Solving AI’s Energy Problem with Kathryn Huff

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🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Is nuclear power the key to sustainability? With data centers consuming massive amounts of energy, can we keep up? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Paul Mecurio discuss the physics, safety, and future of nuclear reactors in a world of increasing power demands with nuclear engineer Kathryn Huff.

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0:00.0	Gentlemen, it looks like we may need nukes to realize the future we all imagine for ourselves.
0:06.0	Yes.
0:06.6	The flying cars, you still want those.
0:08.2	I want flying cars.
0:09.3	I want moving sidewalks.
0:10.8	I want portability of nuclear reactors.
0:12.7	Data centers are starting to chew up their share of the energy.
0:16.1	And they're going to continue to do it.
0:17.4	AI and Bitcoin mining.
0:18.8	And the right color bag to put your nuclear waste in when you put it out on a Sunday.
0:22.6	Important.
0:23.6	I'm not touching it.
0:24.6	I got a guy that does that.
0:25.6	We've got one of the world's experts on those very subjects coming right up.
0:29.6	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:33.6	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:39.4	StarTalk begins right now.
0:43.6	This is StarTalk, special edition.
0:47.5	Neil deGrasse Tyson, you're a personal astrophysicist.
0:50.3	And if a special edition, you know what that means.
0:53.0	We've got Gary O'Reilly.
0:55.2	Hi, Neil.
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