Episode 72 · Season 1 Jun 12, 2026 · 28 min
Lejos de casa, cerca de la vida
El activismo juvenil frente a los desafíos del planeta.
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Elemental
By Nicolás Ibargüen, La No Ficción
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Potassium - a matter of life and deathPolonium - few redeeming featuresPlutonium - nuclear bombs & nuclear powerPlatinum - another pricey precious metalPhosphorus - P was discovered in peePalladium - cleaning up your car's exhaustOxygen - the friendly elementOsmium - heavyweight champion of the elementsNitrogen - a vital powerhouseNiobium - useful at high & low temperaturesNickel - more than just a 5 cent coinNeon - the red of neon lightsNeodymium - the secret behind supermagnetsThe most boring chemical elementMolybdenum - a catalyst at bacterial to industrial scalesMercury - mesmerising quicksilverManganese - the 'essential' essential elementMagnesium - loved by everyone and everythingLutetium - an obscure ParisianLithium - a mood enhancing elementLead - sweet-tasting but deadlyLanthanum - curious case of a 'lost' elementKrypton - its name means 'hidden' but it's a real thingIron - creator of the modern worldIridium and the end of the dinosaursIodine - a vital trace elementIndium - Queen of the touchscreenHydrogen - 'number 1 in the Universe'Holmium - obscure, but an important surgical laserHelium - rare on earth but universally abundantHafnium - helped land the first astronauts on the moonGold - a most desirable noble metalGermanium - important in the first transistorsGallium - mysterious case of the disappearing spoonGadolinium - plays a key role in MRI scansFrancium - final naturally-occurring element to be discoveredFluorine - the non-stick elementEuropium - putting the security in the EuroErbium - through rose-tinted glassesDysprosium - hard to getCurium & meitnerium - in honour of two pioneering womenCopper - essential, in moderation
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