Peak Oil & the End of Growth
Nate Hagens, host of the podcast “The Great Simplification,” discusses the implications of fossil fuel/material depletion and the ways that our financial system is accelerating consumption under the s...
16 Jan 202357min
Natrium, Coal Gasification, and Synfuels, Oh My!
Cal Abel, CTO of Signal Power and Light, discusses the engineering behind the sodium-cooled fast reactor Natrium, and argues for their centrality in the U.S. coal to nuclear transition, as their high ...
9 Jan 20231h 5min
What’s All the Fuss About Fusion?
Gerrit Bruhaug, based out of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at Rochester University, joins Decouple to talk about the significance of the recent ignition event at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories.
3 Jan 20231h 1min
From Sierra Leone to Sweden: A Panel Discussion on Nuclear at COP27
An IAEA panel discussion at COP27 on how nuclear energy intersects with the lives of individuals and a diverse array of nations including Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, the USA and Sweden...
30 Des 202256min
Human Factors and Nuclear Reactors
Noah Rettberg, physics lab technician in training and popular Decouple guest, updates us on Germany's return to fossil fuels and discusses a salient topic in the energy transition debate: that of huma...
20 Des 20221h 11min
Mining Our Way to Net Zero
Dr. Simon Michaux, Associate Professor at Geometallurgy at Geological Survey of Finland, uncovers the truth about the vast mining requirements behind any proposed transition to a "clean" energy future...
12 Des 20221h 33min
Mark Nelson on Pyramids & COP27 Panels
Mark Nelson, managing director of the Radiant Energy Group, digests COP27, whose location in Egypt leads him to reflect on the incredible structure and longevity of the pyramids and what lessons on en...
6 Des 20221h 8min
Nuclear Energy at COP27
Seth Grae, CEO of Lightbridge Corporation, reflects on the 2022 UN Climate Chance Conference, or COP27, held this year in Egypt. We discuss perceived attitudes between the global wealthy and underdeve...
29 Nov 202257min
