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Nov 2022
41m 53s

The Toll of War with Irwin Redlener

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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How will the war in Ukraine impact future generations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson learns about disaster relief and helping child refugees with co-founder of Ukraine Children’s Action Project and pediatrician, Irwin Redlener. 

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