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Zoom Nuclear Waste Scholar Series: The Body is an Archive: Unearthing Hidden Histories of Radiation and Public Trust Through Baby Teeth

Date & Time

Oct 4, 2025 05:00 AM in Etc/GMT-10 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fn65SAKXRkWuWzmUfA4FKw#/registration

Description

What can a child’s tooth reveal about history, risk, and trust in science? In his talk on Fri, October 3 at noon PT, Professor Jeffrey Sanders will trace how the St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey turned thousands of donated teeth into powerful evidence that Cold War nuclear fallout was entering children’s bones—evidence that helped secure the 1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He follows the surprising afterlives of this archive, from rediscovery in a New Jersey garage to cutting-edge research today that uses lasers to link early exposures to later health effects. Along the way, he asks enduring questions about science, activism, and public trust: Who gets to measure risk, control knowledge, and decide what stories our bodies can still tell?

September 27, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Events