Tricks of the TradeTrump's Second TermMy EconomyI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!
Stories Tagged as

Elements

BBC World Service

Silicon: Imagine life without glass

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2014
The BBC's Justin Rowlatt looks at the economics behind chemical elements.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
BBC World Service

Tungsten: just try and smash it

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 23, 2014
The element that is behind lighting and writing.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
BBC World Service

Tin: The modern world's glue

by Justin Rowlatt
Mar 11, 2014
The element that brought us beyond the Stone Age.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
BBC World Service

Calcium: Not so good in high doses

by Justin Rowlatt
Mar 5, 2014
Calcium is a fundamental building block in chemistry and in modern life.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
BBC World Service

The elements: Carbon's all around

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 21, 2014
Carbon is the ultimate bonder but in some forms, it can be dangerous. Carbon Monoxide can poison you. Carbon Dioxide is blamed by some for global warming.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
BBC World Service

Aluminum: A paradox in an element

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 4, 2013
Aluminum or aluminium? Either way, it's useful.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Helium: Not Just the Stuff in Balloons

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 22, 2013
Helium is a valuable finite resource that is often wasted just for fun.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

For public good, not for profit.

Donate