And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/

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    • Suzanne Phillips
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    What is the taste of carbonated water? Jan 16, 2020
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    #026

    This week, Melissa and Jam discuss part of an often requested topic: carbonation. Does it have a taste? Like why does carbonated water taste different than flat water? And what is carbonation in the first place? Does it give you unusually long life? How is it so refreshing? We answer some of those questions.

    This episode is sponsored by Thimble & Brush Co.

    References from this episode

    1. The Taste of Carbonation - Jayaram Chandrashekar, David Yarmolinsky, Lars von Buchholtz, Yuki Oka, William Sly, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Charles S. Zuker
    2. Scientists Discover Protein Receptor for Carbonation Taste - National Institutes of Health
    3. Carbonation Has a Taste - Scientific American
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    • Suzanne Phillips
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    The sea is rising? Should I be scared? (with Renee Collini) Jan 09, 2020
    Show notes

    #025

    This week, Melissa, Jam, and very special guest Renee Collini (Melissa's sister and climate scientist) delve into the important topic of sea-level rise. What causes it to rise? What affect will it have on the world? How should we feel about it? Is there anything us regular folk can do?

    This episode is sponsored by Thimble & Brush Co.

    References from this episode

    1. Thermal Expansion Model - Jet Propulsion Lab - California Institute of Technology
    2. Climate Science Leader Expands Extension Role - Susan Collins-Smith, Red Hills News Mississippi
    3. Chemistry, Edition 2 - Theopold, Langley, Flowers, and Robinson
    4. Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States - Sweet, Kopp, Weaver, Obeysekera, Horton, Thielar, Zervas
    5. Special thanks to Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant, the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative, and Mississippi State University
    Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.com And check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/

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    • Ciara Linville
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    • Letila
    • Katrina Barnum-Huckins
    • Suzanne Phillips
    • Nelly Silva
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    • Lyn Stubblefield
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    What do rainbows and mirages have in common? Jan 02, 2020
    Show notes

    #024

    This week, Melissa and Jam explore three very different, but related, light phenomena. We'll discuss situations when light can be bent, slowed down, and even broken. It's gonna be lit.

    References from this episode

    1. Why do rainbows form instead of just straight bands of colors? And why do they appear to touch the ground? - Scientific American
    2. What causes a mirage? - Scientific American
    3. Chemistry, Edition 1 - Julia Burdge
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    • Katrina Barnum-Huckins
    • Suzanne Phillips
    • Nelly Silva
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    How do snowflakes form and look so cool? Dec 26, 2019
    Show notes

    #023

    This week, Melissa and Jam explore the wintery chemistry of snowflakes. How do they form? How are they all unique? How do they look so gosh darn cool? Why don’t we see them here in Texas very much?

    References from this episode

    1. The Chemistry of Snowflakes, Explained - Charlotte Hsu
    2. How Do Snowflakes Form?
    3. Crystal Growing Competition
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    • Suzanne Phillips
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    What are antioxidants and are they even good for you? Dec 19, 2019
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    #022

    This week, Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of antioxidants. What are they? Is it just magical stuff they put in sport drinks and workout supplements? Can you find it in snake oil?

    References from this episode

    1. Stacy Lowery Bretz, PhD
    2. Organic Chemistry Textbook, Edition 11 - T.W. Graham Solomons
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    • Suzanne Phillips
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    Bonus: Do solar farms kill birds (and other questions)? Dec 16, 2019
    Show notes

    Bonus Episode: Question and Response 4

    Welcome to the new home for our Question and Response episodes! This week we respond to comments and questions about solar energy, artificial sweeteners, growing crystals, and more!

    References

    1. Why Solar Power Is Good For Birds - Audubon
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    • Lyn Stubblefield
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