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Podcast: Peculiar Book Club Podcast
Episode: One thing will lead to another with Lucy Santos and Chain Reactions
Description: Tracing uranium’s past, and how it intersects with our understanding of other radioactive elements, this book aims to disentangle our attitudes and to unpick the atomic mindset. Chain Reactions looks at the fascinating, often-forgotten, stories that can be found throughout the history of the element. Ranging from glassworks to penny stocks; medicines to weapons; something to be feared to a powerful source of energy. This global history explores the scientific history of the element, but also shines a light on its cultural and social impact.
By understanding our nuclear past, we can move beyond the ideological opposition to te...