Refrigeration (ft. Mark Kelly)

The refrigeration cycle is so fundamental to human society, but it can be very easy to take for granted. This episode, Kate and Matt are joined by Mark Kelly, who teaches us all about the science and history of refrigeration. We dive into thermodynamics and heat transfer, as Mark explains just why he thinks refrigeration is amazing and how it relies on what feels like a bug in the physics engine of our world. We also tackle a listener question about dust… what is it, exactly? As always, you can find us @curiosityrat on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and send your listener questions in to curiosityrat@gmail.com We also have a Patreon! If you love our content and want to support us you can jump on to https://www.patreon.com/curiosityrat and become a patron. There is absolutely ZERO pressure but if you have as little as $1/month you can chuck it our way to help us out and show you appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making this show. Referenced in this episode: https://youtu.be/AeJ9q45PfD0 https://youtu.be/4fuHzC9aTik Listener Question References: https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19820596810 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/es104056m https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es9003735 https://youtu.be/P21a5Uty-uc https://youtu.be/jn5M48MVWyg