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Mike Pearl

Mike Pearl is a freelance writer and author of The Day It Finally Happens: Alien Contact, Dinosaur Parks, Immortal Humans―and Other Possible Phenomena.

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April 2, 2024
Mike Pearl
New Nuclear Plants Won’t Solve A.I.’s Energy Problem
Jennifer Granholm has floated the idea of giving A.I. data centers their own nuclear power plant.
September 19, 2023
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How Big Tech Is Ruining the Dream of AI
Artificial intelligence once promised to make us healthier and wealthier. Now, we’re faced with either gimmicky chatbots or total annihilation.
December 14, 2022
Mike Pearl
The Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Is Great, Late, and Will Anger Nuclear Fission Fans
One day, nuclear fusion could offer an abundant source of clean energy. But we’re not there yet.
December 6, 2021
Mike Pearl
Biden’s Campaign Promises to Crack Down on Emissions Have Disappeared
He pledged to police greenhouse gases, but thanks in part to congressional intransigence, he hasn’t followed through.
February 4, 2021
Mike Pearl
Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?
If Joe Biden wants to expand the railway, he’ll have to learn from historical failures.
December 23, 2020
Mike Pearl
The Green Fantasy and Messy Reality of Nuclear Power
Biden is flirting with the idea of rejuvenating the industry to help decarbonize the economy—and there are skeptics in spades.

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