I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.
I found an article that said “The microwave was invented to heat hamsters humanely in 1950s experiments.“ And I thought, no it wasn’t. ...was it?
Pull down the description for thorough references and credits.
Thanks to James Lovelock for his time! His latest book is Novacene: [that is, of course, an Amazon affiliate link]
Filmed safely: - thanks to jabs, PCR tests, isolation and distancing.
I did consider whether to do an extended interview with Dr Lovelock, but the Science Museum has already done far better than I ever could:
On cyborgs, asteroids and Gaia theory:
On his greatest epiphany:
An extended 90-minute interview from the Lovelock Centenary Conference:
REFERENCES:
HISTORY OF THE MICROWAVE:
I Burrell, in the Independent, 1997: “Your money, or the cat gets microwaved“: