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Jenny Nelson, “Harnessing the Sun” (Open Agenda, 2021)

Oct 11, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
What Is the Difference Between Light and Color?
05:26 • 2min
3
Is There a Stigma Attached to Science?
06:58 • 2min
4
Did You Have a Particularly Influential Teacher?
08:51 • 2min
5
Was There Any Sense of Discrimination Because You Were a Woman?
10:50 • 5min
6
What I Learned About Physics and Technology in Higher Education
16:19 • 3min
7
Is There a Need for More Research Oriented Research?
19:09 • 5min
8
Optical Properties of Soot in a Nuclear War
24:02 • 3min
9
Using Diffusion Limited Aggregation to Generate Structures
26:44 • 2min
10
You're Doing Something Socially Relevant
28:29 • 5min
11
The Basics of Solar Energy
33:25 • 3min
12
Photovoltaic Conversion
36:00 • 5min
13
The History of Photovoltaic Cells
41:06 • 5min
14
How Much Solar Energy Can You Turn Into Electrical Energy?
46:32 • 5min
15
Silicin Is Not Ideal for Solar Energy Conversion
51:08 • 3min
16
What's the Story of Elastic Solar Cells?
54:12 • 5min
17
Solar Cells - What Are They Actually Doing?
58:56 • 3min
18
Solar Cells - The Future of Solar Energy
01:01:55 • 1min
19
The Motivation of Materials for Solar Cells
01:03:22 • 5min
20
Using Organic Semi Conductors for Applications
01:08:04 • 4min
21
Are You a Computer Modeler?
01:12:22 • 3min
22
How to Make Solar Cells With Molecules
01:14:52 • 4min
23
How to Build the Ideal Solar Sel?
01:19:09 • 5min
24
I'm Just Joking Vously.
01:23:51 • 2min
25
Is There Such a Thing as Uninteresting or Unintelligent?
01:25:49 • 4min
26
Solar Is Overtaking Expectations
01:30:06 • 2min
27
Energy Pay Back Time - What Is It?
01:31:56 • 6min
28
Is the Return on Investment of Solar Energy an Issue?
01:37:35 • 3min
29
The Matching of Supply and Demand in Energy Technology
01:40:29 • 2min
30
Is It Possible to Reduce Carbon Emissions?
01:42:11 • 3min
31
Does It Make More Sinn to Invest in New Technologies?
01:45:17 • 2min
32
Basic Research
01:47:26 • 6min
33
Public Policy - What Would You Do Differently if You Were Prime Minister?
01:53:27 • 2min
34
Energy Efficiency
01:55:04 • 5min
35
Are You Optimistic?
02:00:17 • 5min
36
You're on the Slippery Slope Towards a Political Career
02:05:05 • 2min
37
What's Keeping You Up at Night?
02:06:58 • 4min