How to harness the power of volcanoes | Anders Sandberg | How volcanoes could change the world
66Anders Sandberg talks through ways of geoengineering volcanoes, and why we might want to pursue them.
Can we do anything about the existential risk posed by volcanic eruptions?
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The power of volcanoes could change the world. From bombing them in WW2, to exploding US lava flows, we have tried in vain to tame their power for the last century. Join Oxford futurist Anders Sandberg as he argues that geoengineering could transform our lives and the world as we know it.
#volcano #geoengineering #earthscience
Anders Sandberg is a senior research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, where his research focusses on the societal and ethical issues surrounding human enhancement and disruptive technologies.
00:00 Introduction
00:11 How do volcanoes actually work?
05:40 Can we stop volcanoes from erupting?
07:54 Geothermal energy
10:00 Rare minerals from volcanoes
14:30 How to diffuse the Yellowstone volcano
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