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Considering how synonymous this episode’s element is with “poison,” it’s astounding how eager people have historically been to ingest the stuff.
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30. Zinc: The Lecture Circuit
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Learn about some of Italy’s most renowned chemists and how they inspired a most gruesome quest to conquer death.
20. Calcium: Stone and Bone
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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.
14. Silicon: Tool Of All Trades
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From prehistoric times right through today, our hand-held tools have been made of silicon.