Bacon-infused bourbon: a fabulous application of chemistry know-how.

Science with a 2 Drink Minimum

You've been lied to. Sometimes science is just hard*.  If you pop the top on a beer or two and then try to understand it, sometimes it just makes more sense. There's also some good science to be had in topics that aren't always family-friendly. Let's go there, shall we?

*I'm looking at you, string theory!

Beer Bottle Explosions


That jack-ass frat boy was actually doing a science experiment. Who knew?


In the greatest "I totally wasted my graduate career researching the wrong thing" moment ever, a group out of Madrid has researched the physics behind the beer volcano that erupts when you tap the top of someone else's bottle. Allow me to explain:

If you're curious to know more, the fine folks at NPR had a great story on it, too.

Horray beer!