A conversation about solar PV between a social scientist and a physical scientist by Janet Stephenson.

Social scientist (bursts in the room excitedly): Hey, there’s a new research grant available to study what happens when people start making their own energy. We should put in a proposal. Physical scientist: Whoa there. You’re talking nonsense. People don’t make energy. This may seem to be nit-picking but you have to get this right. One of … Continued