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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?

Published 19 June 2026Duration: 53m 49s
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The world's energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been working on what could solve the world's energy and climate change woes for centuries to come - nuclear fusion. Learn about building stars on Earth in this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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