web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:40:27 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Science Night - Episodes Tagged with “Fusion” https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/tags/fusion Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 Science! What is it? Who does it? Why does it matter? At the Science Night Podcast, we highlight the people doing the work, and give them a place to tell their stories. We also cover science news and discoveries to keep you up on all the amazing things that are happening. en-us episodic A place for scientists to tell their story. Riverpower Podcast Mill Science! What is it? Who does it? Why does it matter? At the Science Night Podcast, we highlight the people doing the work, and give them a place to tell their stories. We also cover science news and discoveries to keep you up on all the amazing things that are happening. no science, scicomm, science communication, Riverpower Podcast Mill jreed4432@gmail.com Eclipses, Amphibians, and the Future of Fusion https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/78 dc30f561-80c9-4641-b715-98fbdf988705 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill Fusion energy week is happening during the first week of May! To get ready, Dr. Diem is talking about a new design that may improve the Stellarator design and a new record for the KSTAR. We're also talking about our experience during the 2024 solar eclipse, and we have a strange new milk that will be sure to haunt your dreams. 35:58 no Fusion energy week is happening during the first week of May! To get ready, Dr. Diem is talking about a new design that may improve the Stellarator design and a new record for the KSTAR. We're also talking about our experience during the 2024 solar eclipse, and we have a strange new milk that will be sure to haunt your dreams. Your Hosts James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - 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 www.scinight.com solar eclipse, eclipse, fusion energy, nuclear fusion, fusion, tokamak, stellerator, KSTAR, PPPL, amphibians, evolution, mammals, biology, engineering, nuclear engineering, astronomy, science, scicomm Fusion energy week is happening during the first week of May! To get ready, Dr. Diem is talking about a new design that may improve the Stellarator design and a new record for the KSTAR. We're also talking about our experience during the 2024 solar eclipse, and we have a strange new milk that will be sure to haunt your dreams.

Your Hosts
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

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Your Hosts
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

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]]> Alien Lights or Misinformation Fights? https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/73 58a7bafd-461b-4e99-8fd9-0156cf0868c8 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week we're attempting to answer the age-old question...if there is a possibility for a sensational story involving aliens, will social media just run with it? We're also checking our DARTs, and hearing about the newly upgraded KSTAR tokamak from our favorite fusioneer. 30:36 no This week we're attempting to answer the age-old question...if there is a possibility for a sensational story involving aliens, will social media just run with it? We're also checking our DARTs, and hearing about the newly upgraded KSTAR tokamak from our favorite fusioneer. Your Hosts James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License - LITE BRITE by Density & Time | Standard YouTube License - Colony by Track Tribe | Standard YouTube License - Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License www.scinight.com science, scicomm, astronomy, DART, Hera mission, ESA, NASA, fusion, nuclear fusion, ITER, KSTAR, tokamak, JWST, exoplanets, proxima centauri, proxima b This week we're attempting to answer the age-old question...if there is a possibility for a sensational story involving aliens, will social media just run with it? We're also checking our DARTs, and hearing about the newly upgraded KSTAR tokamak from our favorite fusioneer.

Your Hosts
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

  • Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
  • LITE BRITE by Density & Time | Standard YouTube License
  • Colony by Track Tribe | Standard YouTube License
  • Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

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]]> This week we're attempting to answer the age-old question...if there is a possibility for a sensational story involving aliens, will social media just run with it? We're also checking our DARTs, and hearing about the newly upgraded KSTAR tokamak from our favorite fusioneer.

Your Hosts
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

  • Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
  • LITE BRITE by Density & Time | Standard YouTube License
  • Colony by Track Tribe | Standard YouTube License
  • Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

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]]> A Festival of Fusion: The 2022 Year in Review https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/fusion22 6d140f69-6e28-4228-a462-92ce5ecda240 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill We're back with another look back at the year in fusion energy. Join us as our friendly fusioneer Steffi Diem and special guest Arturo Dominguez talk about the highlights and high temps from an exciting year. 39:59 no We're back with another look back at the year in fusion energy. Join us as our friendly fusioneer Steffi Diem and special guest Arturo Dominguez talk about the highlights and high temps from an exciting year. Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Our Guest Dr. Arturo Dominguez (https://twitter.com/artdomi)is the head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is an excellent physicist and amazing science educator that looks at innovative ways to engage the public with fusion. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: 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 The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family www.scinight.com science, scicomm, physics, fusion, fusion energy, nuclear fusion, climate change, climate crisis, STEP, SPARC, ARC, EAST, Tokamak, ITER, JET We're back with another look back at the year in fusion energy. Join us as our friendly fusioneer Steffi Diem and special guest Arturo Dominguez talk about the highlights and high temps from an exciting year.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem

Our Guest
Dr. Arturo Dominguez is the head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is an excellent physicist and amazing science educator that looks at innovative ways to engage the public with fusion.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:
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

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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]]> We're back with another look back at the year in fusion energy. Join us as our friendly fusioneer Steffi Diem and special guest Arturo Dominguez talk about the highlights and high temps from an exciting year.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem

Our Guest
Dr. Arturo Dominguez is the head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is an excellent physicist and amazing science educator that looks at innovative ways to engage the public with fusion.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:
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

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

www.scinight.com

]]> We Have Ignition https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/51 c7ea1771-176d-49c2-8f6e-97b63fbfe1dd Wed, 28 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week, we're closing out 2022 with a scicomm roundup. First, we're talking about the new hot supergroup that's taking the Tree of Life by storm, next, we crown new science royalty, and finally, we ignite a conversation about the future of energy. Also, be sure to check out our social media accounts so you don't miss our top 5 countdown of our most downloaded episodes in 2022. 24:16 no This week, we're closing out 2022 with a scicomm roundup. First, we're talking about the new hot supergroup that's taking the Tree of Life by storm, next, we crown new science royalty, and finally, we ignite a conversation about the future of energy. Also, be sure to check out our social media accounts so you don't miss our top 5 countdown of our most downloaded episodes in 2022. Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License - End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys | (C) 2007 T. Wilbury Limited - Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family scinight.com (www.scinight.com) science, scicomm, biology, miss america, provora, fusion, fusion energy, national ignition facility, This week, we're closing out 2022 with a scicomm roundup. First, we're talking about the new hot supergroup that's taking the Tree of Life by storm, next, we crown new science royalty, and finally, we ignite a conversation about the future of energy. Also, be sure to check out our social media accounts so you don't miss our top 5 countdown of our most downloaded episodes in 2022.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

[scinight.com ](www.scinight.com)

]]> This week, we're closing out 2022 with a scicomm roundup. First, we're talking about the new hot supergroup that's taking the Tree of Life by storm, next, we crown new science royalty, and finally, we ignite a conversation about the future of energy. Also, be sure to check out our social media accounts so you don't miss our top 5 countdown of our most downloaded episodes in 2022.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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]]> Gen Con: The Science of SciFi https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/gcscifi 51b613fc-3055-46a0-9b3e-70c968505e36 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week we have another special episode from our recent trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN. This time, its some of the audio from both nights of the Science of SciFi panel presented by Indiana Sciences. First up, the Science Night crew talks about the science of the Mass Effect and Fallout series. In Night two, Dr. Bill Sullivan, Matt Sauers, and Rufus Cochran talk about parasites, physics-based traps, and AI. For the full audio and video from both nights make sure you head over to indianasciences.org. 41:42 no This week we have another special episode from our recent trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN. This time, its some of the audio from both nights of the Science of SciFi panel presented by Indiana Sciences. First up, the Science Night crew talks about the science of the Mass Effect and Fallout series. In Night two, Dr. Bill Sullivan, Matt Sauers, and Rufus Cochran talk about parasites, physics-based traps, and AI. For the full audio and video from both nights make sure you head over to indianasciences.org. This episode is made possible by our friends at Indiana Sciences. To learn more about their programming, and to show your support for science communication in Indiana, go to indianasciences.org Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - 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 The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family scinight.com (www.scinight.com) scicomm, science, scifi, mass effect, fallout, physics, fusion, AI, parasites, microbiology, epidemiology, evolution, biology, video games, TTRPG, games, gaming This week we have another special episode from our recent trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN. This time, its some of the audio from both nights of the Science of SciFi panel presented by Indiana Sciences. First up, the Science Night crew talks about the science of the Mass Effect and Fallout series. In Night two, Dr. Bill Sullivan, Matt Sauers, and Rufus Cochran talk about parasites, physics-based traps, and AI. For the full audio and video from both nights make sure you head over to indianasciences.org.

This episode is made possible by our friends at Indiana Sciences. To learn more about their programming, and to show your support for science communication in Indiana, go to indianasciences.org

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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]]> This week we have another special episode from our recent trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN. This time, its some of the audio from both nights of the Science of SciFi panel presented by Indiana Sciences. First up, the Science Night crew talks about the science of the Mass Effect and Fallout series. In Night two, Dr. Bill Sullivan, Matt Sauers, and Rufus Cochran talk about parasites, physics-based traps, and AI. For the full audio and video from both nights make sure you head over to indianasciences.org.

This episode is made possible by our friends at Indiana Sciences. To learn more about their programming, and to show your support for science communication in Indiana, go to indianasciences.org

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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]]> A Festival of Fusion https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/28 c8b047de-6416-469a-a653-049d93e280ec Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill 2021 was a year with loads of advancement in the field of fusion energy. To mark the achievements from this incredible year, Dr. Arturo Dominguez from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is joining Steffi and James for a special episode of the podcast. We cover the major landmarks and talk about what this could mean for the future of fusion energy. Also, Steffi talks to Arturo about his work and how he engages the public to teach them more about fusion. 1:09:32 no 2021 was a year with loads of advancement in the field of fusion energy. To mark the achievements from this incredible year, Dr. Arturo Dominguez from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is joining Steffi and James for a special episode of the podcast. We cover the major landmarks and talk about what this could mean for the future of fusion energy. Also, Steffi talks to Arturo about his work and how he engages the public to teach them more about fusion. Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Our Guest Dr. Arturo Dominguez (https://twitter.com/artdomi)is the head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is an excellent physicist and amazing science educator that looks at innovative ways to engage the public with fusion. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: 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 The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family www.scinight.com science, scicomm, physics, fusion, fusion energy, nuclear fusion, climate change, climate crisis, STEP, SPARC, ARC, EAST, Tokamak 2021 was a year with loads of advancement in the field of fusion energy. To mark the achievements from this incredible year, Dr. Arturo Dominguez from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is joining Steffi and James for a special episode of the podcast. We cover the major landmarks and talk about what this could mean for the future of fusion energy. Also, Steffi talks to Arturo about his work and how he engages the public to teach them more about fusion.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem

Our Guest
Dr. Arturo Dominguez is the head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is an excellent physicist and amazing science educator that looks at innovative ways to engage the public with fusion.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
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

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

www.scinight.com

]]> 2021 was a year with loads of advancement in the field of fusion energy. To mark the achievements from this incredible year, Dr. Arturo Dominguez from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is joining Steffi and James for a special episode of the podcast. We cover the major landmarks and talk about what this could mean for the future of fusion energy. Also, Steffi talks to Arturo about his work and how he engages the public to teach them more about fusion.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem

Our Guest
Dr. Arturo Dominguez is the head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is an excellent physicist and amazing science educator that looks at innovative ways to engage the public with fusion.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
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

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

www.scinight.com

]]> Fusion: Some Like It Hot https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/18 e6ed7c0b-1068-415c-9eab-d7d7f784aac2 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill 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. In 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! 53:32 no 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 (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a1ef09de926642909d08c1b315372456) 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 (https://www.youtube.com/user/AtomicCityKleeKai) to watch some amazing dog agility videos. Your Hosts: Chris Goulet (https://twitter.com/gr8goulet?lang=en) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: 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 The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family fusion energy, fusion, green energy, renewable energy, robotics, fish, comparative anatomy, science, scicomm, pegasus3, pegasus iii, physics, engineering, nuclear engineering, climate change, grad school, dog training, soft robotics 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.

Your Hosts:
Chris Goulet
Jason Organ
James Reed

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
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

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

]]> 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.

Your Hosts:
Chris Goulet
Jason Organ
James Reed

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
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

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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