The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean· Staffel 12· Folge 7

The Battery Dope

Dienstag, 19. Mai 2026 · 19 min

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In the 1950s, scientists hated politics. Then one Allen Astin got fired. After that, scientists knew they had to play politics—or face professional annihilation.

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