The Doom Lurking inside Trees

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

Sam Kean

Arts, Books, History

4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Japanese physicist Fusa Miyake has sparked a revolution in archaeology by studying radioactive tree rings—work that also terrifies astronomers, who fear it foretells doom for our civilization.

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2:02.7	On March 13th, 1989, the Cold War seemed to take a dreadful turn.
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