Episodios

  • What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan

    What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan
    Aug 1 2024
    What if you discovered warning signs of something very dangerous buried deep underground from an ancient civilization? Would you believe the item was dangerous or would you think it was valuable treasure? Would you continue exploring? Find out what could be buried and what Drs. Caplan and Lesher would do with the knowledge. Send an email us to My Nuclear Life or visit our website mynuclearlife.com. Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and subscribe to My Nuclear Life wherever you listen to podcasts.
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    52 m
  • The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel

    The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel
    May 28 2024
    Physicist and activist, Frank von Hippel discusses his career in arms control and what the future may hold for the world. Two corrections – 1) The Nuclear Weapons Freeze march was from the UN to Central park and 2) The banner in the Freeze march said 177 out of 195 towns voted for the Freeze in Vermont, not 193 out of 197.
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    51 m
  • The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy

    The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy
    Apr 30 2024
    Our team returns to the Soviet Union to take data on the Slava. We hear about the spectroscopy of a nuclear weapon and the legacy of the Black Sea Experiment.
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    42 m
  • Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: Soviet Scientists Reach Out

    Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: Soviet Scientists Reach Out
    Apr 30 2024
    This episode sets the stage for the Black Sea Experiment. We are introduced to Tom Cochran and Frank von Hippel, two people who had a hand in changing the way the US viewed arms control verification. This episode introduces seismic verification, used to verify nuclear tests for decades.
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    38 m
  • Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2

    Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2
    Mar 27 2024
    Shelly continues her stay in Tbilisi, Georgia and speaks to two Physicists, Giorgia Japaridz (Illia State Univ.) and Revaz Shanidze (Tbilisi State Univ). They discuss what life as a physicist was like under Soviet rule and after Georgian independence. Along the way we learn about scientists who protected nuclear material when security fled, why the Institute’s reactor was unique, and find out how to survive in post-Soviet times. This podcast is in collaboration with The Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
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    53 m
  • Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 1

    Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 1
    Feb 27 2024
    Spend time with Shelly and two guest as she travels to Tbilsi, Georgia. First she discusses storytelling and Georgian’s atomic Odyssey with Shorena Lortkipanidze from the Civil Council on Defense and Security (Tbilsi, Georgia). Next, Mariam Chabashvidi explains her love for computer programming after Georgian independence and how she became an invaluable member of the nuclear science team at the Institute of Physics in Tbilsi, Georgia. This podcast is in collaboration with The Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
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    58 m
  • The new face of the nuclear nerd - Miss America (2023) Grace Stanke

    The new face of the nuclear nerd - Miss America (2023) Grace Stanke
    Jan 30 2024
    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.
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    40 m
  • Understanding Edward Teller with Istvan Hargittai

    Understanding Edward Teller with Istvan Hargittai
    Nov 28 2023
    What makes Edward Teller tick? Find out with physical chemist and author Istvan Hargittai on this episode.
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    59 m