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Why would there be? I feel like I'm missing the context behind your question.

thelastgallon 11mo ago
> His research addressed "complex problems lurking at the center of fusion vacuum chambers and at the edges of the universe", according to the university's obituary. >He also studied how to harness clean "fusion power" to combat climate change, CBS said. Clean energy is pretty controversial in US. Most people are against it.
- jelder 11mo ago
  “Most people” is not even remotely accurate.
- barbazoo 11mo ago
  > In an open-ended question, 69% of respondents identified the primary advantage of clean energy as some form of environmental protection, like mitigating climate change or improving air and water quality. Only 13% offered lower energy costs as a central benefit, and 22% said clean energy offers no clear advantage. https://www.thirdway.org/memo/poll-shows-americans-want-affordable-all-of-the-above-energy-not-the-green-new-deal-or-trumps-coal-plants https://www.thirdway.org/memo/poll-shows-americans-want-affo...
- dralley 11mo ago
  I would more easily believe that this is some fuckery with Iran.
  - bilbo0s 11mo ago
    And to be frank, both are pretty far fetched. His thing was plasma and fusion. If people want a conspiracy theory, tell them to go with alien civilizations wanted to prevent humans from achieving fusion.
- dylan604 11mo ago
  > Clean energy is pretty controversial in US. Most people are against it. It'll be the same cabal that killed the inventor of the engine mod that allowed for 99mpg.
rany_ 11mo ago
He is a nuclear scientist so he might have been working for some country's nuclear program?
- firefax 11mo ago
  >He is a nuclear scientist so he might have been working for some country's nuclear program? Or "some country" tried to recruit him and killed him when he said no to maintain the (nonofficial) cover.
  - reactordev 11mo ago
    Ya’ll read too many conspiracy theories. What makes you think other countries were interested in recruiting him, specifically? I want to see the logic behind this assumption.
    - firefax 11mo ago
      >Ya’ll read too many conspiracy theories. What makes you think other countries were interested in recruiting him, specifically? I want to see the logic behind this assumption. You don't understand why a country without nuclear weapons would try to get a scientist to help them make them?
      - reactordev 11mo ago
        Oh I understand. I’m asking why him, specifically? Countries that have nuclear ambitions but lack the capability have more than enough scientists of their own that could do it given the permission. It’s pretty available science which is why we put sanctions on it and prevent people from enriching uranium like that. So again, why him?
        firefax 11mo ago
        >Countries that have nuclear ambitions but lack the capability have more than enough scientists of their own that could do it given the permission. Source?
tshaddox 11mo ago
"Conspiracy theory" might be a loaded term, but it's a person with a fairly notable job position (nuclear science at MIT) shot multiple times in his home with apparently no persons of interest yet. Of course it could be something unrelated to his position, like a random burglary or a dispute with someone close to the victim.
- dylan604 11mo ago
  If someone said the individual had a serious gambling problem and failed to payback his bookie, it would not be any less credible at this time. It also doesn't make it any more legitimate. Speculation is nothing more than that. Unfortunately, very few care to admit speculation and if it is something in the realm of plausibility, there will be many that accept it as true. People are suggesting Comet 3I/atlas could be under powered control, and convinced it is true with no real evidence.
FloorEgg 11mo ago
World leading nuclear physicist in emerging abundant energy technology murdered in their home. I don't know. Sounds like part of a James Bond plot or something. The question was only 10% serious, but wow, has it sparked a lot of responses.
- decremental 11mo ago
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> His research addressed "complex problems lurking at the center of fusion vacuum chambers and at the edges of the universe", according to the university's obituary. >He also studied how to harness clean "fusion power" to combat climate change, CBS said. Clean energy is pretty controversial in US. Most people are against it.

jelder 11mo ago
“Most people” is not even remotely accurate.
barbazoo 11mo ago
> In an open-ended question, 69% of respondents identified the primary advantage of clean energy as some form of environmental protection, like mitigating climate change or improving air and water quality. Only 13% offered lower energy costs as a central benefit, and 22% said clean energy offers no clear advantage. https://www.thirdway.org/memo/poll-shows-americans-want-affordable-all-of-the-above-energy-not-the-green-new-deal-or-trumps-coal-plants https://www.thirdway.org/memo/poll-shows-americans-want-affo...
dralley 11mo ago
I would more easily believe that this is some fuckery with Iran.
- bilbo0s 11mo ago
  And to be frank, both are pretty far fetched. His thing was plasma and fusion. If people want a conspiracy theory, tell them to go with alien civilizations wanted to prevent humans from achieving fusion.
dylan604 11mo ago
> Clean energy is pretty controversial in US. Most people are against it. It'll be the same cabal that killed the inventor of the engine mod that allowed for 99mpg.

rany_ 11mo ago

He is a nuclear scientist so he might have been working for some country's nuclear program?

firefax 11mo ago
>He is a nuclear scientist so he might have been working for some country's nuclear program? Or "some country" tried to recruit him and killed him when he said no to maintain the (nonofficial) cover.
- reactordev 11mo ago
  Ya’ll read too many conspiracy theories. What makes you think other countries were interested in recruiting him, specifically? I want to see the logic behind this assumption.
  - firefax 11mo ago
    >Ya’ll read too many conspiracy theories. What makes you think other countries were interested in recruiting him, specifically? I want to see the logic behind this assumption. You don't understand why a country without nuclear weapons would try to get a scientist to help them make them?
    - reactordev 11mo ago
      Oh I understand. I’m asking why him, specifically? Countries that have nuclear ambitions but lack the capability have more than enough scientists of their own that could do it given the permission. It’s pretty available science which is why we put sanctions on it and prevent people from enriching uranium like that. So again, why him?
      - firefax 11mo ago
        >Countries that have nuclear ambitions but lack the capability have more than enough scientists of their own that could do it given the permission. Source?

tshaddox 11mo ago

"Conspiracy theory" might be a loaded term, but it's a person with a fairly notable job position (nuclear science at MIT) shot multiple times in his home with apparently no persons of interest yet. Of course it could be something unrelated to his position, like a random burglary or a dispute with someone close to the victim.

dylan604 11mo ago
If someone said the individual had a serious gambling problem and failed to payback his bookie, it would not be any less credible at this time. It also doesn't make it any more legitimate. Speculation is nothing more than that. Unfortunately, very few care to admit speculation and if it is something in the realm of plausibility, there will be many that accept it as true. People are suggesting Comet 3I/atlas could be under powered control, and convinced it is true with no real evidence.

FloorEgg 11mo ago

World leading nuclear physicist in emerging abundant energy technology murdered in their home. I don't know. Sounds like part of a James Bond plot or something. The question was only 10% serious, but wow, has it sparked a lot of responses.

decremental 11mo ago
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