Introduction

This episode is all about the exploration for and mining of minerals, specifically cobalt. In this conversation, i am joined by kurt hous, ceo and co founder of cobalt metals,. professor john thompson, of earth and geo sciences at cornell. And a 16 c general partner on the consumer team coni chan. We explain why it is that cobalt is suddenly one of the most important and in demand metals on the planet. Along the way, we touch on how entire chapters of human civilization are driven by the search for andmining of metals.