Energy

The post emphasizes the critical role of affordable, safe, and abundant energy in addressing global challenges such as economic disparity and environmental issues. It advocates for increased investment in atomic energy technologies, specifically fusion and fission, as essential for future energy generation. The author expresses a commitment to supporting innovative companies in this sector to accelerate progress.

Published 2015-06-29 3 min read 523 words 3 topics

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I think a lot about how important cheap, safe, and abundant energy is to our future. A lot of problems—economic, environmental, war, poverty, food and water availability, bad side effects of globalization, etc.—are deepl

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