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By Neil deGrasse Tyson

Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon

S13 E29

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Published August 09, 2022 2:00am

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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Photo Credit: United States Department of Energy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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