May 7, 2018

Why Does Popcorn Pop?

by Every Little Thing

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A kid caller pops the question: How does popcorn pop? Plus, the uncomfortable truth about baby corn.

Episode Guests:  Physicists Emmanuel Virot and Alexandre Ponomarenko; Gale Martin, director of the Wyandot Popcorn Museum; Horticulture expert Carol Miles


Special thanks to callers Caitlin, Ryan and Mary; and to our friends at the podcast Brains On!  (Warning: Cornographic images.)

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