Biosphere 2: The Sealed Experiment That Ran Out of Oxygen
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges faced by Biosphere 2, a closed ecosystem experiment, including an oxygen crisis and its implications on trust and success.
Biosphere 2 was meant to be a closed ecosystem proving humans could survive under glass, until an oxygen crisis forced secret fixes and triggered a spectacular public meltdown over trust, control, and what “success” even means.
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