Simon Ings on Stalin and the Scientists: Triumph and Tragedy
One of the best and most enjoyable parts of hosting this show is when my favourite authors are kind enough to speak to me. I'd like to thank Simon for an excellent, enlightening, entertaining discussi...
12 Apr 20181h 16min
Simon Ings on Stalin and the Scientists: The Revolution.mp3
One of the best and most enjoyable parts of hosting this show is when my favourite authors are kind enough to speak to me. I'd like to thank Simon for an excellent, enlightening, entertaining discussi...
5 Apr 201844min
We Can Always Shoot Them Later - Stalin, Soviet Science, and the Bomb (II)
"Leave the physicists be," said Stalin to his chief of police, Beria. "We can always shoot them later." In this series of episodes, we'll take you inside the world of science in the USSR - with a par...
29 Mar 201825min
We Can Always Shoot Them Later - Stalin, Soviet Science, and the Bomb (I)
"Leave the physicists be," said Stalin to his chief of police, Beria. "We can always shoot them later." In this series of episodes, we'll take you inside the world of science in the USSR - with a par...
22 Mar 201832min
Stephen Hawking: The Voice of Physics
Physics lost a bright star last week when Stephen Hawking, world-renowned cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and science communicator, died at the age of 76. Although he was only given a few years to...
18 Mar 201834min
TEOTWAWKI 1, Nuclear Weapons II: In The Shadow of the Bomb
Vasili Arkhipov. Stanislav Petrov. Are the names familiar? They should be: these people saved the world by refusing to use nuclear weapons under incredible circumstances of extraordinary pressure. Ev...
15 Mar 201832min
Martin Pfeiffer (@NuclearAnthro) Interview
We have a special guest on the show today! This one was very fun to record. Martin Pfeiffer, perhaps more notorious by his Twitter handle @NuclearAnthro, is a must-follow expert and Anthropology PhD s...
8 Mar 201850min
TEOTWAWKI 1 - Nuclear Weapons: A Delicate Balance
Ten apocalypses later, we're finally here. It's easy to forget, living our comfortable lives, that there are hundreds of nuclear-armed missiles that could destroy civilisation at the drop of a hat.....
1 Mar 201831min
