TRC #717: Air Conditioning in Europe + Book Reviews: Privacy and Surveillance and Quantum Mechanics

An American bald eagle gloating about air conditioning while a British corgi sweats (yes I know that dogs don't sweat, which is why they pant, but it's hard to portray a warm dog in an image) 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.

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AC in Europe

Siesta – Wikipedia

How many people die from extreme temperatures, and how this could change in the future: Part one – Our World in Data

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows – UN

Book Reviews

“What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics” by Adam Becker

“Good and Real: Demystifying Paradoxes from Physics to Ethics” by Gary Drescher

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