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93. Neptunium: Great Expectations22 Aug 202401:07:57
To the person who said, "the episodes are never too long," I'm terribly sorry.
The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special20 Dec 202300:26:47
Time for the most traditional holiday celebration: A science lesson.
84. Polonium: The Distinguished Alumna Of Warsaw’s Flying University05 Jul 202100:19:17
Sadly, it's no longer possible to purchase this lethally radioactive element for fifteen cents and a cereal boxtop.
83. Bismuth: The Friendly Oddball14 Jun 202100:18:03
The periodic table shows the natural patterns and trends among the elements. Bismuth does not abide.
82. Lead: Irrational Self-Interest24 May 202100:26:29
We just can't seem to stop chasing the sweet, sweet taste of element 82.
81. Thallium: It Rides A Pale Horse26 Apr 202100:24:12
In which we learn how reading mystery novels might very well save a life.
80. Mercury: Fatally Toxic And Probably In Your Mouth12 Apr 202100:22:19
Even if you hate tuna, have flawless teeth, and only use digital thermometers, humans have historically not been shy about getting a mouthful of mercury.
79. Gold: Lump Sum29 Mar 202100:28:43
All other metals step aside, because today we deal with the king of elements.
78. Platinum: A Tous Les Temps, A Tous Les Peuples15 Mar 202100:21:01
Sometimes, being set in stone isn't permanent enough.
77. Iridium: T. Rex And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day01 Mar 202100:26:12
Alvarez noticed a great disturbance in the rocks, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
76. Osmium: It Stinks!08 Feb 202100:19:00
This entire episode serves as cautionary advice to anyone seeking to add osmium to their element collection.
75. Rhenium: A Love Of Two Brains25 Jan 202100:13:48
Witness an incredible, unbreakable bond between two who couldn't be more alike. We'll also learn about a married couple.
92. Uranium: Two Untold Tales (Live At Harvard)29 May 202300:45:00
America's worst radioactive accident isn't Three Mile Island, and the Nazi nuclear physicist wasn't assassinated by the famous baseball player.
74. Tungsten: What Is The Atom We Love?11 Jan 202100:22:11
All right, everybody settle down. Welcome to the weekly meeting of the National Association Of W Lovers.
73. Tantalum: Mystery Meat28 Dec 202000:13:11
Once more, the periodic table drags us to hell -- this time by way of ancient Greece.
72. Hafnium: The Isomer Bomb14 Dec 202000:16:29
The science suggests hafnium can't be used to create a gamma ray bomb, but that won't stop the U.S. government from trying.
71. Lutetium: Swampland Centaurs16 Nov 202000:14:44
Let us ensure we remember the lanthanide series before we leave it behind once and for all.
70. Ytterbium: White Gold02 Nov 202000:14:58
When Johann Bottger failed to turn lead into gold, porcelain made a pretty good consolation prize.
69. Thulium: Out Of The Way19 Oct 202000:14:48
We'll go to the land of the ice and snow... and figure out exactly where that is, too.
68. Erbium: Hyperlink05 Oct 202000:19:14
Element 68 plays an important role in stitching together the World Wide Web -- for better or for worse.
67. Holmium: This Magnet Moment24 Aug 202000:12:19
Holmium: Equally beloved by theoretical physicists and Jedi Knights.
66. Dysprosium: Hard To Get10 Aug 202000:09:43
You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a windmill, baby, right round round round.
91. Protactinium: Decolonize Science19 Oct 202200:21:37
Sometimes we need a quiet moment in order to step back and look at the bigger picture.
65. Terbium: The Joy of Tedium27 Jul 202000:14:06
For more than one reason, element 65 makes the short list of "most annoying elements."
64. Gadolinium: Three Wise Men13 Jul 202000:18:07
Like Luke Skywalker, today's tale takes a farmboy to greatness.
63. Europium: The Age Of Enlightenment22 Jun 202000:14:13
As element collectors, may we all one day be as fortunate as Frank Harold Spedding.
62. Samarium: Eponymous Honorarium01 Jun 202000:13:52
We hear all sorts of incredible stories on this podcast, but today we'll meet the most unbelievable character of all time: A friendly bureaucrat.
61. Promethium: What A Friend We Have In Prometheus18 May 202000:18:30
We've met mythological light-bearers before, but this one possesses a decidedly nobler spirit.
60. Neodymium: Anarchy And Order04 May 202000:20:05
Decades of complex geopolitical chaos ultimately result in one afternoon's rather embarrassing hospital visit.
59. Praseodymium: Grandiloquent Sesquipedalianism20 Apr 202000:24:08
Sometimes, the most interesting aspect of an element has nothing to do with chemistry at all.
58. Cerium: Light My Fire02 Apr 202000:16:12
It's the most common flint you'll find, except it's not actually flint at all.
57. Lanthanum: Hidden In Plain Sight23 Mar 202000:14:39
Let's uncover element 57, and find out why the "rare earths" are neither rare nor earths nor an empire.
90. Thorium: Bright Lights, Big City22 Feb 202200:18:33
Sure, thorium could provide practically limitless clean energy, but then we couldn't build weapons of mass destruction.
56. Barium: Glow-Getter09 Mar 202000:13:33
When you really want to suck all the air out of a room, barium will help you out.
55. Caesium: A Brief History Of Time24 Feb 202000:30:19
We'll trace the history of the most important caesium-based technology all the way back to its original roots: a stick.
54. Xenon: Ignoble Gas10 Feb 202000:21:14
Truly strange things start to happen when you breathe this rarefied air.
53. Iodine: Purple Haze27 Jan 202000:24:20
We'll pull in our elemental haul from the sea while Lady Jane Davy spits in the ocean.
52. Tellurium: To Hell You Ride30 Dec 201900:23:29
Collecting elements can be risky business. Tellurium is one of those elements that poses a dire threat -- not to one's health, but to the element collector's reputation in polite society.
51. Antimony: Can You Return An Inheritance?16 Dec 201900:37:46
It's like an Everlasting Gobstopper, but Willy Wonka is a fratricidal German monk.
50. Tin: Your Metal Pal Who’s Fun To Be With25 Nov 201900:28:54
We've palled around with tin for thousands of years, but you should know that it's a fair-weather friend.
49. Indium: The Spectre Of Isaac11 Nov 201900:33:15
The story of indium is pretty straightforward, but its namesake is practically impossible to pin down.
48. Cadmium: Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic?28 Oct 201900:18:32
Cadmium will let you choose among a range of orange-ish hues, but it's some pretty awful news if you contract the "cadmium blues."
47. Silver: Our Own Image14 Oct 201900:34:11
Silver is more than just a precious metal. It's also a reflection of ourselves.
89. Actinium: The Windup… And The Pitchblende08 Nov 202100:15:33
We all know that radioactive rocks glow in the dark, except they actually don't, except for when they actually do.
46. Palladium: The Old Razzle Dazzle23 Sep 201900:30:42
Those people who've been involved with palladium's history seem to harbor a dubious predilection for stretching the truth.
45. Rhodium: The Most Precious Metal09 Sep 201900:17:17
For some people, rhodium's most important aspect is its high price. For others, it's absolutely priceless.
44. Ruthenium: The Glow Cloud26 Aug 201900:25:29
Element 44 is technically not named for Russia... but perhaps it should be.
43. Technetium: Naturally Synthetic12 Aug 201900:19:50
It's only after we gave up searching for this element that we found it out in the universe.
42. Molybdenum: Conventional Weapons29 Jul 201900:36:16
Before we talk about one big gun, let's discuss 1,500 years of military technology.
41. Niobium: No More Tears15 Jul 201900:19:01
We delve into elemental etymology today, and get to investigate a chemical phenomenon.
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