Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella

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1,941 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 19 Sep

Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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

Precisely, they mentioned that you've got to factor that in so that it's not lost to them or at least to the author of the article that I read. voice-verified

But yeah, you've got to factor that in as well. voice-verified

I fear it may not really be a reasonable project even for the next 20 years. voice-verified

It will degrade faster than on the earth because you're subjected to outer space. voice-verified

These materials will definitely degrade in some ways faster than on the ground. voice-verified

There is no weather, but there is space weather, and that's nasty. voice-verified

So there's that as well, and then there's maintenance and repairs. voice-verified

And how about this? voice-verified

I mean how hard would it be? voice-verified

You've got 30 percent of your country's electricity is because of 15 of these satellites that could be destroyed in an afternoon. voice-verified

You get some nasty – you get some satellite collisions that have debris that wipe out everything or you have laser systems that blow them up. voice-verified

And that's it. voice-verified

There's 30 percent of your electrical production. voice-verified

To me, they're way too – Very vulnerable. voice-verified

Very vulnerable. voice-verified

Whereas if you had these modular reactors, you could have modular nuclear reactors underground that would be much harder, a much more difficult target to take out than these things. voice-verified

You know, in orbit. voice-verified

So you got to consider that as well. voice-verified

So it's interesting. voice-verified

I'm glad that they're looking at this type of technology and factoring it into their portfolio. voice-verified

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