Elementary
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S1E9 - Episode #9 - Mercury
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Fergus chat about all things mercury and find that there's much more to it than just thermometers! It's been used since ancient times - som...
S1E8 - Episode #8 - Uranium
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we welcome Colby to talk about nuclear power. Could it be the solution to the climate emergency? We also discuss a darker side of ur...
S1E7 - Episode #7 - Fluorine & Chlorine
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a double whammy for you this week! Fluorine and Chlorine are elemental cousins. They're both halogens, highly reactive elements that sit i...
S1E6 - Episode #6 - Carbon
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Carbon, element number 6, is the basis of all known lifeforms. The carbon cycle is a process which shows how carbon is reused and recycled throughou...
S1E5 - Episode #5 - Arsenic
16 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been called the king of poisons and poison of kings, but did you know that arsenic is used in car batteries and semiconductors? Or that it is an...
S1E4 - Episode #4 - Iron
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fergus, Carys and and guest host William discuss iron. Iron has been used to make tools for thousands of years, but it also is vitally important fo...
S1E3 - Episode #3 - Nitrogen
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week our hosts are joined by guests Samuel and Becky to talk all things Nitrogen. We hear about how nitrogen seems to turn up everywhere - fro...
S1E2 - Episode #2 - Oxygen
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Fergus, Carys and Joe discuss oxygen, the third most abundant element in the universe by mass. Listen to find out about oxygen bars, fire...
S1E1 - Episode #1 - Hydrogen
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the first ever episode of Elementary, we look at the number one element. No, literally, hydrogen is number one on the periodic table... The simp...