It's Elemental

The Hidden Chemistry in Everything

De: Kate Biberdorf

Narrado por: Kate Biberdorf

In this fresh and engaging guide to chemistry, Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka "Kate the Chemist," reveals the fascinating science we experience every day

Have you ever wondered what makes dough rise? Or how your morning coffee gives you that energy boost? Or why your shampoo is making your hair look greasy? The answer is chemistry. From the moment we wake up until the time we go to sleep (and even while we sleep), chemistry is at work—and it doesn't take a PhD in science to understand it.

Dr. Biberdorf has appeared on TV programs from the Today showto The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,lighting the world on fire and changing the face of chemistry as we know it. In It's Elemental, she demystifies the fundamental principles of the science that may have eluded you in high school and shows how chemistry comes alive in everything we do. With wry wit and infectious enthusiasm, this entertaining guide will ignite your passion for science and change the way you experience the world.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

So helpful!

I struggled through chemistry as a second time college student and this book really helped me piece together the info I had learned in CHM 113, making CHM 116 so much easier to grasp. Highly recommended read.

Awesome!

I am a 80 year old PhD in chemical engineering, and I found this book to be an amazing refresher course and relearning about many things. I only touched on so many decades ago it could be thought of as required reading for a large swap of the public.

Connecting the dots

I was a chemistry major in college, and then went to medical school.
And have practiced medicine for 40 years.
You have reminded me of so many wonderful things and made connections that I have either forgotten or never knew.
I wish I had listened to this as a freshman in college

Amazing!!!

What an amazing book, chemistry broken down into easily consumable chapters with real life examples.

Great Listen

The author's enthusiasm for chemistry is very evident and makes it a better listen. She does a great job of explaining how chemistry is involved in everyday objects around the house, and life.