What is the deal with all the movies, TV shows, and video games showing nuclear war or radioactive waste creating giant monsters, super heroes, or immortal zombie ghouls? How does radiation work, and what affects does it have on the body? Should you be wearing that tin-foil hat around the house, or is it much more effective outside the home? Answers to these questions and more in Episode 6.

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