Michael Faraday – The Episodic Table of Elements

The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special

December 20, 2023

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♪ O chemistry, o chemistry, the study of all matter ♫

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An illustration of cretinism from the 1800s, with an emphasis on goiter.

53. Iodine: Purple Haze

January 27, 2020

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We’ll pull in our elemental haul from the sea while Lady Jane Davy spits in the ocean.

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