Radium
Um.
A word we use to fill the empty space while our brain kicks into gear.
RadiUM.
A heavy metal discovered by Pierre Curie, Marie Curie, and G. Bémont in 1898.
They were clever people, no doubt. But I bet even they blurted out a regular, “Um”, on occasion, and not just when they were naming their scientific babies.
Because empty spaces are a vital part of life and nothing to be scared of. It’s where all the potentially exciting stuff starts to ferment.