The Chemistry of Life with Kate the Chemist

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Would aliens use the same periodic table as us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Negin Farsad sit down with Kate Biberdorf, aka Kate the Chemist, to tackle fan questions about the chemistry of life, diamonds, how fire works, and spontaneous combustion. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-chemistry-of-life-with-kate-the-chemist/ Thanks to our Patrons Ari, Craig Zimmerman, Alison Frey, Jimmy Melendez, A Miller, Erik Frey, Eric Wall, Jack Weekly, Hayden Waters, Darius Bakunas, Steve, Dejan Rešetar, Ellen Phillips, Dragos Stefan, Jackie Felix, Lace S, Mariusz Milka, RedShiftMyPants, Rk C, De'Anthony Rhea, Rachel Morse, Maeve O'Meara, Hammer of Dog, Abdulaziz Almehmadi, Keaton Nguyen, Daniel Lehr, Bogumila Kenney, Debra Di Blasi, Leonhard Euler, Eli, JOHN DEMASTRI, svkool, Cheyenne McAdam, Ian Soobrattee, Andy Cheng, Scarlet Matthews, deriven, Elizabeth Brandon, Rachel Hewitt, Wtv, Timothy Dragila, James Mihaychuk, Bermuda Tim, donnie, Erly Thornton, Brandon Harper, Obada Alnajjar, and Thomas M for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio a