Nuclear Power Insights with Neil deGrasse Tyson ⚛️

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice take a close look at nuclear power. How is it created and how do we harness it? You can learn even more at https://brilliant.org/StarTalk/.

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Hosts
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

Director
Dave Wiskus

Science Editor:
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Writers:
Brilliant.org, Chuck Nice

Science Writing Team:
Aaron Miller, Blake Farrow, Danielle Scarano, Lee Weinstein, Josh Silverman

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Bård Edlund

Animator
David Powell

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Eric Schneider

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Jay Pellizzi

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Airplane Mode

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Amanda McLoughlin, PJ Scott-Blankenship, Brilliant.org, Ben Ratner

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0:00 - Introduction
0:13 - Discovery Of Radioactivity
1:10 - Energy Of Mass
1:31 - Beginnings Of Quantum Physics
2:52 - The Chain-Reaction Of Nuclear Fission
4:25 - How Nuclear-Fission Is Controlled
5:14 - Thermonuclear Fusion
6:42 - The Science Of Supernovas
7:31 - Nuclear Energy & The Sun
9:18 - Sponsored By Brilliant
9:39 - Closing Notes