Jef Caers's guest appearances

Jef Caers

The Future of Everything presented by Stanford Engineering

Stanford Radio

Core Insights : The Mining Digital Transformation Podcast

Jo Boaler

Andrew Huberman

David Eagleman

Larry Diamond

Greg Lukianoff

David Cole

Nicole Quinn

Chip Conley

Pat Brown

Sal Khan

Geoffrey Canada

Patrick Brown

Chelsea Finn

Chris Gerdes

Gretchen Carlson

OwlTail

The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E133 | Jef Caers: How better mineral exploration makes better batteriesA geoscientist explains why the use of artificial intelligence in the exploration of rare metals could be the key to America’s environmental and energy future.It has been said that batteries hold the key to a sustainable future. But so-called “clean energy” does not come without environmental costs. For instance, says Stanford geoscientist Jef Caers, the batteries in a single Tesla contain some 4.5 kilograms — about 10 pounds — of cobalt, in addition to plenty of lithium and nickel, too. With some 300 million cars in the U.S. right now, a full transition to electric vehicles would be impossible without new resources. But, finding new deposits and getting them safely out of the ground is an expensive and environmentally fraught proposition. Half of all cobalt reserves and most of current production come from just one unregulated country, Congo. To close the gap using environmentally and labor-regulated resources, Caers says we need AI to rapidly explore countries with stricter safeguards. To help, geoscientists like Caers are turning to data science and artificial intelligence to quickly identify new resources, to get the most out of those we already know about and to improve refining processes to leave as small an environmental footprint as possible. Their success, he says, could be key to America’s environmental future and its long-term energy independence. Learn more on this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast, hosted by Stanford bioengineer Russ Altman. Listen and subscribe here.

The Future of Everything with Russ Altman: E133 | Jef Caers: How better mineral exploration makes better batteries A geoscientist explains why the use of artificial intelligence in the exploration of rare metals could be the key to America’s environmental and energy future. It has been said that batteries hold the key to a sustainable future. But so-called “clean energy” does not come without environmental costs. For instance, says Stanford geoscientist Jef Caers, the batteries in a single Tesla contain some 4.5 kilograms — about 10 pounds — of cobalt, in addition to plenty of lithium and nickel, too. With some 300 million cars in the U.S. right now, a full transition to electric vehicles would be impossible without new resources. But, finding new deposits and getting them safely out of the ground is an expensive and environmentally fraught proposition. Half of all cobalt reserves and most of current production come from just one unregulated country, Congo. To close the gap using environmentally and labor-regulated resources, Caers says we need AI to rapidly explore countries with stricter safeguards. To help, geoscientists like Caers are turning to data science and artificial intelligence to quickly identify new resources, to get the most out of those we already know about and to improve refining processes to leave as small an environmental footprint as possible. Their success, he says, could be key to America’s environmental future and its long-term energy independence. Learn more on this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast, hosted by Stanford bioengineer Russ Altman. Listen and subscribe here.

E133 | Jef Caers: How better mineral exploration makes better batteries

In this episode, we speak with the brilliant and experienced Jef Caers. Jef is the Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University, as well as the Director of Stanford's Center for Earth Resources Forecasting. Jef and Ash have a pleasant conversation which entertains both the academic and pragmatist in all of us--eager to learn, theorize and trend, just as much as we are determined to result in viable commercial success.

In this episode, we speak with the brilliant and experienced Jef Caers. Jef is the Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University, as well as the Director of Stanford's Center for Earth Resources Forecasting. Jef and Ash have a pleasant conversation which entertains both the academic and pragmatist in all of us--eager to learn, theorize and trend, just as much as we are determined to result in viable commercial success.

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