Podcasts Technology Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy Ep. 35 - Spencer Weart, The Rise of Nuclear Fear

Ep. 35 - Spencer Weart, The Rise of Nuclear Fear

Published: July 6, 2018, 10 a.m.

Episode Content:

  • Spencer's start studying the history of science at the American Institute of Physics.  

  • Unraveling the origin of the French Nuclear Program.  

  • The intersection of nuclear fear and politics.  

  • The role of psychology in understanding public reluctance towards nuclear energy.  

  • The interaction between carbon dioxide and oceans; the significance of climate change.  

  • A discussion of the race between technology and the evolution of human morality.  

  • How nuclear imagery can affect our perception of nuclear energy.  

  • The importance of political culture in the international sphere.  

  • The outlook of nuclear energy, moving forward.