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Bhopal, 25 Years Later

Bhopal, 25 Years Later

This audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast revisits a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, where a 1984 gas leak caused as many as 8,000 deaths. OER Level

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Bhopal’s Unlikely Legacy

Bhopal’s Unlikely Legacy

This audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast explores how the 1984 gas leak in a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India has increased public awareness about toxic threats, and has been a catalyst for new legislation here in the United States. OER Level

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China’s Innovative Past

China’s Innovative Past

This audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast explores the roots of China's creative past and examines why China, a country that over 1500 years came up with some of the most important inventions the world had ever seen, might have lost its innovative edge to the West. OER Level

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Creativity in Chinese Education

Creativity in Chinese Education

In this audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast we look at the Chinese education system which has long favored a culture of rote memorization over creativity and independent thinking. China needs a new generation of critical thinkers, but is the Communist Party truly ready for that? OER Level

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Green Chemistry

Green Chemistry

This audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast explores the science of Green Chemistry. Hear about companies that are developing greener chemicals, and learn why they are fast becoming an attractive alternative for the multi-billion dollar chemical industry. OER Level

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How to Prevent Future Bhopals

How to Prevent Future Bhopals

Henrik Selin, a professor of international relations at Boston University and author of the forthcoming book Global Governance of Hazardous Chemicals, assesses the risk of future disasters like the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal India, in this audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast. OER Level

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