Episode Summary: National Security Science magazine interviews Los Alamos National Laboratory historian Nic Lewis about the Lab’s longest serving director, Norris Bradbury. Learn about how Bradbury impacted the evolution of the Lab. You’ll also hear historical audio clips from Bradbury himself. Labcast: Los Alamos establishes Open AI partnership for studying biological threats that frontier AI models could pose. Highlights from the Hill: Los Alamos uses machine learning to detect earthquakes. Learn more about Norris Bradbury, the Lab’s second—and longest serving—director who ensured Los Alamos survived and thrived after World War II: https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/national-security-science/2024-summer/norris-bradbury. Check out the Summer 2024 New Mexico issue at https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/national-security-science/2024-summer/
The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.
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