FFP EP. 20 | The Physics Behind Fusion’s Biggest Problem (Season Finale)
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Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this Season Finale closes out Season 1 with a deep dive into the physics behind fusion’s biggest bottleneck: fast magnetic reconnection. We unpack why classic models predicted reconnection should be slow, why nature (and tokamaks) disagree, and how modern “plasmoid” reconnection helps explain solar flares, plasma instabilities, and the real engineering challenges fusion reactors face. Then we run a full Season 1 recap — our favorite episodes, biggest scientific moments, and the corrections and lessons we’re taking into Season 2.
Summary
- Fusion’s biggest problem — magnetic reconnection, why the Sweet–Parker model breaks down at scale, and how plasmoid instability enables fast reconnection.
- From the Sun to tokamaks — how reconnection drives solar flares, space weather, and plasma confinement limits in fusion devices.
- Season 1 leaderboard — our top episodes and the breakthroughs that stuck: astronomy, biology, AI, quantum, and the history of science.
- Corrections + what’s next — what we fixed, what we learned, and how Season 2 evolves the format.
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