Nuclear power is our best hope to ditch fossil fuels | Isabelle Boemeke

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🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Nuclear power is one of the safest, cleanest forms of energy -- yet to most people, it might not feel that way. Why is that? Isabelle Boemeke, the world's first nuclear energy influencer and creator of the social media persona Isodope, deftly debunks the major objections to nuclear power and explains her unconventional way of educating people about this clean energy source.

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0:00.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:06.6	Okay, you're likely familiar with fashion influencers, beauty influencers and product
0:11.8	influencers of all kinds.
0:14.0	But Isabelle Bemecki is a different kind of influencer.
0:17.7	And in her Ted 2022 talk, she explains her unconventional, yet effective way of educating
0:23.9	people about a clean energy source.
0:26.6	Hey, I'm Stephen Johnson, host of the Ted interview podcast.
0:31.9	On this show, we talk to some of the world's most interesting people to dig into the provocative
0:37.0	and powerful ideas of our time.
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