Meet the Elements
Elephants and almost every living thing are made of mostly four elements: carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen…but let They Might be Giants introduce the elements in their own inimitable musical way:
Thanks to GrrlScientist and several other people for alerting me to this song. It’s not quite got the same degree of gentle wit as Tom Lehrer’s Periodic Table song, but it’s a catchy tune and the video is just plain, good old-fashioned silly fun.
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Post by David Bradley Science Writer. You can get in touch with David via email or check out his CV on the Sciencebase.com site.
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History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance, of which their political as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purpose.
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