Fusion: Powering a Bright Future

Nuclear Fusion holds the potential to free us of so many of the constraints offered by everything from fossil fuels to renewable energy option like wind and solar, if we can just get it working. Today we’ll look at the challenges facing us in terms of the physics and engineering, the various possible reactors like the Tokamak, Poylwell, NFI, and more, and see what a bright future fusion might offers us. Check out the Butterfly Effect: Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit or text “ISAAC“ to 500-500. Visit our Website: Join Nebula: Support us on Patreon: Support us on Subscribestar: Facebook Group: Reddit: Twitter: on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode’s Audio-only version: Episode’s Narration-only version: Credits: Fusion: Powering a Brighter Future Episode 198, Season 5 E33 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors Darius Said Evan Schultheis Jerry Guern Keith Blockus S Graham S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics by: Bryan Verteeg Fishy Tree Jeremy Jozwik Ken York Sergio Botero Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@ Music: Paradox Interactive, “The Titan“ Reign Pagaran, “Columbia’s Sails“ Paradox Interactive, “Abyss“ Kai Engel, “Soli“ Markus Junnikkala, “Always Tell Me The Odds“ Chris Zabriskie, “Mario Bava Sleeps In a Little Later Than He Expected To“ & “Cylinder Nine“ Evan King, “The Outer Rim“