Could nuclear fusion be a climate-saving technology?

The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases the laser energy as it travels to the Target Chamber in an undated photograph at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal research facility in Livermore, California, U.S.

The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases the laser energy as it travels to the Target Chamber in an undated photograph at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal research facility in Livermore, California, U.S. Photo by Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/Handout via REUTERS.

Scientists at the National Ignition Facility say they’ve achieved fusion. Theoretically, it can generate lots of energy without nuclear waste.

Researchers and journalists are unionizing. They’re part of a growing organizing movement over the last decade.

“Fleishman is in Trouble” is a book-turned-TV series starring Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes as a newly divorced couple.

Film critic Alonso Duralde talks about the latest holiday movies, including “Falling for Christmas” and “The Holiday Sitter.”

From this Episode:

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins