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Opinion | ‘Oppenheimer’ and the Siren Song of World-Ending Technology

Opinion | ‘Oppenheimer’ and the Siren Song of World-Ending Technology

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carlos lozada

So we drove out to the Midwest for vacation. And so I was like, oh, we’ll just audiobook it. And between the drive back and forth, I barely had covered half of the book because it was like 27 hours or something ridiculous.

lydia polgreen

Wait, you subjected your family to the “Oppenheimer” audiobook?

carlos lozada

They loved it. Or they lied to me.

michelle cottle

Either way.

carlos lozada

Well, I mean, I read it when it came out. It’s like 17 years ago, so I mean, I don’t remember.

ross douthat

So once wasn’t enough.

carlos lozada

I just remember that it was great.

michelle cottle

Nerd.

ross douthat

Uh-huh.

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