Author: Edward Hagerman
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Bugger, It’s Hot
When discussing climate change we often focus on the anthropic perspective. How will it affect humanity and our way of life? There is nothing objectively wrong with this perspective but it can often limit our understanding of how truly destructive climate change is. Recent research has shown that in the most biodiverse regions in the…
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Thorium, A New Horizon For Atomic Energy?
Often when discussing nuclear fuel, our minds jump to common ones such as uranium or even plutonium; yet a new material could significantly improve the safety and sustainability of nuclear energy. The idea of this new form of fuel was rediscovered from a thorium-based nuclear reactor (Vlasov, 2023). Thorium is the 90th element on the…