Stories from Glasgow: Season 5, Episode Four – Atomic Legacies & Gamifying World Crises
Published: 10 December 2025
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Dr Tim Peacock reflects on their continuing legacy. He also discusses two Games & Gaming Lab titles and their use in exploring global nuclear and humanitarian crises.
Season 5, Episode Four – Atomic Legacies & Gamifying World Crises
With Dr Tim Peacock
Coming Soon
This episode will be available on 10 December 2025
In summer 2025, the world marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Dr Tim Peacock returns to the podcast for an episode reflecting on the legacy of the bombings; from their immediate impact on Japan and the growth of nuclear culture in the US, to international relations and nuclear diplomacy in the decades after.
In the second half of the episode, Dr Peacock shares two games he has developed in the UofG Games & Gaming Lab, which are centred around global nuclear and humanitarian crises: Dial N for Nuclear and HOPE AGE. Listen to find out how these games challenge players, as well as HOPE AGE’s impact when it was played by delegates at the United Nations earlier this year.
Discover More
- Learn more about Dr Tim Peacock and his research, and follow him on X: Dr Tim Peacock and Bluesky: @drtimpeacock.bsky.social
- Read Dr Peacock’s articles for The Conversation UK on Godzilla and the cinematic legacies of the first nuclear tests, Oppenheimer, and Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace speech.
- Discover the UofG Games & Gaming Lab
- Follow the UofG Games & Gaming Lab on X: @UofGGamesLab and Bluesky: @uofggameslab.bsky.social
- Explore research in the Scottish Centre for War Studies & Conflict Archaeology
- Follow the Scottish Centre for War Studies & Conflict Archaeology on X: @UofGWarStudies and Bluesky: @uofgwarstudies.bsky.social
First published: 10 December 2025
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