The Physics of Freedom with Professor Adrian Bejan

The Physics of Freedom with Professor Adrian Bejan

On this episode of Power Hour Alex Epstein continues his discussion with physicist Adrian Bejan, of “constructal law” fame, to discuss the central ideas of Bejan’s book Freedom and Evolution.

They cover:
- Professor Bejan’s broad-ranging conception of freedom, including change and movement.
- How freedom of change and movement naturally leads to economies of scale for humans, for other life forms, and for the inanimate.
- How freedom of change and movement and naturally leads to hierarchies, for other life forms, and for the inanimate.
- How Bejan explains the continued dominance of the Northeast United States in the university world.
- Why Bejan expects energy use to keep increasing.
- Why Bejan agrees with the moral case for fossil fuels.
- The role of bad ideas in restricting freedom and progress

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Episode 58: Eric Eisenhammer on Energy Activism

Episode 58: Eric Eisenhammer on Energy Activism

For this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talked with Eric Eisenhammer, founder of the Coalition of Energy Users, about political activism, or how we can tranlate our ideas about energy into real improvements in the conditions under which the energy industry operates, which ultimately affect all energy users. You can read more about Eric […]

5 Heinä 201351min

Episode 57: Heath Lovell on Coal and Communication

Episode 57: Heath Lovell on Coal and Communication

In this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Heath Lovell of Alliance Coal about what it’s like to be in the coal industry (first as a miner and now in management), how the world sees the industry, and how the workers in the industry see the world. They also discuss the role of […]

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Episode 56: Frank Clemente on Coal and Human Health

Episode 56: Frank Clemente on Coal and Human Health

For this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein interviewed Dr. Frank Clemente on coal, and particularly its impact on human health. As a sociology professor, Dr. Clemente spent much of his career researching the relationship between industrialization and human health. He was a member of the graduate faculty at Pennsylvania State University and the former […]

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Episode 55: Donna Laframboise on the IPCC’s Politicization of Science

Episode 55: Donna Laframboise on the IPCC’s Politicization of Science

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Donna Laframboise, author of The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World’s Top Climate Expert, about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its politicization of science. You can keep up with Donna’s work at www.nofrakkingconsensus.com. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

14 Kesä 201357min

Episode 54: David Blackmon on “Oil Subsidies”

Episode 54: David Blackmon on “Oil Subsidies”

In this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with David Blackmon, Managing Director at FTI Consulting, about “oil subsidies” (and whether they’re really subsidies). Mr. Blackmon has a lot of experience in the oil and gas industry, and his perspective on policy issues affecting the industry are published in a regular column at Forbes.com. […]

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Episode 53: “How Oil Improves the Planet” at Michigan State University

Episode 53: “How Oil Improves the Planet” at Michigan State University

This episode of Power Hour is Alex Epstein’s recent talk at Michigan State University, on the subject of “How Oil Improves the Planet.” Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

24 Touko 20131h 1min

Episode 52: Travis Fisher on Electricity

Episode 52: Travis Fisher on Electricity

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with electricity expert Travis Fisher about the basics of electricity, and about some of the lesser known facts about how this now-ubiquitous form of energy came to be the go-to resource for light, then for operating machinery in factories, and now for almost every technology we […]

17 Touko 201356min

Episode 51: Michael Binnion on the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry

Episode 51: Michael Binnion on the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry

On this week’s Power Hour, Alex Epstein discusses the state of the Canadian oil and gas industry with Michael Binnion, CEO of Questerre Energy. Binnion combines a lot of experience with an uncommonly insightful historical and philosophical perspective that make his observations of the industry particularly valuable. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

10 Touko 201352min

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