Podcast – Page 20 – The Episodic Table of Elements

Stories of turning flesh to stone — and vice versa — are common in mythology. With calcium, we see how those same transitions can happen in the real world.

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19. Potassium: An Undeserved Reputation

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August 20, 2018

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Bananas, Biology, Botany, China, Gunpowder, Imperialism, Industrial Revolution, Poisons, Salts, South America

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There’s no avoiding discussing the banana in this episode, even though it really doesn’t deserve its strong association with Element 19.

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18. Argon: More Than Meets The Eye

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August 6, 2018

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Declaration of Independence, Glass, Illumination, Lasers, Oxidation, Preservation, Science Fiction, Surgery, Washington DC, Weaponry

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Today’s element gets called “lazy,” but that’s actually a terrible misnomer.

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