Nuclear Fusion: the future of sustainable energy?
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English - August 11, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBScience Society & Culture culture history philosophy society fitness health ideas psychology science technology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode Nick Walkden delves deep into the past, present and future of nuclear fusion. We discuss how fusion works, the science behind the Tokamak, the challenges for using fusion as a commercial sustainable energy source, and the advances in other areas of science being driven by work in fusion.
Nick is a Plasma Physicist, has a PhD in Physics from York University. He has spent his career at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority.