Each episode of Distillations podcast takes a deep-dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present.
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Episode 10: Color
Color literally fills our world, and it plays a dominant role in how we perceive our surroundings. Scientists have been fascinated with the question of what color is ever since Isaac Newton discovered that white light contains the entire color spectrum.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Introduction
01:09 Element of the Week: Chromium
02:54 Chemistry in Your Cupboard
05:12 Making Mauvine
10:47 Quote: Claude Monet
11:06 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Hilary Domush for researching this show. Additional credits available at distillations.org.