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Billions of people rely on a single, hundred-year-old chemical reaction every day: nitrogen gas + hydrogen gas → ammonia. This simple, short reaction is a hidden monster: it consumes 1% of the world’s TOTAL energy supply and releases 2% of the world’s TOTAL carbon dioxide emissions. Join George on a quest to discover whether the Haber-Bosch reaction’s time is finally up.

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Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff

Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver

Writer:
Andrew Sobey

Host:
George Zaidan

Scientific Consultants:
Alexandr Simonov, Ph.D.
Leila Duman, Ph.D.
Brianne Raccor, Ph.D.

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Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
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