Oak Ridge comes up in 2 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from July 2012 to March 2014.
DNA Programming, Human-Animal Hybridization Research
The discussion turns to the intersection of DNA and electronic circuits, with Sauder referencing research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory involving gold electrodes on DNA molecules. He discusses rumors of human-animal hybridization and transgenic engineering that may have roots in World War II-era secret science.
Manhattan Project Secrecy, Industrial Nuclear Development
Stanton Friedman uses the Manhattan Project and the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program at General Electric to demonstrate how massive technological projects can be kept secret. He notes that the Oak Ridge plant used 5% of U.S. electrical power in total secrecy during the 1940s. Friedman also tracks the rapid progression of nuclear power from the first 10-ton bombs to 57-million-ton fusion devices tested by the Soviet Union.
