The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #976 - Mar 23 2024
Mar 23, 2024
Interview with Dante Lauretta of the Osiris Rex mission, treating HIV with CRISPR, Starship's third launch, extinct flu virus, Voyager 1's glitches, death by exorcism, increasing energy demand, fighting lions, asteroids sampling, organic diversity, collaborations in science, innovative wood construction, dealing with bad science and pseudoscience
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- Advancements in using CRISPR for treating HIV, challenges in meeting increasing energy demand with renewable sources.
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The podcast episode discusses a variety of topics, including the earliest spring equinox since 1896 due to leap years, the impact of global warming on winter seasons, developments in using CRISPR to potentially remove HIV from infected cells, SpaceX's Starship test flights and advancements, the decreased demand for electricity over the past 20 years and the recent spike in demand due to factors like data centers, electric vehicles, industry, and air conditioning, challenges in meeting the increasing demand for electricity with renewable energy sources due to grid limitations and regulatory red tape, and the implications of delays in decarbonization efforts as more fossil fuel plants are built to meet the demand.
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