Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Nate Lewis Reflection

This lecture video was very informative. I feel like they were packed with information relevant to our class discussions. Almost too much information for me. When watching this video I felt overwhelmed by the amount of data he was exhibiting. It was hard for me to grasp a lot of his concepts because the ideas he was proposing were so dense with research that he'd start explaining his ideas then start saturating it with data.

I did, however, enjoy learning about alternative energy solutions, and how he presented the information that I could understand. I also appreciate that he was very unbiased about his data. I felt that I was being shown the straight up data and facts, not the data tainted with personal views and opinions on the subject matter. He also brought up the point, when on the topic of alternative energies, that if we piled a bunch of windmills in the state of North Dakota, we'd have enough energy to fulfill the U.S.'s electrical energy needs. But that was it, only electrical needs would be fulfilled.

All in all, I feel that at times, I couldn't understand what he was talking about, and at others I could connect perfectly to what he was explaining. I feel like I understand the subject of energy consumption and the usage of resources more than I did before.

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