WT: One Weird Trick That Solves Climate Change (Russia HATES It!)

The episode opens with a climate-change segment centered on an MIT Sensible City Lab concept for a large reflective structure in space at the L1 point to reduce incoming sunlight. The hosts treat it as an emergency, temporary geoengineering idea rather than a real near-term fix, emphasizing that it would be extremely expensive, politically difficult, and unable to solve the broader problems of climate change such as ocean acidification and overfishing. Andrew argues that nuclear power and carbon sequestration would be more practical uses of resources, and the discussion broadens into nuclear power, waste, population, and the complexity of climate systems. The second half moves through several tech stories: researchers in Australia experimenting with tire-based concrete, a programmable resistor aimed at AI hardware, a Black Hat presentation about hacking a Starlink terminal, and a broader conversation about service theft versus responsible security research. The episode closes with a discussion of dependence on Google and other major services after an outage, then finishes with TV recommendations and reactions, especially Westworld and Bryce's pick of Better Call Saul. Key topics Solar geoengineering as an emergency response: The hosts discuss an MIT proposal for a giant reflective membrane or 'space bubble' at L1 to block some sunlight. They frame it as a temporary 'something now' measure that might cool the planet but would not address the larger climate problem. Why large-s