In Defense of Alchemy

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Alchemy might seem to us like the dark, shameful side of chemistry. Yet alchemists, through the pursuit of turning lead into gold via transmutation, were sincerely trying to understand how the world works. And no one shows it better than the great Sir Isaac Newton himself. In this SciShow Deep Dive, learn how alchemy has always been a science. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more, head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding Order your alchemy-themed t-shirt, and all SciShow merch here: https://complexly.store/collections/scishow Special thanks to Dr. William Newman and Dr. Justin Sledge (https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel) Hosted by: Tom Lum (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Jaap Westera, Alex Hackman, Blood Doctor Kelly, Toyas Dhake, Matt Curls, Piya Shedden, Jason A Saslow, Kevin Knupp, J.V. Rosenbalm, Garrett Galloway, Steve Gums, David Johnston, Bethany Matthews, Chris Curry, Chris Peters, Chris Mackey, Jeremy Mattern, Adam Brainard, Kevin Bealer, Alan Wong, Joseph Ruf, Lyndsay Brown, Cye Stoner, Jp Lynch, Eric Jensen, Friso ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scishow.bsky.social #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTHDOz1stR4Un1jii8k6ZKGOv9vqwEo4BHN2A_yt9TPjurg7AGWWISSRZUn2bh11T9oOQURDQMqN3GL/pub