How "the experts" can be totally wrong about energy

How "the experts" can be totally wrong about energy

From Alex Epstein:

An understandable reaction to my view that the world should be using more fossil fuels in the coming decades, not less, is "This is the exact opposite of what 'the experts' say. Almost every institution I trust says the expert consensus is that we need to rapidly eliminate fossil fuel use. How can you be right and they be wrong?"

On this week's Power Hour (coming out this Friday) drawing on some brand-new material from my forthcoming book Fossil Future, I tackle this question head-on, explaining three ways in which experts are often wrong.

When we hear claims that "the experts" are wrong, we usually associate it with the claim that most experts in a field are factually mistaken. While this certainly does happen, there are two far more common ways in which "the experts" can be wrong--both of which are at work on the issue of energy.

The factual conclusions of experts can be misrepresented by those who claim to speak for all experts.

And the factual conclusions of experts can be misevaluated by those who claim to speak for all experts.

In this episode I will show definitively that our knowledge system is wildly irrational in its method of moral evaluation when it comes to not only fossil fuels but also other cost-effective forms of energy.

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Bonus Power Hour: Reframing the Energy Debate

Bonus Power Hour: Reframing the Energy Debate

After recording Power Hour, Alex Epstein and Gowan Joslin discussed new ways to reframe the debate. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

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Gowan Joslin on Fossil Fuels and Datacenters

Gowan Joslin on Fossil Fuels and Datacenters

On this episode of Power Hour I talk to Gowan Joslin, who works in the datacenter industry, about how The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels impacted his thinking about energy and development. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

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Colette McLean on Living with Wind Turbines

Colette McLean on Living with Wind Turbines

On this episode of Power Hour I talk to Colette McLean, a resident of Ontario, who shares what life is like living around wind turbines 24 hours a day. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

8 Heinä 201559min

Alex Khachatryan on Math Education Part 2

Alex Khachatryan on Math Education Part 2

This is the second part of a two-part series. Alex Epstein talks to Dr. Alexander Khachatryan, President and CEO of Reasoning Mind, a computer-based teaching program for math education, about Reasoning Mind’s scalable approach to teaching a deeper understanding of a crucial skill. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

22 Kesä 20151h 6min

Alex Khachatryan on Math Education

Alex Khachatryan on Math Education

In this first part of a two-part series Alex Epstein talks to Dr. Alexander Khachatryan, President and CEO of Reasoning Mind, a computer-based teaching program for math education, about Reasoning Mind’s scalable approach to teaching a deeper understanding of a crucial skill. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

9 Kesä 20151h 9min

Michael Lynch on the Economics of Oil Prices

Michael Lynch on the Economics of Oil Prices

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5 Maalis 201555min

Rod Adams on The Secret History of Nuclear Power

Rod Adams on The Secret History of Nuclear Power

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Rod Adams, publisher of Atomic Insights, about nuclear power and how the build time as well as the cost for new reactors have been increased by irrational fear of it. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

14 Tammi 201554min

Power Hour Live: The Crisis in Energy Education and How We Can Fix It

Power Hour Live: The Crisis in Energy Education and How We Can Fix It

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein debuts “Power Hour Live,” and leads a discussion on what to do about the educational system, which is saturated with environmentalist propaganda and teaches none of the positives about fossil fuels. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

4 Marras 20141h 21min

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