18: The Fog
09/14/17 • 20 min
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
- Inversion (meteorology)
- Great Smog of London
- Battersea Power Station
- Clean Air Act 1956
- Trams in London
- 1948 Donora Smog
- Pollution in China
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Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
- Inversion (meteorology)
- Great Smog of London
- Battersea Power Station
- Clean Air Act 1956
- Trams in London
- 1948 Donora Smog
- Pollution in China
Support Causality on Patreon
Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.
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Links of potential interest:
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- Three Mile Island Engineering Report
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- Facts and Information About Radiation Exposure
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With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
- Alton Towers
- The Smiler
- How Alton Towers Smiler Crash Unfolded
- Alton Towers Smiler Crash Footage Released
- Alton Towers Smiler Ride Reopens
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Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producers: Chris Stone and Eivind Hjertnes.
Causality - 18: The Fog
Transcript
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Chain of events. Cause and effect. We analyse what went right, and what went wrong, as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. I'm John Chidgey, and this is Causality. Causality is part of The Engineered Network to support our shows including this one, head over to our Patreon page and for other great shows
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