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87. Francium: Nothing To Do With Cats

by trappleton

September 13, 2021

6:00 am

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You don’t have to have a degree to do science, but it helps.

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86. Radon: It’s Coming From Inside The House

by trappleton

August 23, 2021

6:00 am

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You know something’s amiss when you set off the radiation alarms while walking in to the nuclear power plant.

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85. Astatine: Pathological Science

by trappleton

August 2, 2021

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The story of astatine takes us to Alabama, Dacca, Romania, Vienna, and California, but definitely not Switzerland.

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84. Polonium: The Distinguished Alumna Of Warsaw’s Flying University

by trappleton

July 5, 2021

6:00 am

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Sadly, it’s no longer possible to purchase this lethally radioactive element for fifteen cents and a cereal boxtop.

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