Magical Thinking, Moore's Law, and Energy feat. Mark P Mills

We live in a world transformed by big tech and exponential advances
in computing. It is no surprise we hope this pattern can be
repeated with an energy transition as anxieties mount over the
implications of climate change. Unfortunately, magical thinking
leaves us far from deep decarbonization and brings with it some
staggering implications when it comes to resource extraction and
the waste stream of dilute and intermittent energy sources.  
Mark P. Mills is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a
faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of
Engineering and Applied Science, where he co-directs an Institute
on Manufacturing Science and Innovation.