Elementary

17 January 2020 · 33 min 4 s

S1E9 - Episode #9 - Mercury

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 - some thought it was the key...

17 January 2020 · 34 min 7 s

S1E8 - Episode #8 - Uranium

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 uranium - nuclear weapons -...

3 December 2019 · 33 min 39 s

S1E7 - Episode #7 - Fluorine & Chlorine

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 in the penultimate column of the periodic table. In...

26 November 2019 · 34 min 47 s

S1E6 - Episode #6 - Carbon

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 throughout the Earth's ecosystem. But humans are...

16 November 2019 · 28 min 21 s

S1E5 - Episode #5 - Arsenic

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 essential dietary requirement...

5 November 2019 · 25 min 2 s

S1E4 - Episode #4 - Iron

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 for transporting oxygen around your body....

29 October 2019 · 31 min

S1E3 - Episode #3 - Nitrogen

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 - from pharmaceuticals, to explosives, to...

22 October 2019 · 28 min 21 s

S1E2 - Episode #2 - Oxygen

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 and the ozone layer! Plus a...

16 October 2019 · 30 min 33 s

S1E1 - Episode #1 - Hydrogen

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 simplest element there is, hydrogen is also...