53: Making Superheavy Elements, and Celebrating Public Domain Day

What are the superheavy elements, and how did we make them? And what is public domain day, and why is next year's going to be so interesting?

Things we Talk About:

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Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:17) Superheavy Elements (00:37:41) Public Domain Day (01:19:19) Outro

We also learn about:

It’s like we’re in school again, ordering the periodic table before discovering the electron, Mendelev didn't even like electrons, the nucleus is an atomic juggling act, atomic high jinks, the Fermi paradox, the Fermi problem, the number of piano tuners in Chicago, smashing elements into new ones, that’s why it’s called nuclear physics, receiving a Nobel and then fleeing Italy then learning your Nobel was wrong, accidentally discovering nuclear fission instead, we all so Barbie we knew this was leading to bombs, uranium neptunium plutonium, nobody cared because they didn’t want to draw attention to this during WORLD WAR 2, how does this keep happening i thought i was smart, the radioactive avengers, metropolis, I only scream about ice cream for anticapitalist purposes, none of this is legal advice, you know the patent stealing guy Edison, trademarks patents and copyright, JK Rowling patented a new kind of transphobia, the US constitution mentions copyright, the Micky Mouse Curve, even Bobel winning economists agree copyright extension is bad, happy hbomberguy video day, YouTube sucks at Fair Use, Mr Boop, Night of the Living Dead on Wikipedia, we’re IP pilled, SO MANY DISNEY MOVIES ARE BASED ON PUBLIC DOMAIN STORIES, it’s not open season on Mickey, “he can be naughty”, canine enthusiasm is unprotectable by copyright, Pride and Prejudice but Mr Darcy is a Vape God, Frank Capra is proud that It’s a Wonderful Life grew in the public domain, “battle lines will have to be drawn”, which two elements would YOU smoosh together?

Sources: Superheavy by Kit Chapman How to read the periodic table Fermi Paradox Fermi Problem Timeline of chemical element discoveries --- Jennifer Jenkins' Amazing Post on Public Domain Day Jennifer Jenkins Duke Law Article on Public Domain Day US Patent and Trademark Office on Definitions JK Rowling is a Terf More JK Rowling is a Terf Association of Research Libraries on Copyright Timeline NYTimes on Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain The Mickey Mouse Curve Economists Argument Against Copyright Extension Variety's Review of Steamboat Willie Nebula Founder Dave Wiskus on Fair Use EFF on Public Domain Verge on Enola Holmes Copyright Argument Presented Against Enola Holmes The Public Domain Review Florence Welch Gatsby Musical Dick Cody Heese Video BBC: It's a Wonderful Life's Public Domain Journey Wallace McLean's First Email about Public Domain Day Karyn Temple on Public Dommain

Release date

Lydbog: 7. december 2023