Episode #18: "Natural Nuclear Reactors: When Earth Built a Fission Core!"

The very first nuclear reactors were not built by humans but by nature, roughly 2 billion years ago! In this short episode, you will find out how these reactors were discovered, how they worked, and why they are still relevant for current technologies. This story is a great reminder that nature is full of surprises and has been conducting its own experiments long before we came along. 🌎🌊⚛️ Disclaimer: The topic of nature-created reactors was first sketched out for a TikTok video by "in a nutshell – kurzgesagt GmbH". In the course of my freelance work for them, we developed the topic further together, and eventually I turned it into this short podcast episode.