Ian Hutchinson: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and Religion | Lex Fridman Podcast #112
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Ian Hutchinson, a nuclear engineer and plasma physicist at MIT, joins Lex Fridman to discuss his work on magnetic confinement fusion, aiming to replicate the energy-producing reactions of stars for practical human use. He distinguishes between fission, which breaks heavy elements like uranium into l …