Distillations Podcast

Before pharmaceuticals existed, all medicines had to come from natural sources—like plants. On this week’s show we focus on such remedies.

We continue to bring you some of our favorite segments from past Distillations episodes this week: Senescence, Richard Holmes, and Boy Rocketeer.

Distillations marks our 100th episode this week! To celebrate, we revisit segments from some of our past shows and bring you new developments.

As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, does the world have to get hotter? Controlling the earth’s weather and climate is this week’s topic.

This week we’re digging into our archives and looking back at one of our first episodes of Distillations.

Love it or hate it, plastic is hard to avoid. This week we take a look at plastic made from corn and find out just how biodegradable it really is.

Another year has come and gone, but the impact of scientific discoveries made and concerns raised will be felt in 2010 and beyond.

There are many different types of crystals we encounter, ranging from tiny to extremely large in size.

Let there be light! Whether it comes from the sky or a bulb, we’d be lost without it.

Autumn! Learn about leaf changes, the three sisters, and apple cider. Chemical Agent: Senescence.