Aug 18

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257 - Sunscreen

About this episode

On today’s episode: We pay tribute to Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. How does sunscreen work? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97 | Live Science

NASA Biography of Jim Lovell

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-science-of-sunscreen

https://www.britannica.com/video/sunscreen-human-skin-ultraviolet-radiation/-207855

https://www.wildchild.com.au/the-science-behind-water-resistant-sunscreens/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronization

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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