Margot Paez: About The Hidden Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin

<p>🎙️ In this week's episode, Juan Cienfuegos talks with Margot Paez about the latest United Nations Report on The Hidden Environmental Cost of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin Mining Impacts Climate, Water, and Land. </p> <p>Margot Paez is a PhD candidate in the civil engineering department at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She holds a BS in physics from GT and works on statistical modeling of climate change, primarily related to water resources. Her previous research includes robotics and physics of living systems, astrobiological instrumentation, and web-based data management systems. </p> <p>🚨 Connect with Margot Paez: </p> <p>Twitter: @jyn_urso<br /> Nostr: npub12lzwey2hjc2ce0stwa3ldhg04h93wj263lvdhrf87qfzz9jsggeqwuntw2 </p> <p>🤔 What to Expect in This Episode: </p> <p>Discussions on the latest United Nations Report and its findings on the environmental impact of Bitcoin. </p> <p>📚 Resources and Links Mentioned: </p> <p>- <a href="https://inweh.unu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Bitcoins-Environmental-Footprint-UNU-INWEH-2023.pdf">https://inweh.unu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Bitcoins-Environmental-Footprint-UNU-INWEH-2023.pdf</a><br /> - <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096720923000441">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096720923000441</a><br /> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Numbers-into-Knowledge-Mastering/dp/1938377060?qid=1506372644&sr=8-2&keywords=turning+numbers+into+knowledge">https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Numbers-into-Knowledge-Mastering/dp/1938377060?qid=1506372644&sr=8-2&keywords=turning+numbers+into+knowledge</a> </p> <p>► SUPPORT THE SHOW<br /> Affiliate Link: <a href="https://affiliate.blockstream.com?bg_ref=z2k5H8ngAw">https://affiliate.blockstream.com?bg_ref=z2k5H8ngAw</a><br /> Blockstream offers JADE a.k.a. the BEST Bitcoin hardware on the market. 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