American Alchemy with Jesse Michels
Why America’s Top Scientists Are Going Missing [They Knew Too Much…]
April 21, 2026·1h 52mnarrativescience
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The episode investigates a series of mysterious disappearances and assassinations of top scientists, defense researchers, and aerospace experts across the U.S. and globally, raising urgent questions about whether these incidents are isolated tragedies, acts of geopolitical sabotage, or
The episode investigates a series of mysterious disappearances and assassinations of top scientists, defense researchers, and aerospace experts across the U.S. and globally, raising urgent questions about whether these incidents are isolated tragedies, acts of geopolitical sabotage, or
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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Neil McCaslandMonica Jacinto RezaCarl GrillmayerMIT plasma physicist and fusion energy expert who was assassinated in 2025.Claudio Valente
Books
The Three-Body Problemby Liu Cixin
Companies
TAE Technologies
Products & Tools
Mondeleoy
Research & Papers
Project Preserve Destiny
Topics
Artificial IntelligenceFuture Of WorkGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismScientific MethodTrue Crime
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