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Nuclear Fusion Illusion. Is it time to park the pipe dream?

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Nuclear fusion promises to provide unlimited, cheap, safe energy for the future of humankind. It's a lofty goal and it's easy to see why so much research funding has been ploughed into the endeavour over the last three decades. But are the latest "breakthroughs" really as good as they're made out to be, or are we deluding ourselves if we think this technology will have any impact on our global energy challenge? Help support this channels independence at   / justhaveathink   Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhave... Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE Dive Deeper mini-courses offered by the Ce …...more
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Nuclear Fusion Illusion. Is it time to park the pipe dream?
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2022Mar 20
Nuclear fusion promises to provide unlimited, cheap, safe energy for the future of humankind. It's a lofty goal and it's easy to see why so much research funding has been ploughed into the endeavour over the last three decades. But are the latest "breakthroughs" really as good as they're made out to be, or are we deluding ourselves if we think this technology will have any impact on our global energy challenge? Help support this channels independence at   / justhaveathink   Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhave... Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE Dive Deeper mini-courses offered by the Center for Behavior and Climate. These mini-courses teach the main concepts in select JHAT videos and go beyond to help you learn additional scientific or conservation concepts. The courses are great for teachers to use or for individual learning.https://climatechange.behaviordevelop... Research Links Original Research by Steven Krivit http://news.newenergytimes.net/2017/1... Sabine Hossenfelder's video based on Steven Krivit's research    • How close is nuclear fusion power?   ITER https://www.iter.org/mach/TritiumBree... JET https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... EAST https://indianexpress.com/article/exp... NIF https://physicsworld.com/a/national-i... Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro:    / zentouro   Climate Adam:    / climateadam   Kurtis Baute:    / scopeofscience   Levi Hildebrand:    / the100lh   Simon Clark:    / simonoxfphys   Sarah Karvner:    / @sarahkarver   Rollie Williams / ClimateTown:    / @climatetown   Jack Harries:    / jacksgap   Beckisphere:    / @beckisphere   Our Changing Climate :    / @ourchangingclimate  

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