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Just in time for Valentine's Day we explore the sexier side of alchemy. Historian Joel Klein explains how alchemists used passionate prose to disgu...
Bought by WDBM
- Added: Feb 05, 2013
- Length: 13:59
- Purchases: 1
Today your taste buds take center stage. First, how super-tasters' genetic gift might afford them better health. Then the art of imitation flavors.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 23, 2013
- Length: 16:09
- Purchases: 1
Today we begin the three-part series: A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. First, a look at what's lur...
- Added: Nov 27, 2012
- Length: 14:21
Treasure or toxin? In this episode we follow Teflon's rise from happy accident to indispensable tool at work, home, and even war.
- Added: Nov 15, 2012
- Length: 15:14
In this episode we welcome back author Sam Kean to discuss the secrets and surprises contained in our DNA.
- Added: Oct 31, 2012
- Length: 12:22
In this episode, a conversation between two alchemy experts: James Voelkel, who curated CHF’s exhibit The Alchemical Quest, and Lawrence Principe, ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2012
- Length: 13:58
On today's show we track the evolution of smog from symbol of industrial progress to public-health catastrophe.
- Added: Oct 09, 2012
- Length: 14:19
In this episode we test your gag reflex. First an exploration of rank, funky cheeses made from your own body's bacteria. Then the history of how di...
- Added: Sep 18, 2012
- Length: 13:13
Ahoy, mateys. Join us on the ocean floor. In this episode we look at sunken ships: how they are preserved, and what they can tell us about past civ...
- Added: Sep 05, 2012
- Length: 15:35
- Purchases: 2
We bring you some of our favorite segments from past Distillations episodes this week: attempts to contact aliens in space and the secret behind th...
- Added: Aug 04, 2012
- Length: 15:34
We bring you some of our favorite segments from past Distillations episodes this week: animal communication in the Sonoran Desert and the toll of a...
- Added: Aug 04, 2012
- Length: 13:33
This wraps up our three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First, how it feels to lose your ability to cry; then why onions bring on the waterworks.
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 15:05
In this episode we continue the three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First the history of deodorants; then experiments on how perspiration ca...
- Added: Jul 05, 2012
- Length: 16:44
Big eyes, soft skin, squeezable cheeks. No doubt, babies are adorable. But in this episode we take a break from our cooing to examine some more ser...
- Added: May 16, 2012
- Length: 13:43
In this episode we look at the diverse history of mass spectrometry, starting with a single question: exactly what is it? Then we dip into CHF's or...
- Added: Mar 31, 2012
- Length: 13:18
In this episode we travel back in time to the Victorian era, when innovative teachers used fairies to convey complicated ideas in chemistry. We ada...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 09:56
- Purchases: 1
On today's show we look at the real and imagined implications of genetic modification in the middle of the 20th century.
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 14:40
There are many different types of crystals we encounter, ranging from tiny to extremely large in size.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:00
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, a celebration of meat: segments on an all-natural meat tenderizer, BBQ'ed carcinogens, and the history of steak.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 2
In this episode we are visited by the ghosts of chemistry's past, present, and future, who teach us about Greek fire, red sludge, and the future of...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 13:46
- Purchases: 1
In this episode we learn about the history and future of nuclear power, in the U.S. and abroad.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:12
In honor of Black History Month, we reveal the lesser known accomplishments of George Washington Carver, and also pull from our oral history collec...
Bought by WKSU, Radio Catskill, and WETD
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:57
- Purchases: 3
Trick or treat! On this episode of Distillations we give you a taste of both. First, try to choke back our explanation of a Dutch candy that featur...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 13:16
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of Distillations we investigate if there's science behind the sweet sounds of a Stradivari violin and learn how chemistry influence...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Dec 11, 2011
- Length: 17:14
- Purchases: 1
This science special is perfect for your holiday programming needs. We've gathered our favorite segments from 2011 and gift-wrapped them in this ho...
Bought by KBRP Community Radio
- Added: Dec 07, 2011
- Length: 53:59
- Purchases: 1