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Sulfur | Ron Hipschman
Aluminum: Mara Holt Skov
Neon: Ed Kirshner
Boron: Glassblowing
Hydrogen: Teacher Zeke Kossover

The periodic table outlines the fundamental building blocks of all known matter in the universe. Arriving from the Big Bang, the fusion wombs of stars and supernova, and collisions between interstellar matter and cosmic rays—and through production in the lab—the 118 elements currently arrayed on the periodic table display unique and beautifully related properties and behaviors. Be in your elements with Exploratorium host and scientific raconteur Ron Hipschman. Follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between individual elements and our collective experience.


In the spirit of amplifying the Black Lives Matter movement and to avoid any appearance of having appropriated that title, our series of talks formerly called Everything Matters: Tales from the Periodic Table will now be called, simply, Tales from the Periodic Table. Please excuse the former title on videos made in the past.

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Tales from the Periodic Table

Tin

Published:   October 28, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:30:10
In this segment of Everything Matters we'll zero in on the element Palladium. From mufflers, to glucose testing, to...
Tales from the Periodic Table

Palladium

Published:   September 23, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:31:20
Tales from the Periodic Table

Silver

Published:   September 23, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:32:34
Not named after the subcontinent of India, but rather for the bright blue-violet (that is, indigo) light...
Tales from the Periodic Table

Indium

Published:   September 23, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:26:25
Tales from the Periodic Table

Cadmium

Published:   August 10, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:21:38
Tales from the Periodic Table

Selenium

Published:   December 21, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:35:00
After Dark, Tales from the Periodic Table

Arsenic | Ron Hipschman

Published:   November 15, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:25:26
After Dark, Tales from the Periodic Table

Germanium | Ron Hipschman

Published:   October 19, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:40:00
Tales from the Periodic Table

Gallium | Ron Hipschman

Published:   July 22, 2018
Total Running Time:   00: 39:59
Tales from the Periodic Table

Gallium | Srabanti Chowdhury

Published:   July 22, 2018
Tales from the Periodic Table

Zinc | Dr. Janet King

Published:   July 1, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:39:45
Tales from the Periodic Table

Zinc | Ron Hipschman

Published:   July 1, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:35:27
Tales from the Periodic Table

Copper | Seira Ashley Adams

Published:   May 22, 2018
Tales from the Periodic Table

Copper | Ron Hipschman

Published:   May 22, 2018
After Dark, Tales from the Periodic Table

Nickel | Ron Hipschman and Chuck Mignacco

Published:   March 20, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:42:23
Tales from the Periodic Table

Cobalt | Forrest Lesch-Middelton

Published:   February 16, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:00:30
Tales from the Periodic Table

Cobalt | Ron Hipschman

Published:   February 16, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:00:30
Tales from the Periodic Table

Iron | James Austin

Published:   January 22, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:25:28
Tales from the Periodic Table

Iron | Ron Hipschman

Published:   January 22, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:29:41
Tales from the Periodic Table

Manganese | Ron Hipschman

Published:   December 22, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:23:00
Tales from the Periodic Table

Manganese: Parkinson’s Disease

Published:   December 22, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:25:00
Tales from the Periodic Table

Chromium | Abigail Knight

Published:   October 19, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:23:09
Tales from the Periodic Table

Chromium | Ron Hipschman

Published:   October 19, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:28:50
Tales from the Periodic Table

Vanadium | Sea Squirts

Published:   June 19, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:32:32
Tales from the Periodic Table

Vanadium | Ron Hipschman

Published:   June 19, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:27:38
Tales from the Periodic Table

Potassium | Ron Hipschman and Nate Campbell

Published:   February 22, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:36:56
Tales from the Periodic Table

Argon | Ron Hipschman and Chuck Mignacco

Published:   January 19, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:47:40
Tales from the Periodic Table

Sulfur | Dr. Elton Cairns

Published:   November 17, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:28:29
Tales from the Periodic Table

Sulfur | Ron Hipschman

Published:   November 17, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:30:43
Tales from the Periodic Table

Phosphorus | Julia DeMarines

Published:   October 20, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:21:27
Tales from the Periodic Table

Phosphorus | Ron Hipschman

Published:   October 20, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:26:39
Tales from the Periodic Table

Silicon | Ron Hipschman

Published:   May 26, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:34:27
Tales from the Periodic Table

Silicon | Denise King

Published:   May 26, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:24:02
Tales from the Periodic Table

Aluminum: Ron Hipschman

Published:   May 3, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:32:48
Tales from the Periodic Table

Aluminum: Mara Holt Skov

Published:   May 3, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:25:25
Tales from the Periodic Table

Neon: Ed Kirshner

Published:   April 15, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:20:08
Tales from the Periodic Table

Magnesium: Ron Hipschman

Published:   March 22, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:23:08
Tales from the Periodic Table

Sodium: Ron Hipschman

Published:   February 25, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:38:19
Tales from the Periodic Table

Sodium: John Largier

Published:   February 25, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:20:26
Tales from the Periodic Table

Neon: Ron Hipschman

Published:   February 4, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:32:14
Tales from the Periodic Table

Fluorine: Howard Pollick

Published:   December 17, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:30:26
Tales from the Periodic Table

Fluorine: Ron Hipschman

Published:   December 17, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:24:31
Tales from the Periodic Table

Oxygen: Ron Hipschman

Published:   November 19, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:27:53
Tales from the Periodic Table

Oxygen: Jennifer Frazier

Published:   November 19, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:14:29
Tales from the Periodic Table

Carbon: Ron Hipschman

Published:   June 29, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:20:12
Tales from the Periodic Table

Boron: Glassblowing

Published:   May 25, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:23:36
Tales from the Periodic Table

Boron: Quantum Mechanics and the Elements

Published:   May 24, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:14:50
Tales from the Periodic Table

Boron: Ron Hipschman

Published:   May 23, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:30:23
Tales from the Periodic Table

Beryllium's Role in the James Webb Space Telescope

Published:   March 20, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:31:11
Tales from the Periodic Table

Beryllium: Ron Hipschman

Published:   March 20, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:25:13
Tales from the Periodic Table

Lithium: Ron Hipschman

Published:   February 20, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:22:56
Tales from the Periodic Table

Investigating the Benefits of Lithium with Dr Anderson

Published:   February 20, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:25:34
Tales from the Periodic Table

Hydrogen: Teacher Zeke Kossover

Published:   February 19, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:14:01
Tales from the Periodic Table

Helium: Deep-sea Diving

Published:   February 19, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:24:53
Tales from the Periodic Table

Investigating Helium with Ron Hipschman

Published:   February 19, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:19:41
Tales from the Periodic Table

Hydrogen: Paul Stepahin

Published:   February 19, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:25:21

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