Seeker+'s video: Why Is Gold The Perfect Element For Currency

Episode 2 of 3 Check us out on iTunes! http://apple.co/1TXDZAI Please Subscribe! http://bit.ly/28iQhYC If there were to be one element to use as a currency gold would be it. It's malleable, rare but not too rare, not dangerous and pretty! + + + + + + + + Previous Episode: Wait… Gold Came From Ancient Asteroids?: ?? + + + + + + + + Sources: Why Did Both Silver And Gold Become Money?: http://www.forbes.com/sites/keithweiner/2014/05/10/why-did-both-silver-and-gold-become-money/ "We live in a world of central banks and paper money, so the question of why two different metals became money may seem moot." List of Precious Metals: http://chemistry.about.com/od/metalsalloys/tp/List-of-Precious-Metals.htm “Some metals are considered to be precious metals. Here's a look at what makes a metal precious plus a list of precious metals." Toxic Elements With No Nutritional Value: http://chemistry.about.com/od/toxicchemicals/a/toxicelements.htm “Have you ever wondered which elements are toxic? Everything is toxic if the dose is high enough, so I've compiled a short list of elements that have no nutritional value, even in trace amounts." Why Did Gold Become the Best Element for Money?: http://www.livescience.com/32863-gold-best-element-money.html “Why did gold become the standard for money? Why not copper or platinum or argon? A chemical engineer explains. An element must meet four qualities to stand alone as a premium currency, Sanat Kumar, the chair of the chemical engineering department at Columbia University told NPR.” Why Do We Value Gold: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25255957 “Mankind's attitude to gold is bizarre. Chemically, it is uninteresting - it barely reacts with any other element. Yet, of all the 118 elements in the periodic table, gold is the one we humans have always tended to choose to use as currency." The History Of Gold: http://www.nma.org/pdf/gold/gold_history.pdf “4,000 B.C.: A culture, centered in what is today Eastern Europe, begins to use gold to fashion decorative objects. The gold was probably mined in the Transylvanian Alps or the Mount Pangaion area in Thrace." + + + + + + + + DNews Plus is built for enthusiastic science fans seeking out comprehensive conversations on the geeky topics they love. Host Trace Dominguez digs beyond the usual scope to deliver details, developments and opinions on advanced topics like AI, string theory and Mars exploration. DNews Plus is also offered as an audio podcast on iTunes. + + + + + + + + Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/discoverynews DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/DNews + + + + + + + +