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What is freeze drying?
Science, Technology, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 8/10/23 Science, Technology, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 8/10/23

What is freeze drying?

It should be called “freeze drying drying”.

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What does "natural flavors" mean?
Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 8/3/23 Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 8/3/23

What does "natural flavors" mean?

They’re technically derived from natural sources, but they’re usually not 100% natural.

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Why are dreams so hard to remember?
Science, Psychology, Biology, Anatomy Caitlin Olson 7/27/23 Science, Psychology, Biology, Anatomy Caitlin Olson 7/27/23

Why are dreams so hard to remember?

Our brain is making it hard on purpose, so it can focus on other activities.

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How should you charge your devices to maximize battery life?
Science, Technology, Life Skills Caitlin Olson 7/20/23 Science, Technology, Life Skills Caitlin Olson 7/20/23

How should you charge your devices to maximize battery life?

Don’t overheat, try to keep it between 20-80%, and avoid knockoff chargers.

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Why do we get goosebumps?
Science, Psychology, Biology, Anatomy Caitlin Olson 7/13/23 Science, Psychology, Biology, Anatomy Caitlin Olson 7/13/23

Why do we get goosebumps?

Goosebumps would be a lot more useful if we still had fur.

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What causes brain freeze?
Science, Biology, Anatomy Caitlin Olson 4/14/23 Science, Biology, Anatomy Caitlin Olson 4/14/23

What causes brain freeze?

Your mouth gets cold and then your brain goes “Ow!”

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How is non-alcoholic beer made?
Science, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 3/10/23 Science, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 3/10/23

How is non-alcoholic beer made?

99 bottles of buzz-free beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer!

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How does lightning work?
Science, Physics Caitlin Olson 3/3/23 Science, Physics Caitlin Olson 3/3/23

How does lightning work?

The answer might shock you.

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What is an itch and why do we get itchy?
Science, Biology, Anatomy, Psychology Caitlin Olson 2/10/23 Science, Biology, Anatomy, Psychology Caitlin Olson 2/10/23

What is an itch and why do we get itchy?

Get ready to scratch the itch of wanting to know why we itch.

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Why does the wind blow?
Science, Physics Caitlin Olson 12/9/22 Science, Physics Caitlin Olson 12/9/22

Why does the wind blow?

From gusts to breezes and everything in between, it primarily comes down to temperature.

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Why do we look away in conversation when we're trying to think?
Science, Psychology Caitlin Olson 11/25/22 Science, Psychology Caitlin Olson 11/25/22

Why do we look away in conversation when we're trying to think?

I can’t look at you right now. I’m trying to think.

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