From my conversation with Richard Rhodes, historian and author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb." Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMdMiYsfHKo Or read the transcript here: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/richard-rhodes Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3oBack9 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S5g2YK
From my conversation with Richard Rhodes, historian and author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb." Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMdMiYsfHKo Or read the transcript here: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/richard-rhodes Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3oBack9 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S5g2YK
Mark Nelson is the Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group, a consultancy which advises governments, nonprofits and industry about nuclear energy. He joins the show to discuss Chernobyl the memes vs Chernobyl the molecules, introducing nuclear festivals, adopting an abundance mindset, and a whole lot more. Important Links: - Mark’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/energybants - Radiant Energy Group - https://www.radiantenergygroup.com - Mark’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-w-nelson-484b0713/ Show Notes: [00:01:40] MAIN PODCAST [00:03:13] Why does the nuclear industry have a confidence problem? [00:07:45] Electricity deaths vs nuclear deaths [00:11:23] Chernobyl the memes vs Chernobyl the molecules [00:18:12] How do we create better nuclear memes? [00:22:13] Bureacracy and the precautionary principle [00:25:50] Steelmanning the case against nuclear power [00:33:00] Recency bias, human OS and high visibility events [00:36:56] The story of Three Mile Island [00:42:11] Wind and solar is not essential for the grid [00:45:31] Take memes seriously [00:49:21] Disambiguating nuclear weapons from nuclear power [00:58:31] Tying financial needs with energy needs [01:04:27] Escaping Mad Max [01:10:37] How can we encourage an abundance mindset? [01:18:14] Bipartisan enthusiasm for nuclear power - MUCH more! Books Mentioned: - The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
It was a tremendous honor & pleasure to interview Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. We discuss: * similarities between AI progress & Manhattan Project (developing a powerful, unprecedented, & potentially apocalyptic technology within an uncertain arms-race situation) * visiting starving former Soviet scientists during fall of Soviet Union * whether Oppenheimer was a spy, & consulting on the Nolan movie * living through WW2 as a child * odds of nuclear war in Ukraine, Taiwan, Pakistan, & North Korea * how the US pulled of such a massive secret wartime scientific & industrial project 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 * Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/richard-rhodes * Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/45tJTRa * Spotify: https://bit.ly/3BSiTNM * Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 00:00:00 - Oppenheimer movie 00:06:22 - Was the bomb inevitable? 00:29:10 - Firebombing vs nuclear vs hydrogen bombs 00:49:44 - Stalin & the Soviet program 01:08:24 - Deterrence, disarmament, North Korea, Taiwan 01:33:12 - Oppenheimer as lab director 01:53:40 - AI progress vs Manhattan Project 01:59:50 - Living through WW2 02:16:45 - Secrecy 02:26:34 - Wisdom & war
It was a tremendous honor & pleasure to interview Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. We discuss: * similarities between AI progress & Manhattan Project (developing a powerful, unprecedented, & potentially apocalyptic technology within an uncertain arms-race situation) * visiting starving former Soviet scientists during fall of Soviet Union * whether Oppenheimer was a spy, & consulting on the Nolan movie * living through WW2 as a child * odds of nuclear war in Ukraine, Taiwan, Pakistan, & North Korea * how the US pulled of such a massive secret wartime scientific & industrial project 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 * Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/richard-rhodes * Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/45tJTRa * Spotify: https://bit.ly/3BSiTNM * Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 00:00:00 - Oppenheimer movie 00:06:22 - Was the bomb inevitable? 00:29:10 - Firebombing vs nuclear vs hydrogen bombs 00:49:44 - Stalin & the Soviet program 01:08:24 - Deterrence, disarmament, North Korea, Taiwan 01:33:12 - Oppenheimer as lab director 01:53:40 - AI progress vs Manhattan Project 01:59:50 - Living through WW2 02:16:45 - Secrecy 02:26:34 - Wisdom & war