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Big Ideas Lab

The world’s most demanding science never sleeps.

From facilities that operate around the clock to the people monitoring safety, power, and infrastructure overnight, this episode goes behind the scenes of the invisible operations at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that keep critical science moving forward - even when nothing appears to be happening.

Guests featured (in order of appearance):

  • Cynthia Rivera, Principal Associate Director of Operations & Business, LLNL
  • Robert Scripp, Emergency Management Department Head, LLNL

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.

Script by Elizabeth Sherman.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Matthew Powell.

Story Editing by Levi Hanusch.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.


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2026-02-24 11 min

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