The nuclear waste we produce will be dangerous for a very long time. We’ve figured out how to safely store it in the earth until it’s no longer a biohazard. Now we just have to figure out how to warn humans 10,000 years in the future to stay away from it.
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of nuclear semiotics - the mind-bending challenge of how to warn future civilizations about dangerous radioactive waste sites that will remain deadly for thousands of years. They explore the complex problems scientists face when trying to create universal warning messages that will still make sense even if languages, symbols, and entire civilizations change over the next 10,000+ years. It's a thought-provoking episode that will have you questioning everything you think you know about communication and what might survive into humanity's distant future.
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