Agriculture – The Episodic Table of Elements

91. Protactinium: Decolonize Science

October 19, 2022

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Agriculture, Alchemy, Dmitri Mendeleev, Eugenics, George Washington Carver, Imperialism, Kasimir Fajans, Lise Meitner, Multiple Discovery, Otto Gohring, Otto Hahn, Ronald Ross

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Sometimes we need a quiet moment in order to step back and look at the bigger picture.

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21. Scandium: Spoiling For A Fight

September 24, 2018

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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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7. Nitrogen: Taking The Good With The Bad

February 19, 2018

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Adolf Hitler, Agriculture, Alfred Nobel, Belgium, Biology, Clara Immerwahr, Ernest Rutherford, Etymology, Fritz Haber, Germany, Gilbert Lewis, Guano, Pharmaceuticals, Poetry, Poisons, Robert Bunsen, Women In Science, World War I, World War II

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Today we meet one man who’s responsible for the death of millions — and the survival of billions.

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