Nevada’s Yucca Mountain is no longer an option for long-term storage of nuclear waste. But construction of a similar project is under way in Finland. In his film Into Eternity, director Michael Madsen questions the feasibility of safely storing waste for hundreds of thousands of years.
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The Future Of Nuclear Energy In The U.S. : NPR
Before the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power was being rebranded as a green form of energy. New York Times energy reporter Matt Wald explains how the situation in Japan is now raising questions about the safety and disposal of nuclear waste in the U.S.
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/31/134982512/the-future-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-u-s?ft=1&f=13
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Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity
Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool: cooperation.
http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_pagel_how_language_transformed_humanity.html
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Nuclear Power – BBC One Planet
As the nuclear crisis in Japan continues, One Planet looks at the future for nuclear energy worldwide. Plus, the clean-up operation from last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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