MICHAEL MARDER | ENERGY NIGHTMARES: FROM CHERNOBYL TO A CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Will we change human behaviour if we transform our idea of “energy”? 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl. Considering the event from a philosophical perspective, Michael Marder looks at the profound connection between different ways of obtaining energy. APR 2021

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