Station:
PBS (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2025-01-22
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Reactions is a show that uncovers the chemistry all around us. We answer the burning questions you've always wanted to ask, blending the worlds of science and every-day life.
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S11E6 - The Performance Enhancing Drug They Can't Ban
In February 2025, a number of running world records were absolutely demolished by athletes who claimed they gained an edge through a common kitchen ingredient: baking soda. It sounds like pseudoscience, but incredibly, this trick might actually work… or make you violently ill. So of course, Alex had to try it.
Air Date: 15 May 2025 11:00 (CDT)
S11E7 - George Figures Out Static Electricity
If you rub two identical balloons together, they both pick up a static charge. This strange and unexpected behavior has been documented in the scientific literature and remains fundamentally unexplained to this day. But when George tries the experiment, he stumbles into something that – to the best of his knowledge – has never been reported in the literature, and is, if possible, even stranger.
Air Date: 05 Jun 2025 11:00 (CDT)
S11E8 - Exposing Fake Honey Using Carbon-13
There's been an increase of manufacturers cutting honey with corn syrup or cane sugar. This week Alex takes to the lab and investigates the stable isotopes in 20 different honeys to see if they contain pure honey or have been adulterated.
Air Date: 03 Jul 2025 11:00 (CDT)