2010s

The meme-ification of the "Demon Core"

The strange transformation of a criticality accident into dark Internet humor

Nov 20 •

Alex Wellerstein

"Where black is the color, where none is the number"

Bob Dylan's dark, gnomic, and adaptable post-apocalyptic masterpiece

Nov 8 •

Alex Wellerstein

Not a drop to drink

The plausible eco-horror of Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Water Knife"

Oct 11 •

Alex Wellerstein

The Occasion Instant, 1961

What can be learned from how people responded to false alarms about nuclear war in the late 1950s?

Sep 11 •

Alex Wellerstein

What would a faithful World War Z adaptation look like?

Is it possible to make a serious, thoughtful movie about global disaster and recovery?

Jul 23 •

Alex Wellerstein

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