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Chemistry of Spring Flowers

With spring here and warmer weather just around the corner, the flowers are starting to bloom!! My daffodils in the front garden look beautiful! But how did they decide to open up? For a long time no one understood how plants and flowers know…

March 31, 2019
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The Science Behind Activated Charcoal

There’s this new hype around town about activated charcoal. I will be completely honest that I have never tried any products but I wanted to look into the science of it all since it’s all the rage. So what is it? Activated charcoal is…

March 24, 2019
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The Science of Irish Soda Bread

What better way to celebrate than an Irish themed #ScienceSunday!! Irish soda bread is a staple in the Irish/Gaelic culture! My nana lived in Ireland for 10+ years getting her PhD and gathering information on her family. She is a true historian and genealogist.…

March 17, 2019
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The Science of Blue Foods

It’s #ScienceSunday !!!!! And we’re gonna get personal here. I don’t eat blue foods. No blueberries basically. I just find them to be absolutely unnatural. There is no way that blue colored foods are good for us!!! There’s nothing else that is blue that…

March 10, 2019
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The Science of Snow and Snowflakes

With the impending doom of snow on the horizon, I figured it is about time we all talk about what snow is all about! We always think that snow falls come from a drop in temperature which is only partially correct. It’s all about…

March 3, 2019
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The Chemistry of Cotton

Almost every piece of clothing that we pick up at a store is made with some percentage of cotton. But if everything is made of cotton, how does the world keep up with production? Cotton is a natural cellulose fiber used in clothing, coffee…

February 24, 2019
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The Science Behind Our Eyes

The past couple weeks there has been a lot of glasses talk surrounding me. This got me thinking all about how our eyes work! I find it fascinating that Michael wakes up everyday and can see but I’m basically blind. Let’s take a better…

February 17, 2019
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The Chemistry of a Hangover

I figured after #girlsweekend I definitely had to write about how a hangover is caused! After drinking lots of ethanol (wine, Tito’s sprite and lime juice), we were all exhausted from the amazing memories we made! Ethanol or ethyl alcohol is an organic compound…

February 10, 2019
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The Science of Blue Light

In a poll I took on my Instagram, 71% of people knew what blue light was which is pretty shocking seeing as most jobs require us to look at some type of screen during the day. All over the internet I see everyone talking…

February 3, 2019
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The Chemistry of Kombucha

I took a poll on Instagram to see who knew about Kombucha and if they did know what it was, if they drank it. So the results showed that 63% of people knew what Kombucha was while 37% didn’t know what it was. Of…

January 27, 2019