Austin Vernon - Energy Superabundance, Starship Missiles, & Finding Alpha

Austin Vernon is an engineer working on a new method for carbon capture, and he has one of the most interesting blogs on the internet, where he writes about engineering, software, economics, and investing. We discuss how energy superabundance will change the world, how Starship can be turned into a kinetic weapon, why nuclear is overrated, blockchains, batteries, flying cars, finding alpha, & much more! Episode website + Transcript: www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/austin-vernon Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3cDo7Uu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3dGcAEl Austin's Blog: austinvernon.site Follow Austin: https://twitter.com/Vernon3Austin Follow me: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:25 Starship as a Weapon 0:19:56 Software Productivity 0:42:12 Car Manufacturing 0:58:11 C02 Electrolysis 1:17:25 Energy Superabundance 1:25:41 ESA Storage 1:32:57 ESA Travel 1:33:59 ESA Cities 1:40:30 VTOLs 1:43:58 Carbon Shortage 1:48:35 Nuclear 2:13:16 Solar 2:15:16 Alpha & Efficient Markets 2:23:23 Conclusion