Podcast – Page 2 – The Episodic Table of Elements

43. Technetium: Naturally Synthetic

August 12, 2019

6:00 am

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Carlo Perrier, Dmitri Mendeleev, Emilio Segre, Ernest Lawrence, Etymology, Fission, Gabon, Germany, Ida Tacke, Italy, Medicine, Nuclear Power, Oklo, Otto Berg, Particle Accelerators, Synthetic Elements, Walter Noddack

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It’s only after we gave up searching for this element that we found it out in the universe.

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42. Molybdenum: Conventional Weapons

July 29, 2019

6:00 am

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Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Constantinople, Fortifications, France, Germany, Gunpowder, Japan, Mehmed II, Middle Ages, Mining, Turkey, Weaponry, World War I

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Before we talk about one big gun, let’s discuss 1,500 years of military technology.

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41. Niobium: No More Tears

July 15, 2019

6:00 am

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We delve into elemental etymology today, and get to investigate a chemical phenomenon.

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40. Zirconium: Burning Up, Melting Down

July 1, 2019

6:00 am

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Earthquakes, Electricity, Fukushima, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Mineralogy, Mythology, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power, Radioactivity, Tsunamis

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Today, we reach the last element on the periodic table — but only alphabetically speaking.

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