80. Mercury: Fatally Toxic And Probably In Your Mouth

2021-04-12

The Episodic Table of Elements

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Even if you hate tuna, have flawless teeth, and only use digital thermometers, humans have historically not been shy about getting a mouthful of mercury.

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The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special
2023-12-20
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Time for the most traditional holiday celebration: A science lesson.
92. Uranium: Two Untold Tales (Live At Harvard)
2023-05-29
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America's worst radioactive accident isn't Three Mile Island, and the Nazi nuclear physicist wasn't assassinated by the famous baseball player.
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91. Protactinium: Decolonize Science
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Sometimes we need a quiet moment in order to step back and look at the bigger picture.
90. Thorium: Bright Lights, Big City
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Sure, thorium could provide practically limitless clean energy, but then we couldn't build weapons of mass destruction.
89. Actinium: The Windup… And The Pitchblende
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We all know that radioactive rocks glow in the dark, except they actually don't, except for when they actually do.
88. Radium: Several Sordid Affairs
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Out of all the characters who encounter radium in this episode, the only one to emerge unscathed is the guy who comes face-to-face with Satan.
87. Francium: Nothing To Do With Cats
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15:23
You don't have to have a degree to do science, but it helps.
86. Radon: It’s Coming From Inside The House
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You know something's amiss when you set off the radiation alarms while walking in to the nuclear power plant.
85. Astatine: Pathological Science
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The story of astatine takes us to Alabama, Dacca, Romania, Vienna, and California, but definitely not Switzerland.
84. Polonium: The Distinguished Alumna Of Warsaw’s Flying University
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19:17
Sadly, it's no longer possible to purchase this lethally radioactive element for fifteen cents and a cereal boxtop.

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80. Mercury: Fatally Toxic And Probably In Your Mouth

The Episodic Table of Elements

Fler avsnitt från "The Episodic Table of Elements"

The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special

92. Uranium: Two Untold Tales (Live At Harvard)

91. Protactinium: Decolonize Science

90. Thorium: Bright Lights, Big City

89. Actinium: The Windup… And The Pitchblende

88. Radium: Several Sordid Affairs

87. Francium: Nothing To Do With Cats

86. Radon: It’s Coming From Inside The House

85. Astatine: Pathological Science

84. Polonium: The Distinguished Alumna Of Warsaw’s Flying University