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35: It’s Virtually a Grid — Talking Tesla Powerwall and Home Batteries
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about evolving approaches to renewable energy production on the local level, surprising impacts of house-based power storage like Tesla Powerwall and Sonnen Eco, and how they passed out upon seeing the Dune trailer.
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34: We Have Engaged … the Pork … well, Supercapacitors
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about supercapacitor technology (aka ultracapacitors), trade terrible puns, and wonder if advances in the future will make our bacon sentient. Special thanks to all of the insightful comments from the supercapacitor YouTube video.
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33: To Hype or Not to Hype – Tesla Battery Day
Listen nowMatt and Sean discuss the possible paths that Tesla’s battery day announcement might take, rank preferences, and talk about why a company doesn’t want to build expectations too much. They also talk about the recent Tesla spy scandal with the Russians. Plu
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32: You spin me right round – wind turbine viewer feedback
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about recycling wind turbines or maybe just growing some–the debate over the environmental impact of new technologies, and how some people aren’t looking at the big picture enough when it comes to energy production.
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31: It’s all about context – talking Tesla solar panels and YouTube
Listen nowIt’s all about context … and where you place your ads. Matt and Sean talk about the US solar installation costs versus other areas of the globe, Tesla solar panel prices, the YouTube algorithm and it keeps content creators jumping, and why are there so ma
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30: E-plane, E-plane! Talking about electric airplanes
Listen nowMatt and Sean discuss the potentials of electric-powered flight, why it doesn’t (and shouldn’t) be a simple recreation of liquid-fuel flight, and ways we may be headed to a retro-future. Electric aircraft explained. And as usual they also dive into what t
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29: Bringing Shadow-power to Light – Talking About Solar Panels
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about the shocking advances to solar power production, record breaking solar panel efficiency, and the evolution of ‘shadow’ based power generation, and how streaming apps are providing (or not providing) positive experiences in a fract
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28: Why We Call it Undecided – Talking About Carbon Capture and Beer
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about the debate around carbon cleaning technologies and why an all-or-nothing approach may not be the best option, as well as ways to break up stale routines in the name of pandemic-sanity … that includes ginger beer, Dole whip and dre
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27: The case of the missing episode
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about the evolution of remote work, including how it’s impacting Matt’s own YouTube channel. Also: suggestions on movies, television, and other Youtube channels to keep us sane during the pandemic-era.
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26: Our chickenwire future (carbon nanotubes)
Listen nowMatt and Sean discuss some possible (but unlikely) uses for carbon nano-tube technology such as Road Runner style escapes, space elevators, and cars that melt into the center of the Earth. Also: what to watch if you don’t have a sensory deprivation chambe
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