Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #872 - Mar 26 2022 podcast

considering or even planning such projects dealing with space-based solar power. voice-verified

Now, the UK's current plan, they already have a plan that's fairly, you know, that's fleshed out to a certain degree. voice-verified

They call it the Space Energy Initiative, and that's part of the government's net zero innovation plan. voice-verified

portfolio, the net zero innovation portfolio, which they want to use to help achieve net zero for them by 2050, which of course is a very laudable goal. voice-verified

Absolutely. voice-verified

So the current thinking is that such a satellite would be voice-verified

Get this, 4.8 kilometers or three miles long, weighing several thousand tons and being assembled by robots in orbit. voice-verified

Cool. voice-verified

What orbit, Bob, did they say? voice-verified

My research didn't show any specifics beyond the fact that you would have access to the sun like 99% of the time. voice-verified

So that probably would inform us about the orbit if I dug that deep. voice-verified

Yeah, unless you have robots. voice-verified

There you go. voice-verified

Now, the supporters of the project say that radical thinking is needed for the world to meet net zero requirements. voice-verified

The Times in the UK's report on this topic, which is like the only one that really had any decent detail, and I had to pay for a trial period for this newspaper. voice-verified

So I hope it's actually good because I'm kind of committed for a little while. voice-verified

So they – it said – I know that frustration. voice-verified

Right? voice-verified

It's the first time I really had to like pay money to get some damn research. voice-verified

Okay. voice-verified

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