Elements
BBC World ServiceA close look at chemical elements, the basic building blocks of the universe. Where do we get them, what do we use them for and how do they fit into our economy?
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 65 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Category | Science | ||||
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In the final programme in our Elements series, Justin Rowlatt looks at the rarest and oddest members of the periodic table.
Selenium, bismuth, molybdenum, antimony, rhenium, hafnium, zirconium, tellurium, thallium, barium. What are they? And what a... more
This radioactive metal holds the promise of thousands of years of energy for the world. But is it really any cleaner or safer than traditional uranium-based nuclear power?
Chemistry Professor Andrea Sella of University College London takes the helm,... more
Six extremely rare metals that clean your car exhaust and turbocharge industrial chemistry, but which are also the focus of a violent power struggle in South Africa.
Presenter Laurence Knight heads to Johnson Matthey, a company that pioneered the ca... more
The macabre poison we know from crime novels and history books has some surprising modern uses.
Justin Rowlatt travels the Subcontinent - first to India's Forest Research Institute in the Himalayas where Sadhna Tripathi explains why the chemical ele... more
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Apple Podcasts5Brodie 12.04.12
United Kingdoma year ago Very informative and interesting. Great host, he asks the right questions
Podcast Addict54 years agodanmac- So cool
I’m just started the podcast he is the element I’m on
Apple Podcasts5hfhdrjudsde
United States4 years ago - Elements
I found this podcast recently and I love it! Half the time I have no clue what the host and guests are talking about but it’s endlessly fascinating to me to find out about chemicals and their roles in my daily life. The host is engaging too 👍🏻
Apple Podcasts5emmalyndz
Canada5 years ago - Find myself always recommending to a friend
Over the years this is the program that I have to keep revisiting. It does a fantastic job of showing the context of chemistry in our economy. Very interesting to anyone who is fascinated with material science, economics and history. Delivered very well by the hosts
Apple Podcasts5the grate FrancicciCanada5 years ago
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