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Understanding Edward Teller with Istvan Hargittai
Episode 52
What makes Edward Teller tick? Find out with physical chemist and author Istvan Hargittai on this episode.
2 years, 6 months ago
For the love of lasers with Donna Strickland
Episode 51
Physics Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland talks about all things lasers, how lasers relate to nuclear physics, and explains why she had to pay the long…
2 years, 7 months ago
Are radiation limits based on a lie? with Ed Calabrese
Episode 50
Meet Dr. Ed Calabrese, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health & Health Scienc…
2 years, 8 months ago
How to identify Manhattan Project Plutonium with Cody Folden
Episode 49
How can you find the age of Plutonium? Why is it important? What are the applications? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this episod…
2 years, 9 months ago
Trying to stay alive at the Diefenbunker with Nathan Radke & Lee Kuhnle
Episode 48
My Nuclear Life and The Uncover Up visit the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum. Join Shelly, Nathan, and Lee as they journey 75 feet underground…
2 years, 10 months ago
J. Robert Oppenheimer with Kai Bird
Episode 47
Get ready for the summer movie by joining Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird (author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenh…
2 years, 11 months ago
The 3rd Nuclear Age with Ankit Panda
Episode 46
What is the 3rd Nuclear Age? Wait, what about the 1st and 2nd? Join Shelly as she speaks to Stanton Senior Fellow Ankit Panda about how the world is …
3 years ago
The Origin of the Elements with Artemis Spyrou
Episode 45
Chemical elements make up the matter we observe in the universe but how did they form? How did scientists figure this out and what is left to learn? …
3 years, 1 month ago
NIF fusion was a breakthrough, but what kind? with Bob Rosner
Episode 44
In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore's National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved ignition. Join Shelly as she speaks with Bob Rosner about what this …
3 years, 2 months ago
Witnessing the Starfish Prime nuclear test with Jim Burkhart
Episode 43
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to witness an above-ground nuclear weapons test? Shelly is joined by Jim Burkhart who was stationed on t…
3 years, 3 months ago