Scientists took about 300 years to lay out the Periodic Table into neat rows and columns. In one hour, we’re going to mess it all up. This episode, we enlist journalists, poets, musicians, and even a physicist to help us tell stories of matter that matters. You’ll never look at that chart the same way again.
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Apr 3
Life in a Barrel
This week, in an episode we first aired in 2022, we flip the Disney story of life on its head thanks to a barrel of seawater, a 1970s era computer, and underwater geysers. It’s the chaos of life. Latif, Lulu, and our Senior Producer Matt Kielty were all sitting on their own littl ... Show More
54m 42s
Jul 2018
Sam Kean, “The Violinist’s Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code” (Back Bay, 2013)
In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist’s Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code (Bay Back Books, 2013), he explores the wonders of the magical building blo ... Show More
50m 13s
Mar 2022
Bonus: Chemistry and Greek myths? (and other questions)
<p><strong>Bonus Episode: Question and Response 28</strong></p>
<p>In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about greek myth analogies, hydrogen peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, alkaline water, coffee, sitcoms, and more!</p>
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26m 58s
<p><em>The Disappearing Spoon</em>, a <a href= "news/the-disappearing-spoon" data-cke-saved-href= "/news/the-disappearing-spoon">podcast collaboration</a> between the Science History Institute and <em>New York Times</em> best-selling author Sam Kean, returns for its third season ... Show More
<p dir="ltr">The <a href= "https://pubs.acs.org/toc/iecnav/1/1">first issue of C&EN</a> was published in 1923 with the stated purpose of "the promotion of research, the development of the chemical industry, and the welfare of the chemist."<strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The w ... Show More