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Follow me to The Bigger Picture on @PBS https://youtu.be/Wnr4RJxDifwSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Uploaded 23-08-22Precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and rhodium are expensive because they're rare in Earth's crust. But are they rare in the universe? Why is it so hard to make some of the chemical elements? Where do heavy metals come from, anyway? Turns out, we can blame it all on neutron stars and some oddities of the periodic table.Thank you to the following for helpful discussions:Dr. Jennifer Johnson - Ohio State UniversityDr. Hendrik Schatz - JINA Center for the Evolution of the ElementsReferences: https://sites.google.com/view/catalytic-converter-crime-wave/home-----------We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSpecial thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
