The body tends to treat elements in the same column of the periodic table as equivalents. Sam Kean bodycolumnelement Change image and share on social
The humped bladderwort has yellow, snapdragon-like flowers, and it's actually carnivorous, capable of trapping and eating not just insects but even tadpoles and tiny fish. Sam Kean bladderwortcapablecarnivorous Change image and share on social
Genes work with probabilities; they don't work with certainties. So most things that you're looking at with these genetic tests, it's not like you're condemned to automatically get the disease or the syndrome. There's a lot of factors in play there. Sam Kean automaticallycertaintycondemn share on social
It's often meaningless to talk about a genetic trait without also discussing the environment in which that trait appears. Sometimes, genes don't work at all until the environment awakens them. Sam Kean appearawakendiscuss Change image and share on social
Despite its obscurity, probably no element on the periodic table has as colorful a history as antimony. Money, madness, poison, linguistics, charlatanism, sex - pretty much every theme that runs through the periodic table can be found in Element 51. Sam Kean antimonycharlatanismcolorful share on social
DNA is a 'thing' - a chemical that sticks to your fingers. Sam Kean chemicaldnafinger Change image and share on social
If you had to sum up chemistry in one sentence, it might be this: Atoms need to have full shells of electrons to feel satisfied, and different elements steal, shed, or borrow different numbers of electrons to achieve a full shell. Sam Kean achieveatomborrow share on social
Even fictional characters sometimes receive unwarranted medical opinions. Doctors have diagnosed Ebenezer Scrooge with OCD, Sherlock Holmes with autism, and Darth Vader with borderline personality disorder. Sam Kean autismborderlinecharacter share on social