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How Storytelling Prevented Nuclear War
Season 14 · Episode 69

How Storytelling Prevented Nuclear War

How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic films influenced us and began the first cybersecurity measures with Future of Life Award recipients and filmmakers Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes, and Nicholas Meyer.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes, Nicholas Meyer

November 14, 202355m 31s

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Show Notes

How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic films influenced us and began the first cybersecurity measures with Future of Life Award recipients and filmmakers Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes, and Nicholas Meyer. 

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