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S6 E18

Termites to Telescopes

Dr. Philip Morrison, Institute Professor and professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presents this thoughtful and provocative commentary on the nature of civilization.

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Episode 7: The End Of The Rainbow

Episode 8: The Beersheva Experiment

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