In this episode we discuss... James Duderstadt's beginnings in science and academia and his journey through the nuclear industry James’ work on Project Rover, an American project to develop a nuclear thermal rocket Why James believes nuclear energy is a viable answer to reversing climate change How the University of Michigan played a crucial role in the creation of the Internet and pioneered the Hathi Trust digital library project How regulated markets have driven up the price of building nuclear plants in the United States Why big companies aren’t investing in higher education anymore The incredible benefits Artificial Intelligence could mean for nuclear and the obstacles James believes AI must first overcome