Need a weird little distraction? It’s Monday, we’ve got you.
Mondays are rough, and we know a lot of you might be feeling overwhelmed. So here’s something delightfully strange to make you smile (or haunt you forever—your call).
Ever wanted to hear a song designed to stick in humanity’s collective brain for 10,000 years? That’s exactly what musician Jacob Dwyer set out to do with 10,000-Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories.
Nuclear semiotics is all about making sure people in the far future stay far, far away from nuclear waste sites. Signs can fade, languages can die out… but music? Music gets stuck in your head. And this song? This song is designed to be unforgettable (for better or worse).
The Church of the Atom isn’t alone in trying to preserve knowledge for the future. Scientists, artists, and thinkers around the world have worked on nuclear semiotics, exploring everything from warning symbols to folklore creation to (maybe one day) radioactive cats that change color near waste sites. We’re just one part of a much larger effort to ensure that long-term dangers aren’t forgotten.
So if you need a break from the chaos of today, give this track a listen. If nothing else, it might distract you for a few minutes—and, hey, you’ll be one step closer to remembering this warning 10,000 years from now.
