Chemistry For Your Life

Melissa and Jam, Bleav

EN418 episodes

sciencechemistry

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 tha...

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Episodes (418)

Which chemistry lessons have stuck with us? (Happy Chemiversary!)

Chemistry For Your Life

Sep 3, 20261:14:21completed

Can water air-condition your house?

Chemistry For Your Life

Aug 27, 202631:44pending

What’s the dark side of air conditioning?

Chemistry For Your Life

Aug 20, 202653:21pending

Reddit Chemistry: Why do metals make different-colored flames? (and other questi...

Chemistry For Your Life

Aug 13, 202646:18pending

How does your AC actually make cold air?

Chemistry For Your Life

Aug 6, 202638:50pending

Why do diet coke and mentos do that thing?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jul 30, 202631:09pending

Why do people hate organic chemistry?

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Jul 23, 202653:24pending

What if the system needs fixing instead of the students? (BCCE 2026)

Chemistry For Your Life

Jul 20, 202628:49pending

What’s really happening when our hair gets damaged?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jul 16, 202634:48pending

What does neurodiversity mean for chemistry education? (BCCE 2026)

Chemistry For Your Life

Jul 13, 202630:58pending

What’s the chemistry behind hairspray?

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Jul 9, 20261:01:58pending

How can chemistry teachers learn from each other? (BCCE 2026)

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Jul 6, 202633:07pending

Ask a Chemist: Is Silicone actually safe? (and other questions)

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Jul 2, 202635:50pending

How can we apply chemistry to real-world problems in the classroom? (BCCE 2026)

Chemistry For Your Life

Jun 29, 202634:30pending

How do forensic scientists find fingerprints?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jun 25, 202654:42pending

Are there new, improved ways to teach chemistry? (BCCE 2026)

Chemistry For Your Life

Jun 22, 202636:40pending

How does super glue glue things?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jun 18, 202631:07pending

How could technology and A.I. change chemistry education? (BCCE 2026)

Chemistry For Your Life

Jun 15, 202633:13pending

How realistic are crime shows about forensics? (with Nicki Stewart)

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Jun 11, 202637:04pending

What is BCCE and why are people so excited about it? (BCCE 2026)

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Jun 8, 20261:10:03pending

How does a pencil eraser remove graphite?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jun 4, 202635:02pending

How do gemstones get their color?

Chemistry For Your Life

May 28, 202644:40pending

How do pencils write on paper?

Chemistry For Your Life

May 21, 202646:46pending

Ask a Chemist: What things should you never mix? (and other questions)

Chemistry For Your Life

May 14, 202634:57pending

How was kevlar accidentally invented?

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May 7, 202648:16pending

Is there a helium shortage?

Chemistry For Your Life

Apr 30, 202639:14pending

How does reverse osmosis actually work?

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Apr 23, 202638:26pending

Ask a Chemist: Is That Pool Smell Actually Chlorine? (and other questions)

Chemistry For Your Life

Apr 16, 202632:28failed

How do diapers change color when wet?

Chemistry For Your Life

Apr 9, 202650:34completed

How do deodorant and antiperspirant work?

Chemistry For Your Life

Apr 2, 202646:41failed

More bird chemistry?!

Chemistry For Your Life

Mar 26, 202635:34failed

What even is DEET?

Chemistry For Your Life

Mar 19, 202637:20failed

How do birds fly? And how is chemistry involved?!

Chemistry For Your Life

Mar 12, 202640:00completed

Fun Fact or Fake Factoid?! Game Rematch (with Claire Caballero)

Chemistry For Your Life

Mar 5, 202633:32completed

How do MRIs see inside our bodies, in 3D? (with Claire Caballero)

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Feb 27, 20261:09:02pending

Is glass actually a liquid?

Chemistry For Your Life

Feb 19, 202632:46pending

What makes ice slippery? (A surprising science mystery)

Chemistry For Your Life

Feb 12, 202652:48pending

Reddit Chemistry: Why don't birds get shocked on power lines? (and other questio...

Chemistry For Your Life

Feb 5, 202640:04pending

How do fans cool us off?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jan 29, 202627:57pending

Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?

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Jan 22, 202628:04pending

Does wool actually resist odor and bacteria?

Chemistry For Your Life

Jan 15, 202641:09pending

Ask a Chemist: Are X-rays really bad for you? (and other questions)

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Jan 8, 202637:09pending

What is iodized salt? And why?

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Jan 2, 202637:19pending

How do scissors curl ribbon?

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Dec 25, 202544:17pending

What makes firecrackers go pop?

Chemistry For Your Life

Dec 18, 202546:47pending

Ask a Chemist: Should I be worried about Cast Iron? (and other questions)

Chemistry For Your Life

Dec 11, 202534:15pending

How do X-Rays reveal what's hidden inside us?

Chemistry For Your Life

Dec 4, 202543:03pending

What's up with aluminum foil?

Chemistry For Your Life

Nov 27, 202530:54pending

Reddit Chemistry: Mishaps, Mentorship, and More

Chemistry For Your Life

Nov 20, 202534:38pending

Ask a Chemist: Why are skunks so potent? (and other questions)

Chemistry For Your Life

Nov 13, 202528:04pending

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