Steven Novella
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1,536 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 4 Jul
Steven Novella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You don't drill any deeper than you have to, but you're at a comfortable temperature for using the flash steam method.
Well, the problem it is if you can drill down deep enough to get to those temperatures, right?
Now, again, if you go back to the temperature gradients I talked about, even with a young volcanic sort of hot zone, if you're getting 100 C per kilometer, you're still drilling down four kilometers, right?
That's deep.
That's a deep well to drill.
But if you could do it, then it's worth it.
You're never going to get there in Connecticut, right?
Because we have a crappy temperature gradient.
All right, so how much of the world's energy do you think is geothermal right now?
5%?
2%?
Bob?
Price is right rule, say six, say six.
5%.
0.3%.
I win!
Which is basically a write-off error, right?
It's negligible.
It's just Iceland.
Yeah, basically, it's the places that you would think.
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