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AnneTheWriter<p>Bonus <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DadJoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DadJoke</span></a><br>Q: Where do <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> eat their lunch?<br>A: On a Periodic Table. </p><p>(It's <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HootinTootinTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HootinTootinTuesday</span></a> again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>.)</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FunnyMeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunnyMeme</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DadJokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DadJokes</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Puns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Puns</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BackToSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackToSchool</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SchoolDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolDays</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DadJokesOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DadJokesOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewtonsCradle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewtonsCradle</span></a></p>
Data Quine<p>Tom Lehrer RIP <br>Everything I know about the periodic table comes from his song.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zGM-wSKFBpo?si=lwNXG7EGpa30T83D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/zGM-wSKFBpo?si=lwNXG7</span><span class="invisible">EGpa30T83D</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Le</span><span class="invisible">hrer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://datasci.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TomLehrer</span></a> <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a></p>
Unlogic<p>Check out this handy guide I just found. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/canilickit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canilickit</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a></p>
Evan Hahn<p>I've held a grudge against the periodic table since high school chemistry. It never made any sense to me!! But after reading "The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction", my grudge has softened. <a href="https://evanhahn.com/periodic-table-grudge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">evanhahn.com/periodic-table-gr</span><span class="invisible">udge/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a></p>
formuchdeliberation<p>Beyond the Periodic Table’s Edge: Scientists Unravel New Chemistry for Heavy&nbsp;Elements…</p><p>Studying materials that are both radioactive and rare presents significant challenges. The elements that follow plutonium on the periodic table, known as the transplutonium elements, are both highly radioactive and scarce. As a result, their chemical properties remain poorly understood... <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/beyond-the-periodic-tables-edge-scientists-unravel-new-chemistry-for-heavy-elements-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">formuchdeliberation.wordpress.</span><span class="invisible">com/2025/03/31/beyond-the-periodic-tables-edge-scientists-unravel-new-chemistry-for-heavy-elements-2/</span></a></p>
earthling<p>The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance by Eric Scerri, 2019 </p><p>The periodic table of elements is among the most recognizable image in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of science. In this new edition, Eric Scerri offers readers a complete and updated history and philosophy of the periodic table. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“A <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ScienceNerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceNerd</span></a>” who wanted to collect all the elements of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> could face jail time after ordering <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> material over the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a>.</p><p>But Emmanuel Lidden, 24, will have to wait to learn his sentence after breaching nuclear non-proliferation laws by shipping samples of plutonium to his parents’ suburban Sydney apartment.</p><p>Lidden pleaded guilty to offences under <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>’s <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NuclearNonProliferation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearNonProliferation</span></a> Act ☢️ that carry a possible 10-year jail sentence, and is due to receive his sentence from the judge Leonie Flannery on 11 April.</p><p>The importation sparked a major hazmat alert, with Australian Border Force (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ABF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABF</span></a>) officials, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighters</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/paramedics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paramedics</span></a> all attending the scene in August 2023.</p><p>Far from there being any intention of building something nefarious like a nuclear weapon, Lidden’s lawyer John Sutton described his client as an “innocent collector” and “science nerd” who had been left flipping burgers after being sacked from his job because of the investigation.”</p><p>Smart but not well read. </p><p>Can anyone think where <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Pu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pu</span></a> might be found on the ground in <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Aus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aus</span></a>? </p><p>WRONG ANSWERS ONLY</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DumbWaysToDie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DumbWaysToDie</span></a> ☢️ &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/21/emmanuel-lidden-sydney-science-nerd-importing-plutonium-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/mar/21/emmanuel-lidden-sydney-science-nerd-importing-plutonium-ntwnfb</span></a>&gt;o</p>
Matt Potter<p>Thinking idly about Manganese (DON’T JUDGE), I wondered if there were other elements whose names end with ‘-ese.’</p><p>Google Search AI preview claims that other elements in the Periodic table whose names end ‘-ese’ include…</p><p>Fermium, Einsteinium and Promethium.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/elements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elements</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/manganese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manganese</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/googleai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googleai</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
formuchdeliberation<p>Where Does the Periodic Table End? Scientists “Milk” Atoms To Unveil Heavy Element Mysteries…</p><p>Where does the periodic table of elements end, and what processes give rise to heavy elements? <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/03/09/where-does-the-periodic-table-end-scientists-milk-atoms-to-unveil-heavy-element-mysteries-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">formuchdeliberation.wordpress.</span><span class="invisible">com/2025/03/09/where-does-the-periodic-table-end-scientists-milk-atoms-to-unveil-heavy-element-mysteries-2/</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> Birth Anniversary of French <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Novelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Novelist</span></a> Jules Verne (1828) - famous for widely popular series of scrupulously researched <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adventure</span></a> novels.</p><p>Birth Anniversary of Russian <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chemist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemist</span></a> Dmitri Mendeleev (1834). He formulated the Periodic Law and created a farsighted version of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASDAQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASDAQ</span></a> stock market index opened for the first time (1971).</p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">knowledgezone.co.in/news</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> Day is celebrated on February 7th to commemorate the publication of the first recognized periodic table of elements in 1863 by English chemist John Newlands. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodicTableDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTableDay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.periodictableday.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">periodictableday.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
ChemistryViews<p>Explore our expanding series of articles on the periodic table and celebrate <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodicTableDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTableDay</span></a> <br><a href="https://buff.ly/42ML6Ei" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/42ML6Ei</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistryviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistryviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemviews</span></a></p>
bananabob :tinoflag:<p>Experiment could open door to new element discoveries, scientists say</p><p>I think they should name any new elements after Pokemon characters. How cool would it be to have Pikachuium. Much better than that really disgusting (makes my stomach churn) element 16 - livermorium. 🤮 </p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360481622/experiment-could-open-door-new-element-discoveries-scientists-say" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stuff.co.nz/world-news/3604816</span><span class="invisible">22/experiment-could-open-door-new-element-discoveries-scientists-say</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Stuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stuff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Pikachu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pikachu</span></a></p>
Getzler Lab at KenyonCollege<p>If there’s one thing I love about group 15 elements it’s their pnicname <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/elements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elements</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/joke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joke</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/pnictogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pnictogens</span></a></p>
dominicdelagol2<p>Hello, Mastodon! I'm an artist who draws characters based on the Periodic Table! Check out my comic, Element Eon! <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/dominicdelagol2/art/Element-Eon-Episode-1-998730706" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">deviantart.com/dominicdelagol2</span><span class="invisible">/art/Element-Eon-Episode-1-998730706</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementeon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a></p>
ChemistryViews<p>Guess the Places Behind These Element Names</p><p>Do you know the places after which various chemical elements were named? </p><p><a href="https://www.chemistryviews.org/guess-the-places-behind-these-element-names/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chemistryviews.org/guess-the-p</span><span class="invisible">laces-behind-these-element-names/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistryviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistryviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemiverse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/elements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elements</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/elementnames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementnames</span></a></p>
ChemistryViews<p>🧪🖌️Periodic Table of the Elements Coloring Book:<br>A printable, interactive introduction to the building blocks of matter </p><p><a href="https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/11200989/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements_Coloring_Book/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chemistryviews.org/details/ezi</span><span class="invisible">ne/11200989/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements_Coloring_Book/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/periodictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodictable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistryviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistryviews</span></a></p>
Dr Micha Campbell<p>You just know a geologist is responsible for this...</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CanILickIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanILickIt</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PeriodicTable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicTable</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a></p>
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