Still To Be Determined

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Matt and Sean talk about taking an unexpected environmental blight (Sargassum), and turning it into a renewable, useful (and profitable) resource.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, This Seaweed Was a Caribbean Disaster, Now It's Gold https://youtu.be/iAYiUN4gvi4?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro
• (02:11) - - Previous Episode Feedback
• (10:31) - - Sargassum ...

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Matt and Sean talk about the Big Beautiful Bill, what its long term impacts might be on the renewable energy space, and how easy it might be to go in another direction.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, How the U.S. Just Handed the Renewable Future to China https://youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (14:20) - - The BBB Di...

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Matt and Sean talk about CATL’s claims at a massive breakthrough in sodium ion battery costs, and whether it might (or might not) find a place in the energy storage market.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, How CATL Made Batteries 90% Cheaper (And What Happens Next) https://youtu.be/Wf84NJSiAeU?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (15:45) - - C...

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Matt and Sean talk about quantum computing … and when do we talk about what we don’t yet have?

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why The Race for Quantum Supremacy Just Got Real https://youtu.be/L1kyvI2m6UY?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro
• (02:09) - - Quantum Computing Discussion

YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/stilltbdpod...

Matt and Sean talk about bio-tech including possible blood batteries.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, How Nature is Powering This Battery Breakthrough https://youtu.be/LbprE3qROs0?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro
• (04:45) - - Feedback
• (15:41) - - Blood Batteries Discussion

YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/stilltbdpodcast

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Matt and Sean talk about Quaise, a geothermal energy company that’s pushing fusion tech into the ground. Literally.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, How Fusion Tech Just Changed Geothermal Energy Forever https://youtu.be/gO_LLqZfNdY?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (09:28) - - Quaise Discussion

YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/stilltbd...

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Matt and Sean talk about regenerative braking, and how it might power more than vehicles.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, The Most Overlooked Clean Energy Source… Is Under Your Feet https://youtu.be/Aubi3cK8Ym0?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (09:05) - - Regenerative Braking Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about using digestive waste (yes, it’s what you think it is) to increase sustainability. Yes, poo can be used to make better batteries.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why Manure and Urine Could Power the Future https://youtu.be/6TCmjSIj9Jw?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (07:22) - - Waste Product Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about using mushrooms for food, packaging, clothing, and more. Can it truly replace bacon and boots?

“No, Thorium Won’t Power Everything” video we talked about:
https://youtu.be/iXz302oMphQ?si=7NgBLWm6s-UPj-NE

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why Mushrooms are Starting to Replace Everything https://youtu.be/jI2LC3WTryw?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

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Matt and Sean talk about solar panels that imitate the self-repairing traits of plants. Might this tech take hold, or is it too far away from practical applications?

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why This Might Be the Last Solar Panel You’ll Ever Need https://youtu.be/Lglick8bCPc?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (10:03) - - Self-healing...

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The Polyfloss team is back with a game-changer: a mini plastic recycling machine small enough for your workshop. Matt reconnects with co-founders Audrey Gaulard, Émile De Visscher, and Christophe Machet to discuss how they're putting plastic recycling directly into people's hands - and why that matters.

Previous Polyfloss interview:
https://stilltbd.fm/episodes/158-fixing-our-plastic-problem-p...

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Matt had the chance to chat with Thomas Jam Pedersen from Copenhagen Atomics about their small modular thorium reactor that they’re bringing to the market. It’s an interesting conversation that covers everything from nuclear safety to why thorium may be a positive addition to the future of nuclear power.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why Thorium is About to Change the World https...

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Today is a very brainy conversation. Matt had the chance to chat with Dr. Kyle Wedgwood and research intern Wiktor Wiejak from University of Exeter in England. Wedgwood’s a mathematician specializing in neuroscience, and he’s using a computer from FinalSpark. Matt just put out a full video on what’s special about these computers, but in short, they’re alive. They’re made up of bundles of neurons...

https://youtu.be/jLEO9Gbba0k

Matt and Sean talk about the scramble to develop AI that could undermine the very underpinnings of … well… everything. Don’t panic. (Yet.)

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why the AI Revolution Has a Fatal Flaw https://youtu.be/hBfhd88DCZA?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (10:45) - - The AI Paradox Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about desalination efforts deep under the ocean, and how it may play a part in solving water shortages. Don’t get salty before taking a listen.

Undersea cables article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60150/10-facts-about-internets-undersea-cables

In response to “water we gonna do about it?”

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Matt and Sean talk about wave energy converters and power generation, and how in the long run it could outpace solar and wind as a sustainable, renewable energy source.

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, How Waves Could Quietly Overtake Solar & Wind: https://youtu.be/l1pxV7Nro34

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Matt and Sean talk about a battery design that is both battery and the body structure of the device being powered. It’s not massless, but is two birds one … battery?

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, The Strangest Battery Breakthrough Yet https://youtu.be/-0rnORXGwpE?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

• (00:00) - - Intro & Feedback
• (11:18) - - Structural Batteries Discussi...

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Matt had the chance to chat with Julie Slaughter from the Ames National Laboratory about their research into magnetocalorics (using magnets for heating and cooling). Do you think this is an attractive idea? Or does it repulse you?

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, How Magnetic Cooling Is Breaking All the Rules https://youtu.be/qcscUoP8FNk?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ

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Matt and Sean talk about a move away from lithium by a major battery manufacturer, and a paper battery that might be the sheet. Why the interest in these new batteries?

Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episodes;
Why This Paper Battery is Better Than You Think https://youtu.be/R31v28uS_8k?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ
Why the Biggest Battery Company is Betting Against Lithium ...