Scott Brinlow, aka Scott the pilot has two granddaughters who are curious and science curious granddaughters. He's very grateful to have a grown community of female role models in science. Kate: Where do we find strange compounds that would not exist on earth? Scott: I agree with you that the first like 118 are locked in but after that, we're still forming new ones.
How is chemistry different in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore cosmic chemistry, the periodic table, and more with Kate Biberdorf aka Kate the Chemist. Is the periodic table complete?
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