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James May gives a straightforward guide to some of science's big ideas

James May gives a straightforward guide to some of science's big ideas, explaining everything from evolution and Einstein to engineering and chemistry

James May's Things You Need to Know: Series 2

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James May's Things You Need to Know: Series 2: Episode 6: ... about Chemistry.

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... about Chemistry.

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Episode 6: ... about Chemistry.

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BBC Two - James May's Things You Need to Know, Series 2, ... about Chemistry.

James May distills the secrets of all you need to know about chemistry.

James May distills the essence of all you need to know about chemistry, including how pheromones work, if lead can be turned into gold and much more.

Have you ever wondered if certain chemicals can make you irresistible to the opposite sex? Well James May certainly has, and with the help of dynamic motion graphics, he distills the sensuous secrets and explains how our world is really just one big laboratory as he reveals all you need to know about chemisty.

Join James as he discovers what sorcerers and scientists have wondered for centuries - whether we can turn lead into gold - and just maybe, shares chemistry's secret to eternal life. Along the way, he reveals how what you flush down your toilet could actually be making you money, how the booze in your bottle could power a jet and why the elements in the periodic table are just like us - they don't all get along.

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