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Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon
Season 13 · Episode 29

Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon

Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the Cold War, The Drake Equation, and nuclear winter hypothesis with producer of Cosmos and Carl Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan and atmospheric scientist Brian Toon.

StarTalk Radio · Ann Druyan, Brian Toon, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

August 9, 202258m 54s

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Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the Cold War, The Drake Equation, and nuclear winter hypothesis with producer of Cosmos and Carl Sagan’s widow Ann Druyan and atmospheric scientist Brian Toon. 

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