Episode 18

Fusion: Some Like It Hot

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September 10th, 2021

53 mins 32 secs

Season 3

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About this Episode

Science news has been hot over the last couple of weeks, with announcements of major advances in fusion energy, a green alternative to fossil fuel energy. On this episode we sit down with Dr. Steffi Diem, a plasma physicist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and director of the Pegasus III a fusion energy and plasma science experiment, to learn about the latest in fusion energy research and how she forged her own path in science. She’s also a dog agility trainer… you don’t want to miss this!

Links to the articles we talked about in this episode can be found at https://www.scinight.com/

Special thanks to:
Dr. Steffi Diem. Follow her on twitter @SteffiDiem, check out [her website](www.steffidiem.com) to learn more about her work, and visit her YouTube channel to watch some amazing dog agility videos.

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Chris Goulet
Jason Organ
James Reed

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Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

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Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Flow (Sting) by MK2 | Standard YouTube License

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