I sat and watched a Joe Rogan interview with Professor Andrew Dessler (Texas A and M, Climate Scientist). Joe did this in the interest of trying to get both sides of the story.
So after watching the two hour piece.....here, if you want to view/listen. Spotify, free.....just not the premium 'extras'.
My ten observations with the guy:
1. He talked a bit on nuclear energy, but he really didn't present himself as an expert and for each question Joe had in that area....he was obviously the wrong guy to ask.
2. He made it blunt....he won't debate climate-deniers, period. There is only science, and once you deny it.....your chance of a discussion with him is finished.
3. He talked a bit over the Texas Freeze of 2021....but in details that you probably wanted a better expert.
4. The road buckling business that he chatted about for a minute....is not a modern day episode, you can go back to the 1940s/1950s, in virtually any country that used asphalt, and find this occurring in the midst of heat episodes.
5. When he talked over the market/cost for E-cars, he is absolutely correct that there is no E-car for the regular 'guy/gal' who only makes $35k a year on salary.
6. On coal-plants, filtering, etc....this was just not the right guy to ask questions.
7. The 'we don't have time' comment was uttered more than once, and was his 'nail-in-the-coffin' expression. To me.....it just didn't help his cause.
8. His ethanol chatter lacked substance (how we got to ethanol deserved more facts).
9. His history view on ice ages....probably should have been done by someone else....to mention that they come, and go.....come, and go.....come, and go. But that expert would have talked for three hours over ice ages, and the cycles of the Earth.
10. I think Joe did the best he could with this guest. His questions led onto more questions. From past interviews.....I'd rate this on a one-to-ten situation....as being a '6'. It's just that Joe covered a lot of different areas, and this guy wasn't the all-in-one knowledge guy.
For future guests? I'd like to see Joe bring on a asphalt expert, and talk over buckling, potholes, and the science of laying asphalt. Also, people ought to have ethanol explained in complete detail....from the science/business application, to how it influences prices for farmers.
