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Nuclear fuel plates submerged in water, showing the blue light of Cherenkov radiation.

89. Actinium: The Windup… And The Pitchblende

November 8, 2021

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André-Louis Debierne, Cherenkov Radiation, Etymology, Friedrich Oskar Giesel, Glenn T. Seaborg, Medicine, Mineralogy, Mining, Pitchblende, Radioactivity, Speed Of Light, The Simpsons

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We all know that radioactive rocks glow in the dark, except they actually don’t, except for when they actually do.

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88. Radium: Several Sordid Affairs

October 18, 2021

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Albert Einstein, Art & Science, Cosmetics, Eben Byers, France, Frank Zappa, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Labor, Marie Curie, Mark Twain, Medicine, New Jersey, Nobel Prizes, Paul Langevin, Paul Painlevé, Pierre Curie, Radioactivity, Radium Girls, Satan, William J. Bailey, Women In Science

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Out of all the characters who encounter radium in this episode, the only one to emerge unscathed is the guy who comes face-to-face with Satan.

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87. Francium: Nothing To Do With Cats

September 13, 2021

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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

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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