Paradigm

Michael Muthukrishna: Rethinking Nuclear Energy


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Michael Muthukrishna is an associate professor of economic psychology at the London School of Economics, and the author of the book "A Theory of Everyone".

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  • Timestamps:

    00:00 Episode intro

    01:00 Energy and nuclear power - reflections

    08:00 How do cultural differences impact how we work together?

    23:30 Why is human coordination and cooperation so difficult

    33:50 Why do we need energy abundance to enable cooperation?

    46:05 What is the most efficient energy source?

    1:00:00 Why is energy becoming scarce?

    1:06:45 Nuclear - why might this be our best bet?

    1:11:40 Sustainability - should we pull the brakes?

    1:23:16 Major challenge for the 21st century

    1:27:50 Book recommendations

    #nuclear #energy #sustainability #solarenergy #windenergy #nuclearenergy

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