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

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Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/lex - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off 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

30min into this and I'm already so grateful for human brains and people like Lex and Dennis. So amazing that we can connect through digital device and liste n about cutting edge technology. On behalf of humanity, for humanity; thank you.

My anscestors worked the mines and fields of northern Sweden, and here I am, not that many years later, watching a talk between two american professors, on a computer that does millions upon millions of computations every second, in a language that was not my first, the information traveling from a datacenter at a speed of 206,856,796 m/s. What a time to be alive!

“My grandfather plowed fields with horses…I get to design fusion reactors.” One of the best interviews yet

His ability to explain complex things in simple ways is amazing. His students are lucky to have him

In addition to being one of the smartest people on the planet Dennis Whyte can also explain things in layman's terms so an average person can follow along and sort of understand. He is a national treasure among educators and his peer group. Thank you so much for sharing.

Mr. Whyte absolutely give me a "proton under heat" energy. He didn't just learn to be smart, he learned because he loves knowledge and it shows! Blessed to have such a powerful conversation. I'll have to watch this 2 more times to fully digest all of the knowledge.

You are a scholar for not having ads we love you uncle lex

Mr. Whyte came to my school a few months ago and explained this project to us. so cool to say i met him!