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    Episode 73: An Episode with Glass

    enJuly 10, 2017

    About this Episode

    A touch of Glass!

    Dr. Jane Cook and Dr. Jessica Rimsza are here to talk with Bobak Ferdowsi about glass. We talk about what glass is, and how it forms, and what makes it glassy, and where to find it, and so many more things!

    FASCINATING!

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