Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present

Tim C. Smith

About Pandemics, Epidemics, Outbreaks, Viruses, and Other Pathogens in History

34 Episodes

Wrap Up Ep. 31
4/6/2022
A review of a few basics. The end. 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Extinct Isotopes Ep. 30
4/6/2022
What are extinct isotopes and what do they tell us? 10 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
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Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Ep. 29
4/6/2022
What’s an RTG? How does it work? RTG accidents. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Murder By Isotope Ep. 28
4/6/2022
Have isotopes been used to kill people? Of course they have. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Detecting Isotopes Ep. 27
4/3/2022
Methods to detects isotopes. The Geiger counter. The scintillation counter. Mass spectrometry. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. 11 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Decay Series Ep. 26
4/3/2022
What is a decay series? A few extra facts about Uranium. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
U-235 Fission Ep. 25
4/3/2022
How does a U-235 atomic bomb work? How does fission work. What’s a chain reaction? 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Kik The Woolly Mammoth Ep. 24
3/31/2022
Who was Kik and how were isotopes used to learn about him? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Krypton-86 Ep. 23
3/31/2022
The discovery of Krypton. It’s properties. It’s uses and some Krypton trivia. 8 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Cosmogenic Isotopes Ep. 22
3/31/2022
What are cosmogenic isotopes? What can they tell us? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present

Tim C. Smith

34 Episodes

Wrap Up Ep. 31

Extinct Isotopes Ep. 30

Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Ep. 29

Murder By Isotope Ep. 28

Detecting Isotopes Ep. 27

Decay Series Ep. 26

U-235 Fission Ep. 25

Kik The Woolly Mammoth Ep. 24

Krypton-86 Ep. 23

Cosmogenic Isotopes Ep. 22