"Being on a rogue planet sounds cooler than actually being on one."
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During my Sunday morning listening of the excellent #SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse podcast, I learned about even better and safer #nuclear reactors being developed: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/in-wyoming-bill-gates-moves-ahead-with-nuclear-project-aimed-at-revolutionizing-power-generation/ar-BB1nXZ4D
And now I've come to the conclusion that arguing against #PHP because it is a "shit" language, having used it once 20 years ago, is just as silly as arguing against nuclear power because of Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Last year, IIRC, the #SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse podcast dumped BetterHelp as a sponsor over precisely this. The publicity is bad now, but they've been doing it for a while.
Fetching #geothermal energy is as problematic as #fossil fuels.
Why ?
- you insert additinonal energy into the already overshooting earth energy balance
- you incentivise drilling/fracking techniques including all related problems
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#climatesolutionism
#EEI
The Skeptics Guide #948 - Sep 9 2023
Starting from: 00:21:53
Episode webpage: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu
Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/skepticsguide/skepticast2023-09-09.mp3#t=1313
@lowqualityfacts Cats with a particular thyroid sickness (cancer?) are treated with radioactive iodine. Cats don't live long enough to be affected seriously by the radiation, but their humans (especially children) have to limit their exposure from the radioactive cats until it wears off.
I just learnt this from the awesome #SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse #Podcast.
@paulisci This thread got picked up on the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast! The item starts at around the 30 minute mark.
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