17. The Golden Spike
Uncharted with Hannah Fry
Concrete and the Anthropocene Epoch
This chapter examines the significant rise in concrete usage and its implications for defining a new geological epoch. Researchers explore sediment samples from Crawford Lake, revealing a nuclear signature that marks the beginning of the Anthropocene, linked to historical nuclear tests despite Canada's lack of a nuclear weapons program.
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