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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.
12 episodes transcribed
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El Capitan
Episode Date: November 19, 2024For decades, it was an ambitious dream: to create a supercomputer powerful enough to tackle humanity's most complex problems. Now, that dream is a rea...
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Implantables
Episode Date: October 29, 2024Imagine an artificial retina that restores sight or micro-devices implanted to monitor health in real time. This isn’t science fiction—it’s our new re...
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Beyond Ignition
Episode Date: October 22, 2024Over millennia, humanity has mastered fire, wind, steam and even the atom to fuel its progress. Now, we stand on the brink of the next monumental leap...
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Fusion Ignition
Episode Date: October 15, 2024Step inside LLNL’s National Ignition Facility, home to the world’s largest and most powerful laser. It’s a building as vast as three football fields,...
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Day in a Life of Deterrence
Episode Date: October 8, 2024Strategic deterrence is the foundation of U.S. national defense, but it’s only as strong as the nuclear triad that supports it.Think of the nuclear tr...
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Strategic Deterrence
Episode Date: October 1, 2024In October 1962, a U-2 reconnaissance plane captured images of Soviet missile sites under construction in Cuba. What followed was a tense 13-day stand...
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Supercomputing
Episode Date: September 24, 2024In the 1960s, a quiet revolution was taking shape behind the scenes—one that would eventually touch every corner of our modern world. As Cold War tens...
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History of the Lab
Episode Date: September 17, 2024In the wake of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb test, the looming threat of nuclear war sent shockwaves through the United States. Air raid sirens...
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Meet the Lab
Episode Date: September 10, 2024What if one square mile could change the world?Welcome to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where groundbreaking scientific discoveries are tran...
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About Big Ideas Lab
Episode Date: September 3, 2024Welcome to the Big Ideas Lab, a weekly podcast that takes you inside Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Hear untold stories, meet boundary-pushin...