Wrap Up Ep. 31
A review of a few basics. The end. 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
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About Pandemics, Epidemics, Outbreaks, Viruses, and Other Pathogens in History
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Extinct Isotopes Ep. 30
What are extinct isotopes and what do they tell us? 10 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Ep. 29
What’s an RTG? How does it work? RTG accidents. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Murder By Isotope Ep. 28
Have isotopes been used to kill people? Of course they have. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Detecting Isotopes Ep. 27
Methods to detects isotopes. The Geiger counter. The scintillation counter. Mass spectrometry. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. 11 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Decay Series Ep. 26
What is a decay series? A few extra facts about Uranium. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
U-235 Fission Ep. 25
How does a U-235 atomic bomb work? How does fission work. What’s a chain reaction? 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Kik The Woolly Mammoth Ep. 24
Who was Kik and how were isotopes used to learn about him? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Krypton-86 Ep. 23
The discovery of Krypton. It’s properties. It’s uses and some Krypton trivia. 8 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Cosmogenic Isotopes Ep. 22
What are cosmogenic isotopes? What can they tell us? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Americium-241 Ep. 21
How did this element get its name? Where would you find it? Can you make a nuclear bomb from a household item? 5 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Isotope Clumping Ep. 20
What is isotope clumping and what can it tell us? 10 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Positron Emission Tomography Ep. 19
Positrons! So cool. Check it out. 8 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Radioimaging Ep. 18
How are isotopes used in medical imaging? 5 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Targeted Radioisotope Therapy Ep. 17
How is targeted radioisotope therapy different from brachytherapy? 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Brachytherapy Ep. 16
What is brachytherapy and how are isotopes involved? 5 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Urea Breath Test Ep. 15
What is the urea breath test used for and how are isotopes involved? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Doubly Labeled Water Ep. 14
What is double labeled water? How is it useful? 14 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Heavy Water Ep. 13
What is heavy water? What are its properties? 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode
Zinc Tracers & Biomarkers Ep. 12
What is a tracer? How are isotopes involved? 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present Podcastchemsmith1@gmail.comFacebookTwitter @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode