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From Kyle Hill. A new movement aimed at poisoning A.I. models like ChatGPT has gained traction after hackers have been attempting to trap said models in a never ending ‘Tar Pit’ of nonsense. After reading an Ars Technica interview, I tracked down a hacker developing tools to poison AI training data. Tools such as ‘Nepenthes’…
From Kyle Hill. In February 2025 I got to visit Terrapower, a self-proclaimed nuclear innovation company. In part one of this sponsored series, you will see the science behind turning nuclear waste into cancer medication. In part two, we will explore and explain what will be the first next-generation nuclear reactor to operate in the…
From Kyle Hill. Between 1980 and 1989, four people between two young families would die of leukemia. The connection? They all lived in the same room in an apartment building in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. This episode of [HALF-LIFE HISTORIES] explains how a single misplaced capsule became one of history’s worst orphan source accidents. 00:00 Intro 00:42…
From Kyle Hill. Deep in the deserts of Idaho sits a giant box. It was made for nuclear science. It’s the most radioactive room on Earth. It’s Idaho National Laboratory’s Hot Fuel Examination Facility. I peered through its leaded windows in June, 2024. This is what I saw, and why. 💪 JOIN [THE FACILITY] for…
From Kyle Hill. Could you see a nuclear explosion on the moon with the naked eye? That was the question posed by the United States military in the 1950s as the cold war was heating up and the space race between the US and the Soviet Union was in full swing. Project A119, details of…
From Kyle Hill. In February 2025, a Russian drone struck the NSC at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Ukrainian spelling). The small drone caused damage that might take years to recover from. This fundraiser supports the Clean Futures fund, who aids and supplies people (and the wild dogs) in the area. 💪 JOIN [THE FACILITY]…
From Kyle Hill. Thanks to Displate for sponsoring today’s episode! Click here https://displate.com/@kylehill and use the code KYLE to get 26% off for 1-2 Displates or 30% off for 3 or more Displates. Mass Effect is known for its incorporation of real world space science, more so than most other sci-fi games. This certainly has…
From Kyle Hill. Thanks to Copenhagen Atomics for bringing me all the way to Denmark to check out their facility! Watch Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjHH8Qf3aO4 If Thorium molten salt reactors (MSRs) offer a safer, more efficient, and more scalable alternative to traditional nuclear power, then why isn’t there a single commercial reactor in operation today?…
From Kyle Hill. You can purchase Bill’s new memoir, “Source Code,” here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059380158X?tag=randohouseinc48303-20 In early January 2025 I got to sit down for a short interview with Bill Gates. My goal was to probe one of the most successful people in history about everything from the current state of the information age, to AI, to…
From Kyle Hill. Get the official Geiger counter of [THE FACILITY]! https://103.radiacode.com/KyleHill Use my offer code KYLE to get 10 percent off and to support our nerdy work here. Thanks to Copenhagen Atomics for bringing me all the way to Denmark to check out their facility! Since the 1960s, we’ve known that light water nuclear…
From Kyle Hill. Take the trainwell Quiz to find your perfect trainer and get 14 days of free training here: https://go.trainwell.net/Kyle-Hill You feel like you are free. Free to cross the street when you want to, free to like the color blue more than red, free to watch this video. You decided all this. You…
From Kyle Hill. We’d like to thank Luciteria for the loan of the element samples and the display in today’s episode. To learn more please check them out here: https://www.luciteria.com/ I already own a lot of these. After its discovery by Marie Curie, the radioactive element radium was incorporated into everything as a “cure all.”…
From Kyle Hill. This year, the first next next generation nuclear reactor expected to enter operation passed a huge milestone. Scientists and engineers in China proved that the reactor was, in theory, MELTDOWN-PROOF. How is that possible? Isn’t a meltdown always possible? Noted Nuclear Zaddy Kyle Hill explains the fascinating science behind pebble bed reactors…