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#353 – Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy

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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:
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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

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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(05:54) - Nuclear fusion
(23:53) - e=mc^2
(38:20) - Fission vs fusion
(43:32) - Nuclear weapons
(47:19) - Plasma
(54:29) - Nuclear fusion reactor
(1:09:50) - 2022 nuclear fusion breakthrough explained
(1:30:27) - Magnetic confinement
(1:49:36) - ITER
(1:54:23) - SPARC
(2:08:23) - Future of fusion power
(2:16:55) - Engineering challenges
(2:35:36) - Nuclear disasters
(2:40:21) - Cold fusion
(2:54:36) - Kardashev scale
(3:04:00) - Advice for young people

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: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/lex">https://rocketmoney.com/lex</a> 
– MasterClass: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off 
– InsideTracker: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off
EPISODE LINKS: 
Dennis’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MIT_Fusion">https://twitter.com/MIT_Fusion</a> 
Dennis’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/dennis-whyte-33474a54">https://linkedin.com/in/dennis-whyte-33474a54</a> 
Dennis’s Website: <a href="https://www.psfc.mit.edu/whyte">https://www.psfc.mit.edu/whyte</a> 
SPARC: <a href="https://www.psfc.mit.edu/sparc">https://www.psfc.mit.edu/sparc</a> 
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center: <a href="https://www.psfc.mit.edu">https://www.psfc.mit.edu</a> 
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@mitplasmascienceandfusionc6211">https://youtube.com/@mitplasmascienceandfusionc6211</a> 
Commonwealth Fusion Systems: <a href="https://cfs.energy">https://cfs.energy</a> 
Commonwealth Fusion Systems YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CommonwealthFusionSystems">https://www.youtube.com/@CommonwealthFusionSystems</a>
PODCAST INFO: 
Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> 
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> 
Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> 
RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> 
YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> 
YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a>
SUPPORT & CONNECT: 
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast 
– Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> 
– LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> 
– Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a>
OUTLINE: 
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 
(00:00) – Introduction 
(05:54) – Nuclear fusion 
(23:53) – e=mc^2 
(38:20) – Fission vs fusion 
(43:32) – Nuclear weapons 
(47:19) – Plasma 
(54:29) – Nuclear fusion reactor 
(1:09:50) – 2022 nuclear fusion breakthrough explained 
(1:30:27) – Magnetic confinement 
(1:49:36) – ITER 
(1:54:23) – SPARC 
(2:08:23) – Future of fusion power 
(2:16:55) – Engineering challenges 
(2:35:36) – Nuclear disasters 
(2:40:21) – Cold fusion 
(2:54:36) – Kardashev scale 
(3:04:00) – Advice for young people

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