Episode 168: So Argon Walks Into a Bar...
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On today's show chemistry takes center stage. First, why science and comedy make gut-busting bedfellows. Then the history of science as popular entertainment.
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00:00 Opening Credits
00:36 Introduction
01:20 Science Comedy
08:51 Interview: Rebecca Onion
20:43 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Deanna Day, Rebecca Onion, and Daisy Rosario for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.
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