My Nuclear Life

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The new face of the nuclear nerd - Miss America (2023) Grace Stanke Jan 30, 2024

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Start the New Year off with a bang. Join Shelly & Miss America 2023, nuclear engineer, and fellow Badger Grace Stanke to discuss a range of topics.

Understanding Edward Teller with Istvan Hargittai Nov 28, 2023

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What makes Edward Teller tick? Find out with physical chemist and author Istvan Hargittai on this episode.

For the love of lasers with Donna Strickland Oct 31, 2023

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Physics Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland talks about all things lasers, how lasers relate to nuclear physics, and explains why she had to pay the long-distance bill to Sweden.

Are radiation limits based on a lie? with Ed Calabrese Sep 26, 2023

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Meet Dr. Ed Calabrese, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health & Health Sciences. Ed has spent years diving into the history of dose response and the Nobel Prize awarded to Hermann Muller for this work.

How to identify Manhattan Project Plutonium with Cody Folden Aug 29, 2023

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How can you find the age of Plutonium? Why is it important? What are the applications? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this episode of My Nuclear Life when Cody Folden joins Shelly Lesher to discuss his paper in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry.

Trying to stay alive at the Diefenbunker with Nathan Radke & Lee Kuhnle Jul 25, 2023

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My Nuclear Life and The Uncover Up visit the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum. Join Shelly, Nathan, and Lee as they journey 75 feet underground to compare how the Canadian Government planned to prepare for their survival versus the Civil Defense measured intended for their citizens.

J. Robert Oppenheimer with Kai Bird Jun 27, 2023

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Get ready for the summer movie by joining Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird (author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer) as he discusses Oppie's life and science.

The 3rd Nuclear Age with Ankit Panda May 30, 2023

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What is the 3rd Nuclear Age? Wait, what about the 1st and 2nd? Join Shelly as she speaks to Stanton Senior Fellow Ankit Panda about how the world is grabbling with nuclear proliferation and what challenges we face.

The Origin of the Elements with Artemis Spyrou Apr 25, 2023

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Chemical elements make up the matter we observe in the universe but how did they form? How did scientists figure this out and what is left to learn? Artemis Spyrou joins Shelly to discuss the evolution of the elements and the nuclear processes that govern stellar nucleosynthesis.
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NIF fusion was a breakthrough, but what kind? with Bob Rosner Mar 28, 2023

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In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore's National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved ignition. Join Shelly as she speaks with Bob Rosner about what this milestone means to Stockpile Stewardship and to physics. Also - learn how cool it is to focus 192 lasers onto a tiny little capsule.
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