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The Skeptics Guide #932 - May 20 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Pros and Cons of the Third Generation Polaris Prototype

Jay Parini: Will this tech, is this the tech that will ultimately make commercial fusion viable? Why are you asking me? It's way too many unknowns, Jay, at this point. The seventh generation Polaris prototype, which they claim will be ready by 2024, is predicted to be able to produce excess electricity. And what I looked seemed very promising until I saw a video takedown by former fusion scientist Improbable matter on YouTube. So he's quite skeptical of Hailean's claims and therefore I have to be now as well.

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