Not Impossible3 Joulu 2025

S2 Ep7: Recreating the Sun on Earth? with Scientist Dr. Kim Budil

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Dr. Kimberly Budil, Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, who oversaw the first-ever net positive nuclear fusion reaction, a milestone comparable to the Wright brothers’ first flight.
Fusion has long lived in the realm of “someday science.” But as Dr. Budil explains, that someday is suddenly feeling a lot closer. Together, Mick and Dr. Budil unpack how 192 synchronized lasers, a gold cylinder, a diamond fuel capsule, and a tiny peppercorn-sized ball of hydrogen created one of the most important scientific achievements of our generation.
This conversation dives deep into the physics, the story, and the future of fusion energy — and explores what it will take to turn this breakthrough into a real path toward limitless, clean, sustainable power.

Topics Covered

How the National Ignition Facility achieved the first net-positive fusion reaction
Why fusion is “easy”… but sustained fusion is one of science’s hardest challenges
The difference between laser fusion and magnetic fusion
What it means to build an “X-ray oven” with gold, diamonds, and 192 laser beams
How public-private partnerships could accelerate fusion from lab milestone to global energy source
Why this moment is the “Wright Brothers flight” of clean energy

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S2 Ep10: Can we Rewrite the Brain? with Justin Sanchez

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with neuroscientist Justin Sanchez to explore how innovative technology once considered scien...

14 Tammi 43min

S2 Ep9: Can We Destroy Forever Chemicals? with Dr. Bruce Rittmann

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Dr. Bruce Rittmann, one of the world’s most influential environmental engineers, to expl...

19 Joulu 202525min

S2 Ep8: A Virgin Birth in a Crocodile? with Dr. Brenna Levine & Dr. Warren Booth | Not Impossible Podcast

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Dr. Warren Booth and Dr. Brenna Levine, the researchers who documented the first-ever co...

10 Joulu 202525min

S2 Ep6: Can Whales Help Us Talk to Aliens? with the SETI Team

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with members of the SETI research team, who are exploring one of the most ambitious questions...

19 Marras 202520min

S2 Ep5: Restoring Brains With Implants? with Neurosurgeon Dr. Jaimie Henderson

In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Dr. Jaimie Henderson, a neurosurgeon and researcher at Stanford, whose work focuses on r...

5 Marras 202524min

S2 Ep4: Plastic Eating Fungi? with Biodegradation Researcher Dr. Amira Samat

What if “forever plastic” didn’t have to last forever? In this episode of the Not Impossible Podcast, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Dr. Amira Samat, a biologist who...

29 Loka 202528min

S2 Ep3: A Pilot With No Arms? with Pilot and Speaker Jessica Cox

What if the word “impossible” was just a challenge waiting to be redefined? In this Not Impossible Podcast episode, host and Not Impossible Labs founder Mick Ebeling sits down with Jessica Cox, the w...

22 Loka 202526min