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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
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Things we talk about in this episode:
International Year of the Periodic Table: https://www.iypt2019.org
Dmitri Mendeleev: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Mendeleev
Farewell, Opportunity. You’ve done so very well! https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7334
Astronomer’s Periodic Table by Periodic Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6akrRznGgDc
Stellar nucleosynthesis: https://www.thoughtco.com/stellar-nucleosynthesis-2699311
Big Bang nucleosynthesis: http://www.einstein-online.info/spotlights/BBN.html
Supernova nucleosynthesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_nucleosynthesis
Neutron star mergers: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v10/114
The elements song, by Tom Lehrer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3NOQnsQM
An updated version, by Helen Arney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzvjB5hC2qc
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On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
International Year of the Periodic Table: https://www.iypt2019.org
Dmitri Mendeleev: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Mendeleev
Farewell, Opportunity. You’ve done so very well! https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7334
Astronomer’s Periodic Table by Periodic Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6akrRznGgDc
Stellar nucleosynthesis: https://www.thoughtco.com/stellar-nucleosynthesis-2699311
Big Bang nucleosynthesis: http://www.einstein-online.info/spotlights/BBN.html
Supernova nucleosynthesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_nucleosynthesis
Neutron star mergers: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v10/114
The elements song, by Tom Lehrer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3NOQnsQM
An updated version, by Helen Arney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzvjB5hC2qc
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