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The Challenge of Finding a New Source of Clean Energy
2:32:37 - 2:39:29 (06:52)
Building a new source of clean energy may have a significant impact on the worldwide GDP, however, the energy equation remains a difficult challenge to overcome without significant advancements in material science, as the existing solutions for nuclear have limitations in scaling beyond the bench scale.
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Demographics play an important role in economic participation according to the speaker, who believes that being a 46-year-old in 2023 offers more advantages than a 26-year-old in the same year due to the genetic distribution of being born at the right time and place.
2:32:37 - 2:36:26 (03:49)
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Demographics play an important role in economic participation according to the speaker, who believes that being a 46-year-old in 2023 offers more advantages than a 26-year-old in the same year due to the genetic distribution of being born at the right time and place.
ChapterThe Challenge of Finding a New Source of Clean Energy
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The energy sector, manufacturing, and transport make up the majority of the worldwide GDP, meaning any new clean energy solutions would need to displace trillions of dollars.
2:36:26 - 2:39:29 (03:03)
Summary
The energy sector, manufacturing, and transport make up the majority of the worldwide GDP, meaning any new clean energy solutions would need to displace trillions of dollars. There are also technical problems to overcome, including a need for advances in material science and scalability for nuclear solutions.