Episodes

  • 008 - Lecture on Platinum

    008 - Lecture on Platinum
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    45 mins
  • 007 - Lecture VI

    007 - Lecture VI
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    42 mins
  • 006 - Lecture V

    006 - Lecture V
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    40 mins
  • 005 - Lecture IV

    005 - Lecture IV
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    35 mins
  • 004 - Lecture III

    004 - Lecture III
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    39 mins
  • 003 - Lecture II

    003 - Lecture II
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    32 mins
  • 002 - Lecture I

    002 - Lecture I
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    37 mins
  • 001 - Preface

    001 - Preface
    Jan 26 2026
    Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a groundbreaking method for producing large quantities of this precious metal, delivered before the Royal Institution on February 22, 1861. Join us for a fascinating journey through chemistry! (Summary by Availle.)
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    4 mins