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March 22, 2001: Infinite Energy - Dr. Eugene Mallove & Richard C. Hoagland | Fall of Mir - Steve "Dr. Sky" Kates
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Art Bell opens the show with the dramatic deorbiting of Russia's Mir space station, which plunged into the South Pacific just minutes before airtime. Astronomer Steve "Dr. Sky" Kates joins to discuss the fiery reentry, the mysterious fungus that thrived aboard Mir by consuming titanium, and what happens when that organism reaches the nutrient-rich ocean.
Dr. Eugene Mallove, editor of Infinite Energy magazine, and Richard C. Hoagland then take center stage to discuss the suppression of cold fusion research. Mallove reveals that MIT fudged its 1989 calorimetry data, shifting positive results to appear negative, while Caltech fumbled basic algebra in its analysis. He presents findings from the 8th International Conference on Cold Fusion showing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries confirmed nuclear transmutation in laboratory conditions.
The conversation turns to the economics of space exploration, with Hoagland and Mallove lamenting that billions of dollars in orbital infrastructure were allowed to burn up for political reasons. They argue that cold fusion could power ion engines for solar system travel and that NASA resists private space tourism to maintain institutional control.
Dr. Eugene Mallove, editor of Infinite Energy magazine, and Richard C. Hoagland then take center stage to discuss the suppression of cold fusion research. Mallove reveals that MIT fudged its 1989 calorimetry data, shifting positive results to appear negative, while Caltech fumbled basic algebra in its analysis. He presents findings from the 8th International Conference on Cold Fusion showing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries confirmed nuclear transmutation in laboratory conditions.
The conversation turns to the economics of space exploration, with Hoagland and Mallove lamenting that billions of dollars in orbital infrastructure were allowed to burn up for political reasons. They argue that cold fusion could power ion engines for solar system travel and that NASA resists private space tourism to maintain institutional control.