Much of the information presented in these episodes will remain accurate despite the unrelenting march of time. For instance, the sun will continue burning hydrogen into helium for billions of years (unless we have a deep and fundamental misunderstanding of physics, but I’ll take that chance).
But other topics may benefit from further updates as time goes on. To that end, here’s the first in an ongoing series of Element Updates.
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Neon may no longer be “the new one,” but it might have a better claim to the name than any other element on the periodic table.
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Just try to tally the body count behind the periodic table’s most reactive element, and learn why you should drink it.
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Element 8 brings us two different stories about a population that gets a little too swept up in the latest craze, happening to commit mass murder in the process.