David Kirtley, co-founder and CEO of Helion, discusses his childhood interest in science, the potential of fusion power for clean energy, and Helion's mission to build fusion generators. The podcast also touches on finding passion, the importance of fusion as a renewable energy source, unlocking space and material science, and expressing gratitude for previous achievements.

In this episode, David Kirtley, founder of Helion Energy, discusses the need for fusion as a replacement for fossil fuels. He explores Helion Energy's solution of fusing lightweight isotopes and their focus on efficiently harnessing electricity from fusion reactions. They also discuss the challenges of sourcing Helium 3, Microsoft's involvement in fusion, and the importance of iterating quickly in fusion energy systems.