Linda Richards
Scholar focused on social justice and the human impacts of nuclear technology, with research on uranium mining, indigenous communities, and nuclear policy.
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Oct 21, 2013 • 34min
Atomic Power and Promise: What's Become of Our Nuclear Golden Age?
Linda Richards, a scholar of social justice and uranium mining impacts, and Alex Wellerstein, a historian of nuclear science and secrecy. They trace early awe and cultural ambivalence toward radiation. They discuss bombs-to-reactors history, uranium mining’s harms to Indigenous communities, medical and industrial uses of isotopes, and debates about nuclear’s role in cutting emissions and politics shaping energy choices.
