by Dr. Chris Keefer
There are technologies that decouple human well-being from its ecological impacts. There are politics that enable these technologies. Join me as I interview world experts to uncover hope in this time of planetary crisis.
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April 29, 2025
Harvard geologist Professor Andy Knoll illuminates how life profoundly influences Earth's chemistry, climate, and geology, discussing the intricate relationship between life and the planet in this interview.
April 22, 2025
<p>This week, we talk High Temperature Gas Reactors, or HTGRs, with a Decouple favorite: reactor designer and nuclear historian <strong>Nick Touran</strong> (<a href="https://whatisnuclear.com/about.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">What Is Nuclear</a> | <a href="https://x.com/whatisnuclear?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">X</a>). From the first conceptual sketch of an HTGR in wartime labs to today’s revival by players like X-energy and China’s fast-moving reactor fleet, we dissect what makes HTGRs unique—both in engineering promise and the difficulties that have long haunted their success. With helium cooling, TRISO fuel, and ambitions beyond electricity into process heat and industrial decarbonization, HTGRs may be poised for a comeback. But will history repeat itself, or finally break the cycle?</p><p>Read longer show notes and support <a href="https://www.decouple.media/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Decouple on Substack</a>.</p>
April 8, 2025
<p>This week, we talk tools. With precision machinist Noah Rettberg, we explore a facet of modernity as important as energy, for it is the technology that energy powers and the technology that makes that technology: machine tools. Noah draws from his professional knowledge and passion for history to takes from Roman metallurgy through the guild-protected craftsmanship of medieval Europe to the steam-powered revolution in machining to the cutting-edge of metalworking tools. Riveting!</p>
Nate Hagens
Demetri Kofinas
Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend
Ben Hunt
Blockworks
Patrick Ceresna & Kevin Muir
Rachel Donald
Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money
Brandon Beylo
Paul Chapman, HC Group
Collin Kettell
Bloomberg
Wealthion
Michael A. Gayed, CFA
Quoth the Raven
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