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How a Kitchen Mishap Changed Science Forever

Following those often jaw-dropping (and sometimes hilarious fails) through time to today, host Maren Hunsberger asks: "What's next?". By talking to today's innovative young scientists, engineers, artists, and other big thinkers, we see how the mistakes of the past are leading us into the science of tomorrow...and toward a better future.

How a Kitchen Mishap Changed Science Forever

Season 1 Episode 7 | 16m 16s | CC

Whoever said baking is a science definitely knew what they were talking about. In this episode of Fascinating Fails, we explore how a kitchen tip changed science forever. This breakthrough has become a staple in science, but actually owes its accidental beginnings to ancient cooking traditions. Plus…a trip to a seaweed farm?!

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