Hello everyone, I'm continuing my investigation today into the, well I'd say energy and environment

nexus investigating the apocalyptic nightmare that's our hypothetical future and I've been

talking to a lot of people recently about that and today I get to talk to Dr. Stephen

Conan, who's extremely well qualified to be discussing both issues, energy and environment.

He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and a university professor at New York University

with appointments in the Stern School of Business, the Tandon School of Engineering and

the Department of Physics.

Dr. Conan's current research focuses on climate science and energy technologies.

Through a series of articles and lectures that began in 2014, Conan has advocated for

more accurate, complete and transparent public representation of climate and energy matters.

He wrote a best-selling book, unsettled what climate science tells us, what it doesn't

and why it matters was published in 2021.

Conan, as a multi-dimensional career, he served as undersecretary for science in the US

Department of Energy from 09 to 11, where he led the inaugural quadrennial technology review.

Before joining the government, he spent five years as chief scientists for British petroleum

helping them think through the development of alternatives to fossil fuels.

For almost 30 years, he was a professor of theoretical physics at Caltech and he also served

there for nine years as vice president and provost, facilitating the research of more than

300 scientists and engineers and catalyzing multiple research initiatives.

In addition to the National Academy of Sciences, Conan's memberships included the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Jason group of scientists who solve technical problems

for the US government.

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