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Todays show:

Jason and Alex host Phil Deutch, CEO of NGP Energy Tech Partners, to discuss solar power’s potential in the energy crunch fueled by data center growth. They then explored the FBI's raid on Polymarket’s CEO, and wrapped up with Y Combinator’s latest startup requests, including Alex’s space venture dreams and Jason’s interest in AI-proof jobs.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(1:09) Robotic demo from Columbia University and the future of human interaction

(3:09) Population declines and changing societal norms

(5:38) NGP Energy Technology Partners’ Phil Deutch joins the show

(6:28) Fundrise - Sign up today at https://www.fundrise.com/TWIST

(8:02) Global Solar Energy Trends and Impact of Regulations

(17:27) Historical Energy Fears and Future Energy Predictions

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(22:40) Nuclear energy in the United States and data center demand

(30:07) The impact of energy on geopolitics

(34:48) Historical energy crises and solutions

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(38:35) EV tax credits, political implications, and air pollution statistics

(50:14) The Polymarket mess and prediction market regulation

(1:09:55) Y Combinator's latest startup requests

(1:13:05) Stablecoins, government software, and public safety technology

(1:22:26) Gig economy and AI's impact on platforms like Fiverr and Uber

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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2024/oct/01/amid-australias-chaotic-climate-politics-the-rooftop-solar-boom-is-an-unlikely-triumph

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/technology/polymarket-shayne-coplan-fbi-search.html

https://berkeleyearth.org/air-pollution-and-cigarette-equivalence

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