Episode 717
TRC #717: Air Conditioning in Europe + Book Reviews: Privacy and Surveillance and Quantum Mechanics
The Reality Check · Pat Roach
October 7, 202528m 11s
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Show Notes
Why does air conditioning seem to be more common in North America than in Europe or other places around the world? Adam looks at the many factors that can encourage or hinder adoption of AC in various places. Darren gives us book reviews on a variety of topics with "What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics" by Adam Becker and "Good and Real: Demystifying Paradoxes from Physics to Ethics" by Gary Drescher.