In Climate Change and Coffee Beans, presenter Cherry Healey visits a coffee historian to learn how climate change is impacting one of the most popular coffee beans, the Arabica bean. Then she looks through a coffee archive to learn how the coffee of the past might help us create a coffee bean that can withstand and thrive in a hotter climate. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Caffeine and the Brain, presenter Cherry Healey visits the University of Bristol to learn more about how her daily cup of coffee impacts her brain. Then she stops drinking coffee cold turkey to see how she feels. Learn how caffeine impacts the receptors in the brain, and why it feels awful when we stop drinking caffeine. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in factories that make our favorite products.
In The Science Behind Roasting Coffee Beans, presenter Cherry Healey visits a coffee roaster. Learn about the physical and chemical changes that occur when coffee beans are roasted for differing amounts of time, creating the light, medium, and dark roasts that we see in coffee stores. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Sewage Treatment, A Dirty Job, presenter Cherry Healey visits the sewer pipes and a wastewater treatment plant in Brighton to learn exactly what happens after we flush the toilet. Learn various techniques, from egg-shaped pipes to bacteria turning sewage into water that can be returned to the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In The History of Toilet Paper, presenter Ruth Goodman talks to a toilet historian to learn about the history of toilet paper. Learn how people cleaned themselves before toilet paper, and how advertisers have convinced us to want toilet paper. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In How Toilets Are Made, presenter Cherry Healey visits a toilet factory in Staffordshire. Watch the three-day process that each toilet goes through from being shaped to glazed and fired in a kiln. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Cooking Sausages and the Maillard Reaction, presenter Cherry Healey visits the University of Chester to solve the mystery of the best way to cook a sausage. Learn about three different methods, and how the Maillard reaction, a chemical reaction that happens during cooking, impacts each. Which cooking method will come out on top? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Mycoprotein, a Promising Meat Alternative, presenter Cherry Healey visits a factory that uses lots of chemistry processes to make a protein from a fungus. Learn how the protein is made by fermentation, mixing, and freezing. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Growing Pigs for Meat, presenter Cherry Healey visits a piglet farm and meets a farmer who raises sows who give birth to litters. The piglets are raised at the farm for five weeks before they are moved to an indoor farm where they continue growing for 20 more weeks. Every part of the pig is used; no part is wasted. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In How Hot Dogs Came to the U.S., presenter Ruth Goodman learns the history of how the hot dog came from Germany to America, and how it got its name. Hint: It has to do with a dog. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Chili Production in India, presenter Cherry Healey visits Guntur, India, to explore a chili farm and factory. Her eyes are watering, but that doesn’t stop her from helping pick, process, and grind the chili plants into powder. Learn how chili flakes and powder are made, and how India supplies the entire world with chili. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Climate Change and Coffee Beans, presenter Cherry Healey visits a coffee historian to learn how climate change is impacting one of the most popular coffee beans, the Arabica bean. Then she looks through a coffee archive to learn how the coffee of the past might help us create a coffee bean that can withstand and thrive in a hotter climate. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Caffeine and the Brain, presenter Cherry Healey visits the University of Bristol to learn more about how her daily cup of coffee impacts her brain. Then she stops drinking coffee cold turkey to see how she feels. Learn how caffeine impacts the receptors in the brain, and why it feels awful when we stop drinking caffeine. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in factories that make our favorite products.
In The Science Behind Roasting Coffee Beans, presenter Cherry Healey visits a coffee roaster. Learn about the physical and chemical changes that occur when coffee beans are roasted for differing amounts of time, creating the light, medium, and dark roasts that we see in coffee stores. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Sewage Treatment, A Dirty Job, presenter Cherry Healey visits the sewer pipes and a wastewater treatment plant in Brighton to learn exactly what happens after we flush the toilet. Learn various techniques, from egg-shaped pipes to bacteria turning sewage into water that can be returned to the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In The History of Toilet Paper, presenter Ruth Goodman talks to a toilet historian to learn about the history of toilet paper. Learn how people cleaned themselves before toilet paper, and how advertisers have convinced us to want toilet paper. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In How Toilets Are Made, presenter Cherry Healey visits a toilet factory in Staffordshire. Watch the three-day process that each toilet goes through from being shaped to glazed and fired in a kiln. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Cooking Sausages and the Maillard Reaction, presenter Cherry Healey visits the University of Chester to solve the mystery of the best way to cook a sausage. Learn about three different methods, and how the Maillard reaction, a chemical reaction that happens during cooking, impacts each. Which cooking method will come out on top? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Mycoprotein, a Promising Meat Alternative, presenter Cherry Healey visits a factory that uses lots of chemistry processes to make a protein from a fungus. Learn how the protein is made by fermentation, mixing, and freezing. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Growing Pigs for Meat, presenter Cherry Healey visits a piglet farm and meets a farmer who raises sows who give birth to litters. The piglets are raised at the farm for five weeks before they are moved to an indoor farm where they continue growing for 20 more weeks. Every part of the pig is used; no part is wasted. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In How Hot Dogs Came to the U.S., presenter Ruth Goodman learns the history of how the hot dog came from Germany to America, and how it got its name. Hint: It has to do with a dog. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Chili Production in India, presenter Cherry Healey visits Guntur, India, to explore a chili farm and factory. Her eyes are watering, but that doesn’t stop her from helping pick, process, and grind the chili plants into powder. Learn how chili flakes and powder are made, and how India supplies the entire world with chili. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.