The Element That Shaped Our World

The new documentary “Uranium — Twisting the Dragon’s Tail” explores the world's most controversial element.

By Gemma Tarlach
May 28, 2015 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:23 AM
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Host Derek Muller visiting the Titan Missile Museum in Tucson, Ariz. | Josephine Wright/Genepool Productions Pty. Ltd.

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Physicist Derek Muller found his way into numerous classrooms, homes and office cubicles via Veritasium, his YouTube science channel. But Muller’s latest project, hosting a documentary about uranium, took him even further afield (8 p.m. EDT July 28, PBS).

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