The Episodic Table of Elements

27. Cobalt: Mischief Managed

December 17, 2018

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Albert Einstein, Chien-Shiung Wu, Fallout, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Georg Brandt, Leo Szilard, Magnetism, Medicine, Mining, Mythology, Nobel Prizes, Nuclear Weapons, Parity, Radioactivity, Symmetry, Wolfgang Pauli, Women In Science, World War II

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Cobalt is a tricksy little element, which means the scientists who’ve dealt with it the most are some of the cleverest people to have ever walked the Earth.

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26. Iron: As Above, So Below

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December 3, 2018

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Is iron a metal that’s more valuable than gold, or are we forever trapped in its “hated shadow?”

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25. Manganese: Undercover Operations

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November 19, 2018

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Bone, Botany, CIA, Comics, Cosmetics, Henry Kissinger, Howard Hughes, Iron Man, Marine Biology, Neanderthals, Paleontology, Prehistory, Sharks, Soviet Union, Stan Lee, Star Trek, The Cold War

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From giant prehistoric sharks to clandestine Cold War projects, manganese is an element that has concealed a lot of secrets.

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24. Chromium: I’ll Be Your Mirror

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November 5, 2018

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Alloys, Architecture, Art Deco, Automobiles, Harley Earl, Industrial Design, Jeff Koons, New York City, Pollution, Sculpture, Star Trek

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It might be tempting to speed right on by, but it’s worth stopping for a moment to gaze at element 24.

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