The Breakthrough Blog
Your destination for short, pragmatic commentary on the news of the day as well as our thoughts on wicked problems of all stripes.
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What’s New In Cultivated Meat?
With work on many technical issues underway, research turns to culture. Read more →
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Break With Reality
by Guido Núñez-Mujica & moreThe NRC Staff’s new alternative risk evaluation contains mathematically impossible conditions—and is impossible to use. Read more →
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NRC Staff Whiffs On Nuclear Licensing Modernization
by Ted Nordhaus & moreProposed Rule Is More Complex and Burdensome Than Existing Regulations Read more →
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Can We Trust Agriculture to Make Itself Sustainable?
Two modest rules for discerning the truth. Read more →
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Beefing with Fake Meat
Zombie Arguments Against Meat Alternatives Read more →
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What Can the Bioeconomy Do For You
To address climate change, let “life find a way.” Read more →
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Can Part 53 be the Nuclear Licensing Rule We Need?
by Adam Stein & moreAs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finishes the draft rule for next-generation reactors, questions remain. Read more →
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Yet Again, Electricity Prices Soar in Puerto Rico
Soaring electricity prices in Puerto Rico highlight the value of nuclear energy. Read more →
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What Skeptics of the Inflation Reduction Act Get Wrong
At $369 billion, the law is a good deal for the climate. Read more →
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Effective Climate Communication on Extremes Should Not Sacrifice Clarity in the Name of Persuasion
It is not necessarily true that a small change in the average means a large change in extremes Read more →
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Joe Manchin: Climate Hawk
We should remember both the vision and organizing of the climate movement and the popularity and pragmatism of Joe Manchin. Read more →
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The Inflation Reduction Act — How Does It Impact the Nuclear Energy Industry?
Adam Stein breaks down the IRA's provisions for nuclear energy Read more →
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What It Means for Climate Change to Make Heatwaves Worse
Heatwaves are the most straightforward weather event to connect to climate change, but the way this is quantified and communicated can be confusing. Read more →
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What Are the Land-Use Intensities of Different Energy Sources?
A new PLoS ONE paper models the land footprint of different energy system scenarios Read more →
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Climate Change Need Not Be the Harbinger of Global Famine
What appears today as a food supply shock is, in reality, a price shock Read more →
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Global Climate Change Mitigation and the Critical Role of Nuclear Energy
by Danielle Emche & moreAssessing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, AR6-WG3 Report Read more →
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Saving Palisades Nuclear Power Plant To Secure Michigan’s Clean Energy Future
by Rani Franovich & moreShutting down the clean energy source will be the equivalent of tearing down almost every wind turbine in the State. Read more →
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One Thing the WaPo's Op-ed on Nuclear Safety Wasn't Built to Survive: Scrutiny
A rebuttal to Washington Post op-ed on wartime nuclear power plant safety Read more →
