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Jun 2014
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Precognition of Ep. 96: Oppenheimer's Rh...

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
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Guest Lynda Walsh describes her book Scientists as Prophets: A Rhetorical Genealogy, focusing on J. Robert Oppenheimer's conflicted position after WWII as science advisor and anti-nuke spokesman.
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