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But HOW Does Carbon Dioxide Trap Heat?

Season 9 Episode 6 | 11m 48s

We all know about the greenhouse effect, but how many of us actually understand it? Turns out, CO2 is not a “blanket,” and saying it “absorbs” heat is barely half the story. In today’s episode we figure out what’s so special about this one molecule that allows 0.04% of it to change our entire planet.

Aired: 04/11/23
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Is baking soda a legal, performance enhancing drug?
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Episode: S11 E5 | 8:10
Watch • 13:59
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Alex wonders what happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water?
Episode: S11 E4 | 13:59
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Episode: S11 E2 | 14:50
Watch • 9:47
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How does a lifesaving drug vanish into thin air?
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Watch • 9:36
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is there really a difference in the Coca-Cola from Mexico?
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