The Episodic Table of Elements – Page 2 – A podcast about the amazing true stories behind every element on the periodic table.

21. Scandium: Spoiling For A Fight

September 24, 2018

6:00 am

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Agriculture, Alloys, Atomic Bonding, Australia, Cricket, Dmitri Mendeleev, Etymology, Illumination, Nuclear Weapons, Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Russia, Sports, Strategic Defense Initiative, Sweden, The Cold War, Transition Metals, United States

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From jet fighters to sporting events to Low Earth Orbit, scandium seems to find itself at the center of conflict.

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20. Calcium: Stone and Bone

September 10, 2018

6:00 am

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Biology, Cliffs of Dover, Concrete, Greece, Illumination, Indonesia, Italy, Michelangelo, Mythology, Pharmaceuticals, Rome, Sculpture, Shakespeare, Theater, Washington DC

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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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Minor Delays

September 2, 2018

8:06 pm

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Hi everyone, I’m sorry to say, but this week’s episode is going to take a little longer to get out the door. I’ll release Episode 20, Calcium, on Monday, September 10, at the usual time.

Happy Labor Day!

Odds & Ends

August 23, 2018

10:23 am

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Hi ho, just a quick update between episodes for you dedicated readers of the blog. In this post, news on the 2018 Podcast Awards, and an art project of interest.

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