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Big Ideas Lab
Your weekly exploration inside Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Hear untold stories, meet boundary-pushing pioneers and get unparalleled access to groundbreaking science and technology. From national security challenges to computing revolutions, discover the innovations that are shaping tomorrow, today.
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Offsite Assignments
Episode Date: December 16, 2025Every decision in national security hinges on knowledge, insight, and expertise - some of that expertise starts in a lab in Livermore. The Offsite Fel...
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Energy Flow Charts
Episode Date: December 2, 2025LLNL’s Energy Flow Charts have become one of the clearest ways to understand the nation’s energy system. Learn how these diagrams capture everything f...
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Advanced Lasers
Episode Date: September 23, 2025At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientists are developing high-repetition-rate lasers that fire thousands of times per second. In this epis...
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Element Discovery
Episode Date: September 9, 2025Scientists are still adding to the periodic table and expanding what we know about matter. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, researchers are...
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World’s Largest Camera
Episode Date: August 26, 2025Supernovas, asteroids, dark matter, and dark energy… the universe is constantly changing. Today we’ll dive into how we track what’s shifting in the ni...
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Laser Guide Star
Episode Date: August 12, 2025For decades, Earth’s atmosphere has blurred images of both stars and galaxies, greatly restricting our ability to see the universe clearly from the gr...
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Forensic Science Center (Part 2)
Episode Date: July 15, 2025The modern world is an onslaught of threats – from biological and radioactive to nuclear and chemical. At the Forensic Science Center at the Lawrence...
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Forensic Science Center (Part I)
Episode Date: July 1, 2025A mysterious package. A silent explosion. And a phone call that would change the course of forensic science forever. In this gripping first part of ou...
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Polymer Enclave
Episode Date: June 17, 2025At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, engineers and scientists are reimagining the way critical components for the U.S. nuclear stockpile are des...
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Quantum Computing
Episode Date: June 3, 2025What if scientists could use the peculiar world of quantum mechanics to design solutions once thought impossible - changing how we build, heal, and co...
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AI at the Lab
Episode Date: May 20, 2025Artificial intelligence is transforming how science is conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. From accelerating drug discovery to optimi...
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Jupiter Laser Facility
Episode Date: May 6, 2025From fusion experiments to cancer-fighting tech, the Jupiter Laser Facility is where bold ideas meet billion-watt lasers. In this episode, we go insid...
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Spring Break - We'll Be Back Soon!
Episode Date: April 8, 2025Big Ideas Lab is taking a quick spring break, but the story is far from over. We're continuing to uncover the untold breakthroughs and hidden historie...
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Machinists
Episode Date: April 1, 2025Before a laser fires or a rocket launches, machinists make the mission possible. This episode explores the world of machining at Lawrence Livermore Na...
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Space Security
Episode Date: March 25, 2025In the vast silence of space, security is anything but quiet. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, cutting-edge science and strategic defense co...
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Tech Transfer
Episode Date: March 18, 2025Today we’ll explore how technologies developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory make their way from the Lab into industry — impacting lives e...
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Inertial Fusion Energy
Episode Date: March 11, 2025What if we could harness the same energy that powers the stars to fuel our world? Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are working tow...