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It sounds like they need/want more research money, and what better way to drum up funding than to imply that humans will die off unless we can research this and find ways to protect ourselves.

In my more than 6 decades I seen this sort of fund raising by scientists increasing. One reason for it is the massive increase in research without the corresponding funds to maintain the needed level funding to each one required for quality research. And of course the fake research mills sapping a little of that funding when they can dup some people controlling the research funds.

The other area to grab more money is to announce breakthroughs long before they have the science or experimental evidence.

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You are probably correct. However, a strong solar cycle wouldn’t be bad or dangerous for humans - could lead to warmer weather and maybe a bit more trouble for satellites, possibly a higher risk for the power grid. We just finished one of the the lowest strength solar cycles since the early 1800’s and many expect the next one to be very weak as well.

Graph source: Solar Cycle Progression | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

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Not 100% sure of the science here, could this be mitigated by putting the cables underground where possible?
In any case with the growth in renewables and micro-generation, we should expect to see a downtrend in high-capacity, long-distance power transmission and a move to a wider lower-capacity localised power “mesh”.

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I’m not a specialist, but that ‘local mesh’ power grid will be bigger then ever. Windy in Scotland (excess in energy), but not in Belgium (not enough energy) → transfer of energy.
In Japan however, they have a problem to do this: Japan’s Massive Mistake of Building Two Incompatible Power Grids.
Ps: I’ve also heard a couple of years ago that they are investigating to use blockchain for energy trading on such a mesh.

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Yes Scotland is and will remain a net exporter of renewable energy. Just one of the reasons the English are so keen to hold on to us - despite telling us hourly we are “too wee too poor and too stupid” to look after ourselves. Politics apart though, we desperately need an interconnector across the North Sea by-passing England. As does Iceland, to transfer their enormous geothermal resources to NE America.

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Japan is also about to close their nuclear power plants and replace them with coal power plants, since the accident a few year back.
Seems that Japan has had a total brain meltdown and aspire to be a harmful international force.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-02-05/japan-turns-to-coal-after-closing-nuclear-power-plants
“Japan goes in reverse going green”

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Since Anton Petrov seems to read scientific papers for breakfast, he is my go to guy for space and physics science. This video might nuance the grand picture some.

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An interview with journalist Gillian Tett who wrote a very interesting book called Fools Gold in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis about how geeky tribalism among investment bankers was in part responsible for the crash. Lots of lessons for technologists (and investors) on the importance taking a holistic view of the world so as to see the big changes coming down the track.

Watch this video, not necessarily for the content… but the difference in reporting in the UK and elsewhere.

SkyNews Australia seems to be doing a better job of reporting, and most of it matches with what
many internet “crack pots” were saying early on.

Are certain topics in the UK forbidden?

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I doubt much is forbidden,maybe some, well never know most likely.
But I feel sure they get instructed, and if you want your paycheck / bonus , you don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

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Here’s a short one, musician Roger Waters burns “one of the most powerful idiots in the world” as he explains why he turned down an “enormous amount of money” to use his song Another Brick in the Wall in a marketing campaign. Enjoy…

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Have a read of “Solar History” and “The Chilling Stars” (books). The sun influences us much more than we realize, and always has.

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To be clear, when I say a strong solar cycle, I mean relative to what we’ve had recently (which has been very weak). Certainly a solar cycle that is historically much stronger than average could be quite bad.

It’s thought that one of the limiters that could help explain the Fermi paradox, is solar activity - and that we have been very lucky to have such a mild/low activity star.

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FOX news exposed by insider - just released today by Project Veritas

Fox 26 Reporter Ivory Hecker Releases Tape of Bosses; Sounds Alarm on ‘Corruption’ & ‘Censorship’

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It was reported earlier week that it was more important for a large portion of media in USA and Europe to not further explore if the virus did come from a lab in China, because Trump had said that it did so, so it was more important for them to be anti-Trump than to do the correct reporting and research as they should.

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Poppycock.

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Eric Clapton (the musician) shares his views on Brexit, censorship, his harrowing experience with Covid jab side effects, the problem with television, free speech, and the power of music.

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Is that the Eric Clapton who spent the best part of $15k a week for several years pumping smack into his arm while getting through 2 bottles of brandy a day? That Eric Clapton?
And we are meant to take him seriously on matters of health and insufficiently regulated pharmaceuticals ?
Get tae …

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System 1 & System 2 thinking. If you don’t have a lot of life experience doing lots of different things, then your System 1 is limited and hence System 2 has nothing to act on.

People who have a lot of fear & don’t engage in life, don’t gain a strong System 1 … so they can’t think their way out of a paper box.

IMO, this is the problem with kids in general (Sys 1 develops with age) and those who fear and/or have low IQ of any age.

Sys 1 = intuition
Sys 2 = thinking