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Description

Guido Lange is a nuclear physicist. His field of expertise lies in nuclear fusion and plasma. This interview dives into the future of energy, nuclear meltdowns, nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, and nuclear bombs.

Chapters

00:03:11 – Nuclear fusion

00:12:30 – Plasma

00:18:00 – A very expensive water-cooker

00:26:30 – Difference between fusion and fission

00:38:20 – Atoms don’t care about your feelings

00:43:22 – Nuclear waste & meltdowns

00:50:00 – No unlimited energy source

00:55:25 – 10 times hotter than the core of the sun

01:00:35 – The ITER project and the future

01:08:06 – The next 50 years

01:12:55 – Different ways

01:20:23 – Nuclear waste & disasters

01:30:23 – Nuclear submarines rusting on the bottom of the ocean

01:32:55 – The magnitude of it all

01:38:38 – Interesting times



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