Homemade Reactors with Ken Silverstein—S3 Bonus Interview
In the 1990s, a teenager named David Hahn set out to earn his Atomic Energy Merit Badge. For a science whiz like him, the requirements were too easy, so he decided to make his own challenge: build a n...
22 Sep 26min
The Legacy of Three Mile Island with Natasha Zaretsky—S3 Bonus Interview
Most people consider Three Mile Island to be American’s worst nuclear accident. But the actual legacy of that incident is much more complex than than many of us realize, as historian Natasha Zaretsky,...
8 Sep 24min
Atomic History with Richard Rhodes—S3 Bonus Interview
In this bonus episode, we hear from author Richard Rhodes. His best known book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, won a Pulitzer Prize. It's about the Manhattan Project, but as Rhodes explains, there's a...
25 Aug 1h 12min
Transparency and Trust with Sarah Robey—S3 Bonus Interview
Transparency has always been something of a gray area in the history of nuclear fission. It made sense to keep this knowledge a secret during World War II. But afterwards, it seemed that citizens shou...
11 Aug 46min
Mutants—S3 Bonus Episode
A faulty reactor overheats, melting through its containment unit and poisoning a nearby town with radioactive gas. A spacecraft pushes further into deep space, exploring new galaxies, powered by a sma...
7 Jul 26min
David Baron Discusses Mars Madness—S2 Bonus Interview
Earthlings are fascinated by our nearest neighbor. In recent years, we've sent probes and talked seriously about sending people. But even a century ago, we were crazy about the Red Planet and the Mart...
23 Jun 40min
Arik Kershenbaum on the Evolution of Aliens—S2 Bonus Interview
When we imagine life on other planets, it's often the stuff of science fiction. But in his book, zoologist Arik Kershenbaum makes the case for why what we already know about animals on Earth could rev...
9 Jun 38min
Seth Shostak and SETI—S2 Bonus Interview
Seth Shostak is the chief astronomer at the SETI Institute and we’ll hear from him about SETI's mission: how they’re looking, what they're looking for, and how they think about the search.*Season 2 of...
26 Mai 32min
