How do sunglasses protect us?

<p><strong>#082</strong></p><p>Wow sunglasses sure are cool. What's the coolest thing about them? Is it how cool they make us look and feel? Or is it the chemistry inside them? We'll let you decide, but we think you'll be surprised to find out how significant a role chemistry plays in the making of your shades.</p><p>Listen to <a href="http://www.coserv.com/News/As-A-Meter-Of-Fact-Podcast#:~:text=your%20favorite%20app-,About,of%20serving%20and%20supporting%20communities.">As A Meter Of Fact</a>, with Coserv!</p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee to help keep our show going AND free.</a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.chas.8b23208">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.chas.8b23208</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02513">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02513</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/issues/2018-2019/December2018/2%20Shades%20TG%20Reading%20Supports.docx">https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/issues/2018-2019/December2018/2%20Shades%20TG%20Reading%20Supports.docx</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.safetyglassesusa.com/product-information/">https://www.safetyglassesusa.com/product-information/</a></li> <li><a href="https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i19/Periodic-graphics-chemistry-sunglasses.html">https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i19/Periodic-graphics-chemistry-sunglasses.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118909911.ch26">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118909911.ch26</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma960808x">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma960808x</a></li> <