Cosmic Queries – Astrochemistry with Kate the Chemist

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🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	In the next episode of Stark Talk, it's a Cosmic Queries All Chemicals edition.
0:06.0	My co-hosts, Matt Kirshen, together we meet and greet Kate the chemist.
0:12.5	This is Kate Bieber Dwarf.
0:14.5	And she tells us all kinds of things in response to our Patreon questions.
0:21.0	For example, what is the only F-word she does not allow in her classroom?
0:25.9	That's kind of interesting.
0:27.4	And can we use the gaseous constituents of Farts to decide whether life exists on another planet?
0:37.6	That's kind of freaky.
0:39.0	Weird there.
0:40.3	And did you know you can take an inner element and make a molecule out of it?
0:45.6	I didn't.
0:46.5	I learned in this episode.
0:48.6	So check it out.
0:52.8	Welcome to Stark Talk.
0:55.6	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
1:01.2	Stark Talk begins right now.
1:05.0	This is Stark Talk, Cosmic Queries.
1:09.2	This is a special chemicals edition because some of my best friends are made of chemicals.
1:17.6	Of course, all of my best friends are made of chemicals.
1:20.6	I got with me my co-hosts, Matt Kirshen, Matt.
1:23.2	How you doing, man?
1:23.9	I'm good.
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