Category Archives: An Index of Best Energyskeptic Posts

There are about 1600 posts at energyskeptic, here are roughly the 200 best ones

Is there a long emergency plan for peak oil?

Posted on February 8, 2022 by energyskeptic

Source: A year on the midieval farm https://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/year-medieval-farm/ Ever since I learned about peak oil in 2000 after reading my grandfather Pettijohn’s memoir (Pettijohn 1984), I’ve wondered what The Plan To Cope with Oil Decline and eventual disappearance was. … Continue reading →

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Will Artificial Intelligence destroy us?

Posted on December 14, 2021 by energyskeptic

Preface. When it comes to artificial intelligence, most articles assume it will happen, so discussions range around when and how it will happen. Often speculation that a general AI may use its ability to find patterns in data will allow … Continue reading →

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Index of best energyskeptic posts

Posted on August 26, 2021 by energyskeptic

This is an attempt to boil down 1500+ energyskeptic posts into the 200 of the best ones. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com Women in ecology author of 2021 Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy best price here; 2015 … Continue reading →

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The Fragility of Microchips

Posted on February 6, 2021 by energyskeptic

Preface. This is an introduction to how microchips are made to give you an idea of how difficult and amazing they are. This is a very high-level overview gathered mostly from the textbooks of Quirk (2001) and Van Zant (2004). … Continue reading →

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Rare Earth: Why complex life is uncommon in the universe

Posted on June 2, 2019 by energyskeptic

Preface. So much research on why complex life is rare in the universe has come out since this book I’ve created another post: Rare Earth updates: recent research on why intelligent life is probably rare in the Universe. And intelligent … Continue reading →

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