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Peter Newell
How to transition to a zero carbon economy in a timely and fair fashion is one of the greatest challenges the world faces. Bill Gates spelt out his vision of how to do it in his recent book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. The answer for him is technological innovation and getting ideas to […]
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Fariborz Zelli, Jakob Skovgaard, Karin Bäckstrand, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Oscar Widerberg
Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy systems are two central planetary challenges humanity faces today Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy systems are two central planetary challenges humanity faces today. The two challenges strongly overlap, both in their substance and in the political choices we have to address them. As a […]
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Leon N. Cooper
One of the most important questions in science today as it relates to public policy is the debate over whether we should use a linear no-threshold model (LNT) or a threshold model when calculating the health risks of low to moderate doses of radiation. Public policy is currently guided by the LNT model, which posits […]
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David Goodstein
David Goodstein, author of Thermal Physics, Energy and Entropy (2015) discusses his interest in the subject and the reasons behind writing this important text
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Peter Z. Grossman
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” as it’s commonly called, has been touted as a great boon to humanity and at the same time, condemned as a great danger. As usual, the reality lies somewhere in between. Fracking is a process of cracking rock formations (mainly shale) with high pressure water mixed with chemicals to release natural […]
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Peter Newell
How to transition to a zero carbon economy in a timely and fair fashion is one of the greatest challenges the world faces. Bill Gates spelt out his vision of how to do it in his recent book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. The answer for him is technological innovation and getting ideas to […]
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Fariborz Zelli, Jakob Skovgaard, Karin Bäckstrand, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Oscar Widerberg
Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy systems are two central planetary challenges humanity faces today Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy systems are two central planetary challenges humanity faces today. The two challenges strongly overlap, both in their substance and in the political choices we have to address them. As a […]
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Leon N. Cooper
One of the most important questions in science today as it relates to public policy is the debate over whether we should use a linear no-threshold model (LNT) or a threshold model when calculating the health risks of low to moderate doses of radiation. Public policy is currently guided by the LNT model, which posits […]
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David Goodstein
David Goodstein, author of Thermal Physics, Energy a...
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Peter Z. Grossman
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” as it’s commonly called, has been touted as a great boon to humanity and at the same time, condemned as a great danger. As usual, the reality lies somewhere in between. Fracking is a process of cracking rock formations (mainly shale) with high pressure water mixed with chemicals to release natural […]
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