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Chemistry For Your Life

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Chemistry For Your Life

Melissa and Jam, Bleav

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

July 02, 2026 4:28am 35 min

What happens when some listeners challenge one of our past episodes? This week we’re revisiting our silicone episodes after several listeners pointed us toward new research. Along the way we answer questions about mosqui...

How can we apply chemistry to real-world problems in the classroom?

June 29, 2026 5:48am 34 min

What if chemistry classes were organized around real-world problems instead of chapters in a textbook?In this bonus BCCE Community Conversation preview, Melissa talks with Vicente Talanquer about helping students think l...

How do forensic scientists find fingerprints?

June 25, 2026 5:47am 54 min

There are a lot more ways to reveal a fingerprint than the black powder you see on TV.In this second part of our forensic chemistry series with Nicki Stewart, we explore the surprising chemistry behind fingerprints. From...

Are there new, improved ways to teach chemistry?

June 22, 2026 7:23am 36 min

What does it mean to teach chemistry like a scientist? In this BCCE Community Conversation preview, Melissa talks with chemistry education researcher Ellen Yezierski about scholarly teaching: making evidence-guided decis...

How does super glue glue things?

June 18, 2026 4:49am 31 min

#061 Be honest. Have you ever glued yourself with super glue? Everyone should accidentally make that mistake at least once, so you can literally feel the impressive stickiness of super glue. Well today, you can learn abo...

How could technology and A.I. change chemistry education?

June 15, 2026 9:53am 33 min

AI is everywhere in education right now, but is that the only technology chemistry educators should be thinking about? In this bonus BCCE preview episode, Melissa talks with Resa Kelly about technology in chemistry educa...

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

June 11, 2026 9:01am 37 min

CSI makes forensic science look fast, easy, and almost magical. But how much of that is actually true?This week we’re joined by forensic chemist and graduate student Nicki Stewart to answer your questions about forensic ...

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

June 08, 2026 5:28am 1:10

What happens when the world’s largest gathering of chemistry educators decides to try something new? This summer we’re partnering with the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) for a special series of Monday e...

How does a pencil eraser remove graphite?

June 04, 2026 4:37am 35 min

How can the same element make both pencil lead and diamonds? This week we wrap up our pencil chemistry mini-series by answering a surprisingly tricky question: how do erasers actually erase? Then we dive into one of chem...

How do gemstones get their color?

May 28, 2026 4:43am 44 min

#158 Rebroadcast Gemstones come in all sorts of colors, but how do they get them? Are different stones super different at the molecular level? How do these different colors happen naturally? And how can those colors be ...

How do pencils write on paper?

May 21, 2026 4:29am 46 min

Why does a pencil work so perfectly? Why does graphite leave marks on paper instead of just crumbling apart? And what do pancakes, honeycombs, geckos, and intermolecular forces have to do with any of it? This week we fol...

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

May 14, 2026 4:01pm 34 min

What happens when you mix bleach and ammonia? Why does perfume smell amazing on one person and weird on another? And why is getting a job so hard right now? This week we’re answering a huge batch of listener questions ab...

How was kevlar accidentally invented?

May 07, 2026 4:13am 48 min

How do you turn a weird cloudy liquid into something stronger than steel? This week we’re telling the story of Kevlar: the chemistry breakthrough that led to bulletproof vests, firefighter gear, reinforced tires, and so ...

Is there a helium shortage?

April 30, 2026 4:10am 39 min

#038 Rebroadcast Helium is all fun and games right? High voice, super funny, no worries right? Or is there a serious shortage of helium? This week, Melissa and Jam answer this question. References from this episode He...

How does reverse osmosis actually work?

April 23, 2026 4:41am 38 min

#236 When a retired chemist wrote in… we had to explore to his great questions. How does reverse osmosis actually work? Should you put aluminum foil in your dishwasher? Why do mixed powders mysteriously un-mix themselves...

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

April 16, 2026 4:32am 32 min

Question and Response #76 You asked… so we answered. What do carbon chains have to do with Greek words? How do MRIs make “3D pixels”? Is that pool smell actually chlorine? And wait… are birds blue, or is that just a tric...

How do diapers change color when wet?

April 09, 2026 6:31am 50 min

#235 You’ve seen it a hundred times… but how does it actually work? Why do diapers change color when they’re wet? What kind of chemistry is happening in there? And how does something as simple as pee trigger such a drama...

How do deodorant and antiperspirant work?

April 02, 2026 5:06am 46 min

#042 Rebroadcast What's that smell? Is it us? Is it you? We hope it's neither, thanks to deodorants and antiperspirants. This week, Melissa and Jam delve into the chemistry of this everyday important substance. What are ...

More bird chemistry?!

March 26, 2026 4:03am 35 min

Birds… but chemistry. What does compost have to do with eggs? How are birds basically doing chemistry experiments to make their colors? Why would a bird eat dirt… or rub ants all over itself?? This episode is a grab bag ...

What even is DEET?

March 19, 2026 6:51am 37 min

#053 Rebroadcast This week, Melissa and Jam revisit one of their fav episodes on the topic of mosquitos. What is DEET? What part does it play in repelling mosquitos? How do repellants repel mosquitos in the first place? ...

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