Chemistry For Your Life

#021 Rebroadcast This week, Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of solar energy. How do we capture energy from the sun and turn it into electricity? Is it as super insanely cool as it seems? Are we living in the future already? How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming - Paul Hawken Melissa's Prior Knowledge and Thesis Beyond the Messy Truth- Van Jones 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/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. g1jjqvJkU5XVCJP0A061 Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#134 Well newsflash, the brain is complicated. And a surprising amount of what's going on in our brains is chemistry. But what about ADHD? What's happening in the chemistry of someone's brain who has ADHD, and then what happens when ADHD medication is introduced? Let's find the heck out! How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666194/ https://youtu.be/MeJRBsghMt8 https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/a/amphetamine.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763417308072     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/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bonus Episode: Question and Response 30 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about lobsters, crying, lightning, colored fire, and more! 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. 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/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#133 Have you ever wondered what tears are? If not, is it because you think you already know? Chances are, you don't actually know what tears are! It's probably more complex than you'd expect. Grab some tissues, let's get into it! How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://cen.acs.org/articles/89/i2/Sad-Tears-Carry-Chemical-Signals.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6060216/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/pr0497576 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898890/ https://journals-sagepub-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/10.1177/147470490900700302 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7294117/ https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=iJ5r8SQ4NRUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA19&dq=emotional+tears+vs.+irritant+tear&ots=DEM0UZQ6iA&sig=T6CAwGAXSIJPMyIjnpJ9502QaIw#v=onepage&q=emotional%20tears%20vs.%20irritant%20tear&f=false   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/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#029 Rebroadcast 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 Aerosol generation by raindrop impact on soil - Young Soo Joung & Cullen R. Buie, Nature Communications 2 Americans Win Nobel for Demystifying Sense of Smell - Lawrence K. Altman, The New York Times The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004 Press Release - Richard Axel & Linda B. Buck, The Nobel Prize A Novel Multigene Family May Encode Odorant Receptors: A Molecular Basis for Odor Recognition - Buck and Axel Chemists and bad smells (and sulfur): A productive pairing - Ashutosh Jogalekar, Scientific American https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2017/the-smell-of-durian-explained.html 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/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#132 When you think of lobsters, you probably always imagine them being red. But they're only actually red after they die, or more specifically, after we cook them. Why? Is it because being cooked is really embarrassing? That's what I thought too but the real explanation is more complicated and very chemical. Let's find out. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/rainbow-colorful-lobsters#:~:text=But%20when%20a%20lobster%20is,in%20the%20Northeastern%20U.S.%20ocean. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2013/august/the-chemistry-behind-lobster-color-and-shell-disease-new-acs-vid.html http://news.neaq.org/2013/08/the-colorful-chemistry-of-lobster-shells.html https://www.nature.com/articles/news050214-4#:~:text=When%20a%20lobster%20is%20boiled,lobster%20its%20freshly%2Dcooked%20colour. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp401873k https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.152088999 https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.152088999 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja045049%2B   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/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bonus Episode: Question and Response 29 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about soda bubbles, mentos, raisins, sunscreen, and more! 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. 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/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#131 We've all shaken up a carbonated drink, either accidentally or on purpose, so we all know what happens. But why? Why does simply shaking it agitate the carbonation so much? And why do shaken sodas overflow the can so much? How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2210#:~:text=The%20carbonation%20is%20due%20to,the%20drink%20to%20go%20flat. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-a-shaken-soda-fi/ https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=623&t=soda-explosions!   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/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#034 Rebroadcast This week, Melissa and Jam explore the oldest question in the book. But we're not going to answer it. Just kidding. Why the HECK is the sky blue? And also why are there times that it isn't? Sunrise? Sunset? Nightime? Sky, what are your mysteries? Tell us your secrets. Hide not your face from me. How to start a podcast. <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen! References from this episode Why is the sky blue? - NASA Space Place Why is the sky blue? - Philip Gibbs, University of California Riverside General Chemistry, Edition 2 - Flowers, Theopold, Langley, Robinson 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/ And seriously, we love using Transistor. Check it out to be sure your podcast makes a bang. Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bonus Episode: Question and Response 28 In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about greek myth analogies, hydrogen peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, alkaline water, coffee, sitcoms, and more! References https://academic.oup.com/plphys/article/119/4/1251/6096311?login=true 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. 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/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville 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 Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★