Listen "Noshing With Jason Steffen – August 26, 2021"
Episode Synopsis
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This week, Ira spoke with Dr. Jason Steffen, Associate Professor of Physics at UNLV, who also was a member of the science team for NASA’s Kepler mission. In this smorgasbordian episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, Jason talks about nuclear energy, exoplanets and the Steffen Method of boarding planes: why nuclear energy will save the planet (fuel source is really dense-as opposed to renewables, which are diffuse); why it’s a reliable and safe source of energy; the challenges of storing renewables; and the issue of waste material; why it’s important to study exoplanets and the techniques currently available to measure them; and the Steffen method of boarding planes, easier and more efficient than current methods, but which commercial airlines have not adopted.
This week, Ira spoke with Dr. Jason Steffen, Associate Professor of Physics at UNLV, who also was a member of the science team for NASA’s Kepler mission. In this smorgasbordian episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, Jason talks about nuclear energy, exoplanets and the Steffen Method of boarding planes: why nuclear energy will save the planet (fuel source is really dense-as opposed to renewables, which are diffuse); why it’s a reliable and safe source of energy; the challenges of storing renewables; and the issue of waste material; why it’s important to study exoplanets and the techniques currently available to measure them; and the Steffen method of boarding planes, easier and more efficient than current methods, but which commercial airlines have not adopted.
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