In 1990, the federal government invited a group of geologists, linguists, astrophysicists, architects, artists, and writers to the New Mexico desert, to visit the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. They wer...Show More
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phocks recommended:Apr 29th, 2021
Warnings for people in 10,000 years are hard. So are warnings for people living right now.
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dannyApr 29th, 2021
@phocks Woah deja-vu. The today explained episode from a couple days ago mentioned this episode: Is nuclear energy good or bad? https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1346207297/episode23318200-nuclear-energy-Today-Explained?utm_campaign=mobile_share
rmmiller364 recommended:Jan 12th, 2020
This is my all-time favorite podcast episode. It asks the question, “how can we communicate across time?” I’m an art historian and I actually assign this episode to my students in the intro art history class when we learn about prehistoric art to demonstrate how hard it is to interpret the art left ...Show More
mmJan 12th, 2020
Ahhh! There are two podcasts you *have* to listen to for art x history. Will tag you on them. I want your art history podcast playlist please 🙏
rmmiller364Jan 12th, 2020
@mm I don’t actually listen to all that many art history podcasts since that’s my work and podcasts are my play! I should listen to more though because students really respond well to them.
epekilisFeb 8th, 2020
@rmmiller364 Lookos like a fantastic list, thanks. I also loved this episode of 99% Invisible and have recommended it to others.
mm recommended:Mar 2nd, 2020
Amazing episode about a group of top experts who were called together to figure out how to design something that will warn people living tens of thousands years from now that they should not touch nuclear waste underground that’s still radioactive. The challenge is greater than it seems. Gives you g...Show More
mmMar 2nd, 2020
@brendalouisek @write2tg They mentioned this 99PI episode from the SYSK one about the design challenge for nuclear waste warning.
rmmiller364Mar 2nd, 2020
@mm so glad you liked this one! I talk about this all the time
mmMar 2nd, 2020
@rmmiller364 Such a great episode. Can see why you assign it to your students! Also makes you wonder whether our ancestors have left warning messages for us to stay away from something.
tvidatko recommended:May 9th, 2020
I liked this episode because I have never heard of Ray cats before + it made me think about communication through ages.
mmMay 25th, 2020
@tvidatko One of my fave episodes ever! We're so heads down about communication now that we forget that we're just a blip in history needing to communicate with people way far out in the future.