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55 - Nuclear Fission

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Content provided by Jin Kim. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jin Kim or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

How can you split a supposedly indivisible atom to release a lot of energy? Why was this discovery so controversial in the context of history? What does Einstein have to do with nukes? Are nuclear reactors good or evil?
We dive into the nature of the fundamental particles that make up everything in the world, and how we came to harness the awesome yet terrible power that is nuclear energy!
Anatomy of an atom
Nuclear chain reaction visualised
Gun-type vs implosion-type nuclear weapon designs
Half-Arsed History - Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons
Kurzgesagt - Nuclear Energy Explained
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Content provided by Jin Kim. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jin Kim or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

How can you split a supposedly indivisible atom to release a lot of energy? Why was this discovery so controversial in the context of history? What does Einstein have to do with nukes? Are nuclear reactors good or evil?
We dive into the nature of the fundamental particles that make up everything in the world, and how we came to harness the awesome yet terrible power that is nuclear energy!
Anatomy of an atom
Nuclear chain reaction visualised
Gun-type vs implosion-type nuclear weapon designs
Half-Arsed History - Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons
Kurzgesagt - Nuclear Energy Explained
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplainThisCast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@explainthiscast

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