5. Benefits of Bitcoin Mining, Epistemic Authority Crisis, Methane Mitigation - 12.14.2022

This Week in Bitcoin and Policy - 5. Benefits of Bitcoin Mining, Epistemic Authority Crisis, Methane Mitigation - 12.14.2022 Guest: Troy Cross, Professor of Philosophy - Reed College, Fellow - Bitcoin Policy Institute In this episode, we cover: How information becomes policy How epistemic authority erodes scientific credibility Energy grid electrification Benefits of bitcoin mining, including methane emission mitigation And a lot more… Resources: Bitcoin Policy Institute Submits Comment to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - Authors: Margot Paez and Troy Cross: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/comment-to-the-white-house Troy’s bakery analogy: https://twitter.com/thetrocro/status/1580818484799238144 The thoroughly rebuked “Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C” paper (note the three ‘matters arising’ and one publisher correction below the title and above the article): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0321-8 Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ Troy Cross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetrocro Bitcoin Policy Institute on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btcpolicyorg Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite This Week in Bitcoin and Policy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisPolicy