GLaDOS from Portal explains nuclear fusion for NASA

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This is the best thing. The best. Imagine if GLaDOS from Portal had amnesia and went to work for NASA with a pair of…well, idiots, and this is what you might get.

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The video was created as part of NASA’s educational outreach program at the Spitzer Space Telescope, which focuses on STEM education.

In the video, a new AI is installed by two NASA technicians, only to discover that its nefarious plans to conquer the world (which it naturally has) will be thwarted by a raft of yet-uninstalled systems, leading to a simple, yet fascinating explanation of nuclear fusion, as occurs on the sun, and how it differs from nuclear fission.

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