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In this discussion with the author of the newly published book\\xa0Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World\\u2019s Greatest Nuclear Disaster, Adam Higginbotham tells what really happened at Chernobyl, by far the worst nuclear disaster in history, and why it took so long to discover what really happened. Human error and technological design flaws in the reactor are only proximate explanations for the core meltdown and explosion. The ultimate explanation is to be found in Soviet secrecy and lies. The book reads like an adventure novel, but it\\u2019s a richly researched non-fiction work by a brilliant storyteller. Don\\u2019t wait for the motion picture based on the book, which is years down the line. Get and read this gripping account to understand why people are still so afraid of nuclear power.

Adam Higginbotham\\xa0was born in England in 1968. His narrative non-fiction and feature writing has appeared in magazines including\\xa0GQ,\\xa0The New Yorker\\xa0and the\\xa0The New York Times\\xa0magazine. He is the author of\\xa0A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite, named one of Amazon\\u2019s Best Books of 2014 and optioned as a film by Warner Brothers. He recently completed\\xa0Midnight In Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World\\u2019s Greatest Nuclear Disaster, which will be published in the US by Simon & Schuster on February 12th 2019. The former US correspondent for\\xa0The Sunday Telegraph\\xa0magazine and editor-in-chief of\\xa0The Face, he lives with his family in New York City.

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This Science Salon was recorded on February 5, 2019.

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