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Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy | Lex Fridman Podcast #353

Dennis Whyte is a nuclear scientist at MIT and the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/lex - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: Dennis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIT_Fusion Dennis's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dennis-whyte-33474a54 Dennis's Website: https://www.psfc.mit.edu/whyte SPARC: https://www.psfc.mit.edu/sparc MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center: https://www.psfc.mit.edu MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mitplasmascienceandfusionc6211 Commonwealth Fusion Systems: https://cfs.energy Commonwealth Fusion Systems YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonwealthFusionSystems PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:32 - Nuclear fusion 18:31 - e=mc^2 32:58 - Fission vs fusion 38:10 - Nuclear weapons 41:56 - Plasma 49:07 - Nuclear fusion reactor 1:04:27 - 2022 nuclear fusion breakthrough explained 1:25:04 - Magnetic confinement 1:44:14 - ITER 1:49:01 - SPARC 2:03:00 - Future of fusion power 2:11:33 - Engineering challenges 2:30:14 - Nuclear disasters 2:34:58 - Cold fusion 2:49:14 - Kardashev scale 2:58:38 - Advice for young people SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Jan 21, 20233h 8mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:32

    Introduction

  2. 0:32 – 18:31

    Nuclear fusion

  3. 18:31 – 32:58

    e=mc^2

  4. 32:58 – 38:10

    Fission vs fusion

  5. 38:10 – 41:56

    Nuclear weapons

  6. 41:56 – 49:07

    Plasma

  7. 49:07 – 1:04:27

    Nuclear fusion reactor

  8. 1:04:27 – 1:25:04

    2022 nuclear fusion breakthrough explained

  9. 1:25:04 – 1:44:14

    Magnetic confinement

  10. 1:44:14 – 1:49:01

    ITER

  11. 1:49:01 – 2:03:00

    SPARC

  12. 2:03:00 – 2:11:33

    Future of fusion power

  13. 2:11:33 – 2:30:14

    Engineering challenges

  14. 2:30:14 – 2:34:58

    Nuclear disasters

  15. 2:34:58 – 2:49:14

    Cold fusion

  16. 2:49:14 – 2:58:38

    Kardashev scale

  17. 2:58:38 – 3:08:06

    Advice for young people

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