Tom Nelson

Thomas Nelson
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Aug 21, 2024 • 55min

David Siegel: A framework for understanding climate | Tom Nelson Pod #239

David Siegel is a tech entrepreneur from Silicon Valley. He has been researching and writing about climate since 1990.  00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:47 Understanding the Radiative Model 01:21 Solar Science and Photon Journey 03:37 Greenhouse Effect Explained 08:04 Real-World Data on Downwelling Radiation 11:08 Impact of Clouds and Water Vapor 11:46 Ocean's Role in Climate 16:06 Thermal Model of Earth's Climate 18:01 Meridional Temperature Gradient 23:03 Energy Budget and Thermocline 25:10 Ocean Oscillations and Climate Cycles 27:38 Challenging the Radiative Model 28:38 Clouds and Climate: The Impact of Cloud Cover on Temperature 29:21 Heat Escaping to Space: Radiative vs. Thermal Models 29:53 The 2023-2024 Temperature Spike: Multiple Factors at Play 30:39 Ocean Warming: The Role of Sunlight and Clouds 31:30 Antarctica and the Tropics: Temperature Anomalies Explained 35:09 Future Climate Predictions: Radiative vs. Thermal Models 38:36 Climate Education: Upcoming Classes and Webinars 41:08 Final Thoughts: Challenging Climate Assumptions Website: www.climatecurious.com Blog: www.medium.com/pullnews His collection of peer-reviewed papers and summaries: https://shortfall.blog/important-peer-reviewed-papers-on-climate-change-1542715c64c0 Twitter: @pullnews His website to defeat the ESGs: www.cuttingthroughthenoise.net ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://x.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Aug 12, 2024 • 1h 13min

Paul Burgess: Fighting for climate/energy rationality | Tom Nelson Pod #238

Paul Burgess B.Sc, MS.C, a retired Chartered Water Resources Engineer was in charge of water resource planning for large sections of the UK and sat on national UK committees. Before he retired he represented the whole of the country of Wales where he was  responsible for planning water supply, flood protection, reservoirs, hydrological and weather monitoring. He built the first mathematical model of the climate back in 1971. Retiring early from the water industry, Paul set up his own business. In the early 2000’s, Paul became aware of the growing corruption of science by the climate alarmists and then started making videos to counter the alarmism. He now has over 80 videos on the subject. He gives talks all over the UK all at his own expense in order to further the cause he feels so passionate about. 00:00 Introduction to Paul Burgess  01:01 Challenges in Communicating Climate Issues 01:51 Debate and Opposition 02:35 Freedom of Speech Concerns 04:41 Local Community Efforts 06:17 Advertising Roadblocks 07:32 Isle of Man Campaign 13:15 Media and Public Reactions 19:05 Debate with Green Party Leader 35:55 Scientific Explanations and Public Talks 42:31 Explaining Climate Science with Robots 43:03 Satellite Measurements and Greenhouse Effect 45:05 Debating Climate Change Policies 48:30 Public Interactions and Challenges 49:30 Confronting Climate Activists 52:41 Podcast Discussion on Climate Change 01:03:12 Final Thoughts and YouTube Channel Paul Burgess’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ClimateRealism ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Aug 8, 2024 • 1h 35min

Suresh Bansal: “Biogenic and abiotic hydrocarbons“ | Tom Nelson Pod #237

Suresh Bansal has spent ~40 years investigating the topic of biogenic vs abiotic oil. Some of his conclusions: 1. ~80% of current fossil fuel theory and ~80% of current abiotic oil theory is correct. 2. Both sides are ignoring the scientific evidence of the opposite side for the SAME oil deposits—the SAME oil deposit often contains a mixture of biogenic hydrocarbons and larger percentage of abiogenic hydrocarbons. 3. People sometimes use the term “organic” to refer to complex hydrocarbons, but the assumption that all complex hydrocarbons are biogenic isn’t true. 4. *Before* there was any life on Earth, a series of asteroid strikes created lots of abiotic hydrocarbons on Earth. 5. In conjunction with the series of asteroid strikes, a “gigafactory” involving lots of chemical reactions in the Earth’s atmosphere resulted in simple hydrocarbons being transformed into complex hydrocarbons which then rained down to the surface of the Earth. 6. A key compound in #5 may be tholin, a complex organic compound formed through the irradiation of simple organic molecules like methane and nitrogen, typically by ultraviolet light or cosmic rays. It's believed to be common in the outer solar system, particularly on bodies like Titan. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 01:43 Suresh Bansal's Background and Research 04:19 Debunking Biogenic Theory 10:18 Explaining Abiogenic Theory 14:06 Balanced Hypothesis and Giga Factory Explanation 22:50 Source Rock Misconceptions 26:56 Deep Drilling and Hydrocarbon Reserves 43:12 Challenges in Scientific Consensus 46:39 The Balanced Hypothesis: A New Perspective 48:45 Challenges and Debates in the Scientific Community 51:40 The Conspiracy Theory Behind Oil Prices 52:25 Russia's Deep Drilling and Scientific Papers 54:14 Coal and Methane: Organic vs. Abiotic Origins 59:55 Sedimentation Process and Hydrocarbon Formation 01:14:49 Revisiting Fossil Fuel Theory and Kerogen 01:29:46 Future Prospects: Titan and Asteroid Collisions 01:33:23 Final Thoughts and Future Plans Suresh’s email: deepthinkers7777@gmail.com https://x.com/sureshbansal342 ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://x.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Aug 6, 2024 • 36min

Javier Vinós: Tonga Volcano Caused Record Warming | Tom Nelson Pod #236

- Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. School of Medicine. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) - Postdoctoral researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (USA) - Associate Researcher at the Medical Research Center, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK) - Staff Researcher at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research - Topics of research: molecular genetics, neurobiology, and cancer - Over 1200 scientific citations - Currently unaffiliated with academic institutions The main points from the presentation are: 1. Any annual deviation from the long-term warming trend is due to natural variability. It cannot be due to human causes. 2. Years that are warmer than the long-term trend are eventually compensated by cooler years, so the long-term trend remains, but only the warmer years become newsworthy. 3. The 2023-2024 climate event cannot be reproduced by models because they are notoriously bad at reproducing natural variability, and the Hunga Tonga eruption is unprecedented, so its full effects are unknown. The effect of the eruption is uncharted territory, not the current climate situation. 4. Although 2023 and 2024 are natural deviations from the long-term trend, there is a concerted effort by the UN and some scientists to blame them on human emissions in order to advance the energy transition agenda. 5. After a series of years that are warmer than the long-term trend, we should have a series of years that are cooler than the long-term trend because the cause of global warming responsible for the trend has not been affected. So just waiting will fix the volcanic anomaly. 00:00 Introduction and Importance of Climate Events 00:47 Analyzing the 2023 Climate Event 01:37 Temperature Records and Trends 03:24 Ocean Temperature Anomalies 05:28 Unprecedented Warming and Scientific Puzzles 06:22 Potential Causes of Abrupt Warming 12:27 Volcanic Eruptions and Climate Impact 19:46 Natural Variability vs. Human Impact 25:20 Future Climate Predictions and Adaptation 35:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Vinos’ “Science and Climate” YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceClimate-uf4xm More of Javier’s work on Andy May’s site: https://andymaypetrophysicist.com/ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Jul 31, 2024 • 1h 14min

George Woolridge: Ethical stewardship and Gravitational Waves | Tom Nelson Pod #235

About George Woolridge: B.S. in Music Education from Messiah University 24 years in project definition, development, and electrical design, primarily supporting research groups including: NASA, US DOD, other research and government entities worldwide. Insufferably curious, I've spent the last decade or so looking for solutions to questions I have with inadequate answers, and core principles that have broad application. in 2020, started WhetScience.com as a public repository of various theses and observations. My hope is to inspire independent principled thought and generate interest in critical debate and falsifiable tests. 00:00 Introduction to George Woolridge 00:27 The Intersection of Science and Philosophy 00:53 Personal Philosophy on Universal Truths 04:16 Environmental Efficiency and Ethics 06:00 Economic Implications of Environmental Policies 08:54 Critique of Government-Supported Environmental Issues 10:58 Midlife Crisis and Search for Answers 12:44 A Brief History of Gravity 14:32 Einstein's Contributions and Theories 17:17 Hubble's Discoveries and Redshift 21:37 Cosmic Microwave Background and Gravitational Waves 24:04 Lambda CDM Theory and Dark Matter 30:54 Gravitational Forces and Mass Interactions 39:18 Theory on Cosmic Expansion and Redshift 41:36 Gravitational Potential and Time Dilation 42:45 Hyperbolic Relationship in Time Dilation 43:32 Extreme Cosmic Environments and Time Dilation 44:34 Practical Applications of Time Dilation 46:54 Redshift and Time Dilation 47:42 Cosmological Constant and Dark Matter 50:40 Challenges in Scientific Theories 01:00:15 Environmental Considerations and Solar Roof 01:10:59 Final Thoughts  Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/ethical-stewardship-and-gravitational George on a “Find the Flat Earther” video (featuring smug young warmists confident about their alleged climate knowledge): https://youtu.be/rwXzV499jPQ?si=jrQ511Sf15BEIksX https://x.com/whetscience https://whetscience.com/ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://x.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Jul 26, 2024 • 1h 15min

Joachim Dengler: “Deconstructing the Climate Narrative” | Tom Nelson Pod #234

I have a PhD and a Habilitation (the qualification in Germany which used to be the precondition for becoming a professor) in Physics. 00:00 Introduction and Background 02:02 Diving into the Climate Narrative 03:04 Questioning the Climate Narrative 06:53 Analyzing Emission Trends 12:11 Debunking Emission Scenarios 18:01 CO2 Concentration and Emission Relationship 32:19 Radiative Transfer and Temperature Rise 40:46 CO2 Sensitivity and Historical Warming 42:08 Reevaluating Mainstream Sensitivity Narratives 45:43 Understanding Water Vapor Feedback 52:01 The Role of Sunshine Duration in Temperature Increase 55:04 Cloud Cover and Its Impact on Warming 01:03:16 Ocean Currents and CO2 Absorption 01:08:40 Concluding Thoughts on Climate Factors Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/deconstructing-the-climate-narrative Segalstad 2009 video: “oceans take out our anthropogenic CO2 gas”: https://youtu.be/sjxUwDTkd4g?si=Q3xeZ5JcZR86PCSR About Joachim Dengler: https://klima-fakten.net/?page_id=1948&lang=en X: https://x.com/DenglerJoachim Blog: https://klima-fakten.net/?lang=en ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Jul 23, 2024 • 44min

Andy May: “IPCC AR6 WGI Bias” | Tom Nelson Pod #233

Andy May is a writer. He is a retired petrophysicist and has published four books. He worked on oil, gas and CO2 fields in the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, China, UK North Sea, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Russia. He specialized in shale petrophysics, fractured reservoirs, wireline and core image interpretation and capillary pressure analysis, besides conventional log analysis. 00:00 Introduction to the Talk and Reports 01:41 Overview of IPCC Reports and Their Evolution 07:13 Climate Models and Their Limitations 09:08 Solar Influence and Oceanic Factors 13:26 Historical Climate Data and Trends 23:16 Sea Level Rise and Measurement Challenges 27:37 Storms, Weather Patterns, and IPCC Bias 33:35 Concluding Remarks and Q&A Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/ipcc-ar6-wg1-bias “Satellite Bulk Tropospheric Temperatures as a Metric for Climate Sensitivity”; Christy/McNider, 2017:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13143-017-0070-z https://andymaypetrophysicist.com/ https://x.com/Andy_May_Writer ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Jul 18, 2024 • 1h 53min

Tom Shula and Markus Ott : The “Missing Link” in the Greenhouse Effect | Tom Nelson Pod #232

About Tom Shula: • Academic training in theoretical physics. Disillusioned with the community and left with a M.S. to work in tech industry. • Primary work in semiconductor and disk drive component and system development and manufacturing. • Brief diversions into other industries including steel mills, refining, food processing, and waste treatment. • Exposed to a broad range of fluid dynamic systems with pressures ranging from kpsi to 10-12 Torr, and temperatures from 77K (liquid nitrogen) to >1000C • I have been extremely curious from an early age, and was considered a top problem solver in my professional technical career • I’ve been following the “climate change issue since the “global cooling” scare of the 1970s. More intently since 2009. Markus Ott, a chemist with a PhD, has been working as a researcher and developer in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry since 1994. He has mainly worked on the development of photolithographic methods for the production of biochips and on the development of light-curing plastics. In addition to the theoretical basics, he has the necessary practical experience to assess the interaction of light with matter. As an enthusiastic aviator, he is deeply interested in the processes in the atmosphere since his youth. The present text "Dismantling The CO2-Hoax" or the German version "Demomtage des CO2-Betruges" were written from the practitioner ́s perspective who has to deliver reliable products and cannot hide behind computer models. 00:00 Introduction and Background 00:39 Defining the Greenhouse Effect 02:27 Thermal Radiation and Energy Transport 03:34 Absorption and Emission Processes 04:56 Non-Radiative Processes 06:17 Radiative Transfer Theory 07:11 Behavior of Greenhouse Gases 12:57 Thermalization and Its Implications 19:09 Heat Transport in the Atmosphere 29:13 Historical Context and Radiative Transfer Models 35:03 Critique of Radiative Transfer Models 41:15 Heat Transport from Surface to Space 45:14 Role of Water Vapor and Other Gases 52:54 Summary and Key Findings 01:00:49 Debunking Greenhouse Gas Myths 01:02:06 Water Vapor's Role in Heat Transport 01:04:14 CO2 and Ozone Emissions 01:07:28 Engineering Perspective on Earth's Climate 01:08:21 Diurnal and Seasonal Cycles 01:10:59 Critique of One-Dimensional Climate Models 01:12:54 Thought Experiments on Earth's Rotation 01:15:13 Energy Dynamics of Earth 01:20:44 Global Climate Models and Their Flaws 01:29:44 Summary and Conclusions 01:39:21 Final Thoughts and Call to Action Slides and related paper (PDF): https://tomn.substack.com/p/tom-shula-and-markus-ott-the-missing —— AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://x.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Jul 14, 2024 • 1h 2min

Vladislav Bogorov: When History Had Other Plans | Tom Nelson Pod #231

Vladislav Bogorov was drafted in the Bulgarian Army and had to serve as a tankman on a Soviet T-55, upon his discharge being promoted to a Junior lieutenant. Having practiced as a lawyer for 17 years, he is probably the only certified welder who has won four cases before the European Court of Human Rights. (The cases are published on the website of the Court.) Vladislav has an MSc in Law from Sofia University and an MSc in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow. He has published 324 articles in different Bulgarian newspapers, among these the biggest ones in the country. Vladislav promoted himself as a lawyer and as an author which resulted in 44 articles in the Bulgarian press published about him. Having been born in Bulgaria, he now resides in Scotland and is a British citizen. Vladislav speaks Bulgarian, English, and Russian. 00:00 Introduction to Vladislav Bogorov 00:25 Early Life and Background 01:02 Military Service and Soviet T-55 Tanks 02:09 Environmentalism and Global Warming 03:21 Economic Challenges of Net Zero 07:39 The Case for Nuclear Energy 12:28 Misconceptions About Nuclear Safety 22:54 The Myth of Nuclear Waste 30:30 Psychological and Social Aspects of Environmentalism 35:23 The Fear Factor in Environmentalism 36:07 Historical Parallels: Socialism and Its Consequences 38:45 Youth Movements and Ideological Shifts 39:44 The Ineffectiveness of Facts Alone 40:25 Understanding Socialism and Its Implications 46:16 The Reality of Renewable Energy 58:51 The Importance of Engaging Content 01:00:38 Final Thoughts and Future Plans When History Had Other Plans, to be published in Feb 2025: https://a.co/d/4ykoJrJ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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Jul 11, 2024 • 57min

Severin Vetter: Globalist road to green poverty | Tom Nelson Pod #230

Lawyer | Austrian | Interested in Politics, Environment, Energy, Agriculture  00:00 Introduction and Speaker Background 00:21 Understanding Human Rights and Environmental Law 01:45 The Implications of Recognizing a Right to a Clean Environment 03:50 Comparative Analysis: Europe vs. China 06:07 Historical Context of International Environmental Law 08:41 Key International Environmental Agreements 21:33 The Role of Human Rights in Climate Litigation 26:15 Recent Legal Developments and Case Studies 39:01 Global Perspectives and Future Directions 53:20 Conclusion and Call to Action 53:51 Q&A: Public Resistance and Media Influence Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/the-human-right-to-a-clean-environment X: https://x.com/SeverinVetter Substack: https://severinvetter.substack.com/ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://x.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about

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