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Chemistry For Your Life

By: Melissa and Jam
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Did the FDA eliminate Forever Chemicals? (PFAS Part 5!)
    Mar 28 2024

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    #183

    We're adding another chapter to the PFAS series! There's new information from the FDA that we've got to talk about,. It's about the PFAS that coat food wrappers. What does it mean? Is it good news? Is it enough? Let's talk about it!


    References from this Episode

    1. https://cen.acs.org/materials/coatings/PFAS-paper-food-packaging/99/i36
    2. https://www.fda.gov/food/process-contaminants-food/market-phase-out-grease-proofing-substances-containing-pfas
    3. https://www.fda.gov/food/process-contaminants-food/questions-and-answers-pfas-food
    4. https://www.fda.gov/food/process-contaminants-food/authorized-uses-pfas-food-contact-applications


    We want to give a special thanks to Bri McAllister for illustrating molecules for some episodes! Please go check out Bri’s art, follow and support her at entr0pic.artstation.com and @McAllisterBri on twitter!


    Thanks to our monthly supporters

    • J0HNTR0Y
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    • Cullyn R
    • Erica Bee
    • Elizabeth P
    • Sarah Moar
    • Rachel Reina
    • Letila
    • Katrina Barnum-Huckins
    • Suzanne Phillips
    • Nelly Silva
    • Venus Rebholz
    • Lyn Stubblefield
    • Jacob Taber
    • Brian Kimball
    • shadow
    • Emerson Woodhall
    • Kristina Gotfredsen
    • Timothy Parker
    • Steven Boyles
    • Chris Skupien
    • Chelsea B
    • Bri McAllister
    • Avishai Barnoy
    • Hunter Reardon
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★


    Check out our website at chemforyourlife.com

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    39 mins
  • Why do things fade in the sun?
    Mar 21 2024

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    #081 Rebroadcast

    The sun. It's nice, it's warm, it helps things grow, it helps us see, it helps us exist in the first place. But it's also a massive burning molten ball of radiation and ultraviolet rays. So how does our mysterious yellow friend fade the poor items we leave outside? Let's find out. Don't hurt us, yellow friend.



    References from this episode

    1. https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/why-does-ultraviolet-light-cause-color-to-fade/
    2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/photodegradation
    3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320144/
    4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134404000375?via%3Dihub



    Thanks to our monthly supporters

    • J0HNTR0Y
    • Jeannette Napoleon
    • Cullyn R
    • Erica Bee
    • Elizabeth P
    • Sarah Moar
    • Rachel Reina
    • Letila
    • Katrina Barnum-Huckins
    • Suzanne Phillips
    • Nelly Silva
    • Venus Rebholz
    • Lyn Stubblefield
    • Jacob Taber
    • Brian Kimball
    • shadow
    • Emerson Woodhall
    • Kristina Gotfredsen
    • Timothy Parker
    • Steven Boyles
    • Chris Skupien
    • Chelsea B
    • Bri McAllister
    • Avishai Barnoy
    • Hunter Reardon
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★


    Check out our website at chemforyourlife.com

    Watch our episodes on YouTube

    Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.

    Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it.


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    Try Formulate! Shampoo and Conditioner custom formulated for your exact hair type, your specific needs, and your scent preference! Created using... chemistry, of course! When you sign up for Formulate, you get a discount for being a Chemistry For Your Life listener AND you help support the podcast with every order!

    We are big fans of Formulate, try it today and your hair will thank you.
    www.chemforyourlife.com/formulate

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    31 mins
  • What's the REAL reason we can't look at a solar eclipse?
    Mar 14 2024

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    1. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@chemforyourlife
    2. Take a screenshot proving you're subscribed.
    3. Email the screenshot to chemforyourlife@gmail.com with the subject line "Giveaway Entry"
    4. We'll randomly select a winner and they'll get to choose whatever merch item you want! Check out our merch in the meantime at chemforyourlife.com/store

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    #182

    There's an eclipse coming to the US in April! Which means we'll all be getting that reminder to NOT LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION. But why is that? At the molecular level, what happens to our eyes if we look at the eclipse? And how does eye protection prevent damage to our eyes? Let's find out!


    References from this Episode

    1. https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i33/Chemistry-explains-shouldnt-stare-solar-eclipse-without-protection.html
    2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065351/#:~:text=For%20photoreceptors%20to%20function%20in,retinal%20pigment%20epithelium%20(RPE).
    3. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/


    We want to give a special thanks to Bri McAllister for illustrating molecules for some episodes! Please go check out Bri’s art, follow and support her at entr0pic.artstation.com and @McAllisterBri on twitter!


    Thanks to our monthly supporters

    • J0HNTR0Y
    • Jeannette Napoleon
    • Cullyn R
    • Erica Bee
    • Elizabeth P
    • Sarah Moar
    • Rachel Reina
    • Letila
    • Katrina Barnum-Huckins
    • Suzanne Phillips
    • Nelly Silva
    • Venus Rebholz
    • Lyn Stubblefield
    • Jacob Taber
    • Brian Kimball
    • shadow
    • Emerson Woodhall
    • Kristina Gotfredsen
    • Timothy Parker
    • Steven Boyles
    • Chris Skupien
    • Chelsea B
    • Bri McAllister
    • Avishai Barnoy
    • Hunter Reardon
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★


    Check out our website at chemforyourlife.com

    Watch our episodes on YouTube

    Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.

    Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it.



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    Try Formulate! Shampoo and Conditioner custom formulated for your exact hair type, your specific needs, and your scent preference! Created using... chemistry, of course! When you sign up for Formulate, you get a discount for being a Chemistry For Your Life listener AND you help support the podcast with every order!

    We are big fans of Formulate, try it today and your hair will thank you.
    www.chemforyourlife.com/formulate

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    41 mins

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