Thomas and Angelica discuss why power is key to human flourishing, advantages and disadvantages to various methods of power generation, and exciting innovations in the field.

 

#powergeneration #energy #nuclearpower #hydroelectricpower

 

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0:00 Introduction

1:58 The link between energy consumption and wealth, and efficiency properly understood

7:50 The real concerns of pollution and the environment

11:35 The problem with renewability

14:01 The importance of reliability

21:10 Nuclear power

32:19 Hydro and wind power

40:07 Geothermal power

43:01 Final comments

 

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Learn more about what we discuss in the show/our sources:

 

Solein: https://bigthink.com/health/protein-from-air/?fbclid=IwAR1o8BcXl31q3Xc76L1b9mYaoGJZU6nvIJEh92DlkqE4F2DkeoEECtNO4oQ 

Energy density: https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Energy_density 

MIT/Google simulator: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211209124258.htm 

Hydrogen power: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/hydrogen/use-of-hydrogen.php 

Pros and cons of hydropower: https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/hydropower/pros-cons-hydropower/

Nuclear energy vs fossil fuels: https://sciencing.com/about-6134607-nuclear-energy-vs--fossil-fuel.html 

Advances in natural gas: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2020/09/11/tech-breakthroughs-on-the-horizon-for-natural-gas-and-oil 

Advancements in solar, wind, and others: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/five-sustainable-innovations-to-watch-in-2021/ 

Talk on nuclear power (focus on design improvements and political barriers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYlXY19I3c 

Laser-powered nuclear fusion in Australia https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hb11-nuclear-fusion-is-using-super-powerful-lasers-to-create-clean-energy/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=27-10-2021 

 

Bill Gates’s TerraPower nuclear power plants: https://www.freethink.com/technology/molten-salt-reactor 

Chernobyl show review: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/12/chernobyl-by-craig-mazin/ 

 

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