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Friday, October 28, 2011

What should "Radioactive Wolves" teach critical thinkers?

What should "Radioactive Wolves" teach critical thinkers?

http://atomicinsights.com/2011/10/what-should-radioactive-wolves-teach-critical-thinkers.html

Radioactive Wolves, the first episode of the 30th season of PBS’s Nature, documents current conditions in the area that was forcibly evacuated following the uncontrolled radioactive material releases caused when the operators at the Chernobyl nuclear power station conducted a poorly planned experiment and blew up their power plant.

In the absence of human beings, the remaining creatures seem to be doing just fine. Rod believes that is because it is hard to teach animals to be afraid of radiation; they do not watch many scary movies or news programs.

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