A Recast of ‘The History of Chemistry’

Chemistry is everywhere, and involves everything. But how did chemistry get to be what it is? I'm Steve Cohen, a chemist and writer, bringing you The History of Chemistry. This podcast explores the development of chemistry from prehistoric times to the present, including the people and societies who made chemistry what it is today. The History of Chemistry is for you, whether you hated chemistry in high school, or got a PhD in inorganic chemistry. We'll explore how chemistry affected art, music, language, politics and vice-versa. Whether it's ancient Greek philosophers, medieval alchemists, or modern laboratory apparatus, it's all here. Don't forget to support my series at https://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofchemistry !

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1.	1: Introduction to The History of Chemistry	May 7, 2022
2.	Trailer to The History of Chemistry	May 7, 2022
3.	2: All Fired Up	May 7, 2022
4.	3: Metallica and More	May 9, 2022
5.	4: It's Elementary!	May 9, 2022
6.	5: The Rise of Khemeia	May 9, 2022
7.	6: Arab Alchemy	May 13, 2022
8.	7: European Alchemy	May 19, 2022
9.	8: The Decline of Alchemy	May 24, 2022
10.	9: The First Chemists—Or Chymists?	May 29, 2022
11.	10: Phlogiston: A Burning Question	June 3, 2022
12.	11: Love is Like Oxygen	June 8, 2022
13.	12: Revolution’s Aftermath	June 14, 2022
14.	13: Up and Atom!	June 20, 2022
15.	14: Berzelius	June 26, 2022
16.	15: It's Organic	July 1, 2022
17.	16: You're Not My Type	July 8, 2022
18.	17: Electrochemistry	July 13, 2022
19.	18: Ouroboros	July 19, 2022
20.	Bonus episode: Behind the Scenes	July 19, 2022
21.	19: Molecules in 3D	July 25, 2022
22.	20: The Element of Surprise	July 31, 2022
23.	21: The Periodic Prophet	Aug. 5, 2022
24.	22: Hot Stuff	Aug. 11, 2022
25.	23: Ionic but not Doric nor Corinthian	Aug. 17, 2022
26.	24: Free Energy	Aug. 23, 2022
27.	25: Seeing the Light	Aug. 29, 2022
28.	26: Color Me Synthetic	Sept. 4, 2022
29.	27: Salt of the Earth	Sept. 9, 2022
30.	28: A Nobel, Booming Business	Sept. 16, 2022
31.	29: Electrons	Sept. 21, 2022
32.	30: X ray Vision	Sept. 28, 2022
33.	31: What's Inside	Oct. 3, 2022
34.	32: Shell Game	Oct. 9, 2022
35.	33: I Want a New Drug	Oct. 14, 2022
36.	34: Plastic Fantastic	Oct. 20, 2022
37.	35: Au Pair	Oct. 26, 2022
38.	36: An Oily Character	Nov. 1, 2022
39.	37: Come to the Lab	Nov. 7, 2022
40.	38: Same but Different	Nov. 13, 2022
41.	39: This Means War	Nov. 20, 2022
42.	40: Chain Gang	Nov. 25, 2022
43.	41: By Land and by Air	Dec. 1, 2022
44.	42: The Shape of You	Dec. 7, 2022
45.	43: Elemental Masters	Dec. 13, 2022
46.	44: Teflon Don	Dec. 19, 2022
47.	45: Mechanisms	Dec. 25, 2022
48.	46: Polythene Pam	Dec. 31, 2022
49.	47: Good Vibrations	Jan. 6, 2023
50.	48: Food for Thought	Jan. 12, 2023
51.	49: Hot Lead	Jan. 18, 2023
52.	50: This Mortal Coil	Jan. 24, 2023
53.	51: Let's Take a Field Trip	Jan. 30, 2023
54.	52: Making It	Feb. 5, 2023
55.	53: Beads on a String	Feb. 12, 2023
56.	54: Talkin' 'bout a Revolution	Feb. 17, 2023
57.	55: Fab Four	Feb. 23, 2023
58.	56: Chill Pill	March 1, 2023
59.	57: The Future is Plastics	March 7, 2023
60.	58: Smoke Signals	March 13, 2023
61.	59: Don't Shoot the Messenger	March 20, 2023
62.	60: Join the Club	March 26, 2023
63.	61: Super Trouper	March 31, 2023
64.	62: It is Rocket Science	April 9, 2023
65.	63: We Gotta Get Out of This Place	April 14, 2023
66.	64: Like Groovy, Man	April 20, 2023
67.	65: Down to Earth	April 26, 2023
68.	66: Plastic Dreams	May 3, 2023
69.	67: Let's Scratch the Surface	May 9, 2023
70.	68: Transuranium Elements	May 15, 2023
71.	69: Look for the Union Label	May 21, 2023
72.	70: Go with the Flow	May 28, 2023
73.	71: Toxic Relationship	June 4, 2023
74.	72: What's in a Name?	June 11, 2023
75.	73: Living in the Plastic Age	June 18, 2023
76.	74: Laser Squad	June 25, 2023
77.	75: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)	July 2, 2023
78.	76: The Final Frontier	July 9, 2023
79.	77: Moody Blues	July 16, 2023
80.	78: Guiding Light	July 23, 2023
81.	79: Suit Yourself	July 30, 2023
82.	80: I Call Your Name	Aug. 6, 2023
83.	81: Cover Story	Aug. 13, 2023
84.	82: Diamond in the Rough	Aug. 20, 2023
85.	83: Measure Twice, Cut Once	Aug. 27, 2023
86.	84: Tunnel Vision	Sept. 3, 2023
87.	85: Great Balls of Fire	Sept. 10, 2023
88.	86: Turnabout is Fair Play	Sept. 17, 2023
89.	87: Charge It Up	Sept. 24, 2023
90.	88: Contamination	Oct. 2, 2023
91.	89: Pathological Science	Oct. 8, 2023
92.	90: Computerwelt	Oct. 15, 2023
93.	91: In the Air Tonight	Oct. 22, 2023
94.	92: Infinite Loop	Oct. 29, 2023
95.	93: Resistance is Futile	Nov. 5, 2023
96.	94: Grape Expectations	Nov. 12, 2023
97.	95: Plastic Love	Nov. 19, 2023
98.	96: Journal Square	Nov. 26, 2023
99.	97: Moving Atoms	Dec. 3, 2023
100.	98: Surface Chemistry	Dec. 10, 2023
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