What To Know Before You Go See Oppenheimer. July 21, 2023, Part 2
b"We have a new podcast! It\\u2019s called\\xa0Universe Of Art, and it\\u2019s all about artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level. Listen on\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Spotify, or\\xa0wherever you get your podcasts.\\n\\nRevisiting The Nuclear Age With \\u2018Oppenheimer\\u2019\\nThis weekend, Christopher Nolan\\u2019s long awaited film Oppenheimer hits theaters. It tells the story of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his road to becoming the \\u201cfather of the atomic bomb.\\u201d With its release, audiences will be faced with the United States\\u2019 contentious history in developing and deploying the world\\u2019s first atomic weapons, marking a point of no return for the entire world.\\nNearly 80 years since the bombs were first developed and tested in the New Mexican desert\\u2014and then dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki\\u2014the world is still reckoning with the Manhattan Project and Oppenheimer\\u2019s legacies.\\nIn this live call-in show, Science Goes To The Movies, we analyze the roles of scientists during the Manhattan project, hear from the people most affected by Oppenheimer\\u2019s work, and pick apart his life and legacy\\u2014one which asks to what extent scientists are responsible for the things they create.\\nTo read the rest, visit sciencefriday.com.\\n\\nTo stay updated on all-things-science,\\xa0sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.\\nTranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on\\xa0sciencefriday.com."