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	Podcast:		Short Wave
	Episode:		This Navy vet helped discover a new, super-heavy element
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:12:31
	Publish Date:		2023-03-01 05:30:22
	Description:		As a kid, Clarice Phelps dreamed of being an astronaut, or maybe an explorer like the characters on Star Trek. Her path to a career in science turned out to be a bit different than what she expected, including lengthy stints on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. But that path led her to being a part of something big: the discovery of a new element on the periodic table. Clarice talks to Short Wave co-host Aaron Scott about her role in creating Tennessine, one of the heaviest elements known to humankind.
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