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Uranium Twisting the Dragons Tail

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Watch the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

07/28/2015 | Rating TV-PG

Uranium Twisting the Dragons Tail

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Preview: Season 1 | 1m 38s

Watch the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

A two-part series exploring the incredible story of uranium, from its creation in an exploding star to its deployment in nuclear weapons, nuclear power and nuclear medicine. Join physicist and YouTube phenomenon Dr. Derek Muller as he reveals the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

07/28/2015 | Rating TV-PG

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Uranium Does Something Incredible

Clip: S1 | 3m 7s | Learn about the power of uranium to spontaneously change its atomic structure. (3m 7s)

Teaser

Preview: S1 | 1m 38s | Watch the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth. (1m 38s)

A Radioactive Bath

Clip: S1 | 2m 45s | Dr. Derek Muller visits a radon spa in the Czech Republic to take a radioactive bath. (2m 45s)

Preview

Preview: S1 | 30s | Unlock the mysteries of uranium, one of the Earth’s most controversial elements. (30s)

Mutually Assured Destruction

Clip: S1 | 5m 11s | See how uranium makes weapons that could end all life on Earth possible. (5m 11s)

Into Pripyat Hospital in Chernobyl

Clip: S1 | 4m 6s | Travel into the radioactive basement of Pripyat Hospital in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. (4m 6s)

Born in the Death of a Star

Clip: S1 | 2m 34s | Uranium was forged in the explosion of a star some six billion years ago. (2m 34s)

Episode 2 Preview

Preview: Ep2 | 30s | Learn how one of Earth's most controversial elements has revolutionized society. (30s)

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