Warwick Powell - ThermoEconomics, Iran, and the New Geopolitical Economy | Ep 533, Apr 23, 2026Chapters 00:00 Intro to show with Prof. Warwick Powell 01:36 The thermodynamic model of societies presented in Warwick's recent book 14:56 Why is energy-rich America thrashing around the world in a grab for resources? 20:15 Is AI a negentropic force, due to its draining of resources from other industries? 21:50 Electricity, Data Centers, Social Entropy 26:24 Unemployment, manufacturing, liberation day, entropic outcomes 29:13 How should small countries like Armenia navigate this age of Thermodynamic Imperialism? 33:38 Data centers around the world, and drain on natural resources 37:38 Storage technologies 38:55 The cost of securing data centers 40:05 Iran war - where does it go from here? 50:59 China, Russia, De-dollarization: is this a global trend? 58:29 What is "the Underground Empire"? 1:03:08 Where do BRICS, The SCO, the Global South sit in relation to the present world currents? 1:06:15 The SCO Development Bank 1:09:31 Reflections on our discussion - Hovik & Asbed📄 View Episode 533 NotesCategories: Geopolitics, Iran, World, Economy, ArmeniaTags: Warwick Powell, Iran, Iran War, Geopolitics, World Economy, BRICS, Global South, Dollar, Dollarization, Dedollarization, USA, Donald Trump, China, Russia, Thermodynamics, ThermoEconomics, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, negentropic, EROI, Shale Oil, Fracking, Social Entropy, Digital Westphalia, Copper, TENGS, Currency Multipolarity, Renminbi, SWIFT, CIPS, Energy Sovereignty, Information Sovereignty, SCO, SCO Development Bank, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Armenia, TRIPP, Hormuz