10k-Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories (2014)
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The '10k-Year Earworm' is a song designed to be memorable for 10,000 years to warn future generations about nuclear waste repositories, sparking discussion on creative approaches to long-term environmental warnings.
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gus_massa
2 months ago
People build on dry riverside that flood every 10 years, because the land is cheap. I have no hope for a 10k year period.
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