Despite the fear around nuclear power, the technology has proven to be a reliable and emission-free way to produce electricity on a small footprint. Watch the video to see why nuclear energy is on the verge of a renaissance. https://t.co/aM0UpVWgGF
For the first time ever, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have achieved a nuclear fusion reaction that resulted in a net energy gain, sources said https://t.co/GvFnOcLu9x
No one realized it at the time, but the accident at Three Mile Island cost thousands of lives. Not directly, but by making nuclear power unpopular in the US, and thus causing us to switch to more dangerous power sources.
the senate didn't pass an infrastructure bill, this is a trillion dollar paint job. it's still possible to do great things, but this country will continue to crumble until we put a plan in place to build something better. https://t.co/UykMfbGwpK
The beauty of doing nothing is that you can do it perfectly. Only when you do something is it almost impossible to do it without mistakes. Therefore people who are contributing nothing to society, except their constant criticisms, can feel both intellectually and morally superior
Within 10-20 years, nearly every branch of science will be, for all intents and purposes, a branch of computer science.
Computational physics, comp chemistry, comp biology, comp medicine... Even comp archeology. Realistic simulations, big data analysis, and ML everywhere
Over the past 20 years, the US had no net job creation for folks aged 16-59.
The 10 million net increase in US payrolls from 2000-2020 was due to folks aged 60 and older.
Unintuitive fact of the day.
JPMorgan: "cryptocurrencies would uniquely protect portfolios against a simultaneous loss of faith in a country’s currency and its payments system, because they are produced and they circulate outside conventional and regulated channels" 1/2