Evidence receipt / uncertainty
Published · transcript-backedTyler Cowen: uncertainty
2 Oct 2024 Conversations with Tyler Kyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social Media
“I don’t know about have to. I have friends who are utopian geothermalists. I don’t feel I can evaluate that.”
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- Tyler Cowen
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- uncertainty
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- 2 Oct 2024
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…Yes, I think nuclear. Do you think that’s the way that we have to go? I don’t know about have to. I have friends who are utopian geothermalists. I don’t feel I can evaluate that. They feel that a lot of places — not just, say, parts of the American West — can access geothermal power just by making the technology better. I just can’t tell if they’re right or not, but if they’re right, that’s great. If they’re not right, we’re back to nuclear, but voters don’t like nuclear in most countries. That’s just because of associations?…
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