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29: Bringing Shadow-power to Light - Talking About Solar Panels
Episode 29
https://youtu.be/_yqI_sSyxTU
Matt and Sean talk about the shocking advances to solar power production, record breaking solar panel efficiency, and the…
5 years, 11 months ago
28: Why We Call it Undecided - Talking About Carbon Capture and Beer
Episode 28
https://youtu.be/VhVa0WJkORQ
Matt and Sean talk about the debate around carbon cleaning technologies and why an all-or-nothing approach may not be the…
5 years, 11 months ago
27: The case of the missing episode
Episode 27
https://youtu.be/S_Fr04iENYk
Matt and Sean talk about the evolution of remote work, including how it's impacting Matt's own YouTube channel. Also: sug…
6 years ago
26: Our chickenwire future (carbon nanotubes)
Episode 26
https://youtu.be/YbPwmWm7AcU
Matt and Sean discuss some possible (but unlikely) uses for carbon nano-tube technology such as Road Runner style escapes…
6 years ago
25: Making SENSE of it all
Episode 25
https://youtu.be/gjITLXY5fng
Matt and Sean talk about the Sense energy monitor, machine learning and smart home, and why someone might try to cook egg…
6 years ago
24: The future is mechanical?
Episode 24
https://youtu.be/KaJi8jBx9Yc
Matt and Sean discuss various battery options, mechanical power production, and how cool something as simple as a falling…
6 years ago
23: Home Automation: Where to start?
Episode 23
https://youtu.be/4_p1MVSrhCo
Matt and Sean discuss different ways of approaching home-automation (cheapest, easiest, and most impactful), the balance …
6 years, 1 month ago
22: I... Am... THOR(ium)
Episode 22
https://youtu.be/_0dlj-bCZqg
Matt and Sean talk about what scares people about thorium reactors and nuclear energy, how to take the long view on diffi…
6 years, 1 month ago
21: Cast Iron Bikes and the Sound Barrier
Episode 21
https://youtu.be/9RX9um__T-o
Matt and Sean talk about the Rad Power RadRunner 1 E bike, the ins and outs of city cycling, and learning to ride a bike …
6 years, 1 month ago
20: Not to scale - the truth about graphene
Episode 20
https://youtu.be/FbcFtDHKcoA
NOT TO SCALE: Matt and Sean talk about graphene, how it's made and how it *might* be used. Everything from graphite to fl…
6 years, 1 month ago