The Guardian
Fighting addiction on Pine Ridge reservation
Whiteclay, Nebraska is a tiny unincorporated town that sits on the border with South Dakota. Until its closure by state officials, its four liquor stores sold more than 4m cans of beer a year, almost entirely to members of Lakota Sioux...
Catalyst University
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase: Physiology. Biochemistry, and Mechanism
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase: Physiology. Biochemistry, and Mechanism
Curated Video
British Bitesize Lesson #17: STRAIGHT
My gift to you this Christmas is 25 British Bitesize Lessons. Lesson #17 is about the word STRAIGHT.
Professor Dave Explains
Practice Problem: IUPAC Nomenclature Examples
Let's name these bad boys! Watch tutorials 1 through 5 on the organic chemistry playlist if you need a refresher of the rules.
Professor Dave Explains
Simple Distillation
We just learned two separation techniques, so let's learn one more! Distillation separates compounds by virtue of their differing boiling points. If two liquids are miscible, we can't perform extraction, but if they have very different...
Professor Dave Explains
Organolithium Reagents
We've seen one organometallic reagent before, the Grignard reagent. That had magnesium in it. Well now let's learn another! Organolithium reagents are commonly used, so let's see what they do.
Curated Video
British Bitesize Lesson #7: ALCOHOLIC, CHOCOHOLIC, SHOPAHOLIC, WORKAHOLIC
My gift to you this Christmas is 25 British Bitesize Lessons. Lesson #7 is about the words ending in HOLIC.
The Guardian
Steroids, syringes and stigma: the quest for the perfect male six-packs
In the search for a quick route to a muscular physique, many young men turn to controversial anabolic steroids to achieve their goals. But in the wake of deaths in the bodybuilding community, do the statistics showing a fourfold increase...
TLDR News
Why the Tory Spending Scandal Failed
On Monday, Labour tried to embroil the Conservatives in a scandal over Government Procurement Cards and what they perceived as unnecessary spending. But has Starmer levelled a major blow against the Tories? Or will this just get lost in...
Professor Dave Explains
Practice Problem: Retrosynthesis of an Alcohol
For this one we need to understand the key points of retrosynthetic analysis. What reactions make alcohols? How can we put this molecule together?
Curated Video
How Are Water And Other Fluids Digested In The Human Body?
Water is a simple molecule, so our body does not have to break it into smaller, simpler molecules to digest it. In fact, water molecules are so small that they have no problem diffusing through the cell membrane. This cell membrane...
Food Farmer Earth
The World of Distilled Spirits
Yeast never sleeps," said Sebastian Degens. Which is a good thing, since Degens and his wife, Erika, depend on it to ferment the fruit and grain mashes they distill at their Stone Barn Brandyworks in Portland, Oregon.
Food Farmer Earth
What the Heck is Mead?
Awhile ago I was on a personal quest to find out about mead. Locally, I began to see tastings and classes pop-up. I knew it was an ancient beverage made from honey - but what did it really taste like? Was it as sugary sweet as drinking...
Food Farmer Earth
Liqueur, Brandy, or Whiskey—how do Distilled Spirits differ?
What is the difference between a liqueur and a brandy? Or, a whiskey and a fruit brandy? Artisan distiller Sebastian Degens of Stone Barn Brandyworks defines the three basic groups, collectively referred to as spirits.
Catalyst University
Strong Reductions using Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH)
Strong Reductions using Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH)
JJ Medicine
What To Avoid When Taking Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Escitalopram (SSRIs)
What To Avoid If You Are Taking SSRI Antidepressants (ex. Sertraline, Fluoxetine) – Foods and Beverages, Herbal Supplements and Prescription Medications that Interact with SSRIs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are...
Weird History
How People Spent Free Time In the 1920s
For the healing of the nations there must be good will and charity, confidence and peace," President Calvin Coolidge declared at the end of 1923, as the shadow of WWI continued to loom over America. What was life actually like in the...
JJ Medicine
Ethanol Absorption and Metabolism | Alcohol Metabolism Pathway
Lesson on Ethanol Absorption and Metabolism. Hey everyone. In this lesson, you will learn about how ethanol is absorbed, the factors affecting alcohol absorption, where ethanol is metabolized in the body, and how ethanol is metabolized...
Institute of Human Anatomy
What Alcohol Does to Your Body
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the various structures ethanol interacts with as it journey's through the human body after consumption.
Mr. Beat
The Whig Party (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the rise and the fall (and the rise again) of the Whig Party.
HealthSketch
What is High Blood Pressure? (HealthSketch)
A simple explainer video about high blood pressure, or hypertension, one of the most common long term conditions around the world. Many people do not know they have the condition. This is a problem because, despite causing few obvious...
Professor Dave Explains
Cannizzaro Reaction
The Cannizzaro reaction is pretty old, over 150 years old in fact, but it is still an important reaction in organic chemistry. It involves the disproportionation of two equivalents of an aldehyde, meaning one is oxidized to the...
FuseSchool
Condensation Polymerisation
Learn the basics about condensation polymerisation within the overall organic chemistry topic.