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Science with Sabine
Science with Sabine
Sabine Hossenfelder

Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler.

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Episodes

This Physics Problem is Unsolvable -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - AIs Predict Research Results Without Doing Research 5:29 -Universe Had Two Big... more

16 Dec 2024 · 22 minutes
Moore’s Law is So Back -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Quantum Computing Is Dangerous and Must Be Regulated, Scientists Warn 5:30 -... more

09 Dec 2024 · 23 minutes
We’ve Been Searching For Aliens All Wrong, Researchers Say -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - AI Could Make Quantum Computing Obsolete, Nobel Prize Winner Says 6:57 -... more

02 Dec 2024 · 23 minutes
Webb Falsified Dark Matter Prediction -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - AI Scaling Hits Wall, Rumours Say. How Serious is it? 6:16 -... more

25 Nov 2024 · 35 minutes
New Theory: Dark Energy Might Be Black Holes -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly ad-free compilation of science news 00:00 - New Theory: Dark Energy Might Be Black Holes 5:16 - This... more

17 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
Scientists Discover a Law of Natural Laws -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Scientists Discover a Law of Natural Laws 5:21 - The Problem with... more

11 Nov 2024 · 23 minutes
This new “AI Scientist” can “fully automate discovery" -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly ad-free compilation of science news00:00 - This new “AI Scientist” can “fully automate discovery"5:53 - Small... more

04 Nov 2024 · 23 minutes
Tiny Black Holes Might Have Left Holes in… Everything

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Tiny Black Holes Might Have Left Holes in… Everything 5:17 - AI... more

29 Oct 2024 · 23 minutes
The Quantum Computing Collapse Has Begun -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Scam or Breakthrough? Energy Saving with Electron Spins 6:23 - The Quantum... more

23 Oct 2024 · 22 minutes
Surprise Comeback: Dark Energy Could Be Holographic After All -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Superconducting Cables are Coming. I’m Not Joking 6:05 - The 2024 Nobel... more

14 Oct 2024 · 28 minutes
These physicists say they know what's inside a black hole -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly ad-free compilation of science news 00:00 - Who Will Win This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics? My... more

07 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
This Lawsuit Could Change Science -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - This Lawsuit Could Change Science 6:12 - Yuval Harari's Warning About New... more

30 Sep 2024 · 34 minutes
No, Einstein Didn’t Solve the Biggest Problem in Physics -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - AI Feels the Data Crunch 6:15 - No, Einstein Didn't Solve the... more

24 Sep 2024 · 29 minutes
This New Idea to Detect a Quantum of Gravity Might Just Work -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - This New Idea to Detect a Quantum of Gravity Might Just... more

17 Sep 2024 · 17 minutes
Nuclear Fusion Predictions are Nonsense -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - The Nightmare Scenario for Dark Matter is Inching Closer 6:38 - Headline-Making... more

09 Sep 2024 · 29 minutes
Core Meltdown Emergency Test At Chinese Nuclear Reactor -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Whistleblower Report Reveals Fermilab's Troubles 6:05 - Scientists Proprose to Preserve Species... more

02 Sep 2024 · 35 minutes
Will This Crazy Idea Make Mars Habitable? -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Energy from Nuclear Waste: Switzerland Approves first Accellerator-Driven Reactor 5:17 - Will... more

26 Aug 2024 · 24 minutes
Are childless people a problem? -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Is the AI Left-Bias Real? 5:03 - Crazy New Physics Anomaly: Anti-Matter... more

19 Aug 2024 · 31 minutes
Musk Promises Superhuman Vision, Experts Say It’s Nonsense -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Time is an Illusion, And These Physicists Say They Know How... more

11 Aug 2024 · 27 minutes
Faster than Light Particles Could Exist After All -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Faster than Light Particles Could Exist After All 6:00 - Small modular... more

05 Aug 2024 · 32 minutes
The Trouble with Heat Pumps -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Costs explode for Nuclear Fusion Flagship project 5:10 - Americans Sue to... more

29 Jul 2024 · 31 minutes
Fossil Fuels Don’t Come From Fossils? Tucker Carlson Fact Check - and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Quantum Computing Hype Goes Wild: Bullshit Headlines Everywhere 5:21 - This Climate... more

29 Jul 2024 · 35 minutes
“The most dumb thing" for energy storage: Hydrogen -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Stop blaming fossil fuel companies – Climate Change is our own... more

15 Jul 2024 · 31 minutes
AI could prove that reality doesn’t exist, physicists say -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly ad-free compilation of science news. 00:00 - Why Bill Gates’ New Natrium Reactor is a Big Deal 4:57... more

08 Jul 2024 · 23 minutes
I don't think we can control AI much longer -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - String Theorists Have Calculated the Value of Pi 6:01 - Bad news... more

01 Jul 2024 · 30 minutes
Is Bitcoin Mining Good for the Environment?

I was under the impression that Bitcoin mining was bad for the environment. It turns out that the situation is... more

26 Jun 2024 · 17 minutes
This New Idea Could Explain Complexity -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - This New Idea Could Explain Complexity 5:44 - Gravity Without Mass Could... more

24 Jun 2024 · 24 minutes
AI Learned to Lie Deliberately -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - AI Learned to Lie Deliberately 5:53 - This Could Test Stephen Hawking's... more

23 Jun 2024 · 31 minutes
The Benefits of Climate Change -- and other science news of the week

This is our ad-free compilation of science news 00:00 - AI's Dirty Little Secret 5:27 - Musk is Right: Neutrinos are Evidence... more

17 Jun 2024 · 23 minutes
Actor Claims His New Theory of Everything Improves Physics -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - A Huge Cosmology Problem Might Just Have Disappeared 5:36 - Alien Megastructure... more

17 Jun 2024 · 32 minutes
Space-Based Solar Power is Dead -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Space-Based Solar Power is Dead 5:46 - Climate Change Violates Human Rights,... more

17 Jun 2024 · 23 minutes
Time to Get Real About Climate Change -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Geothermal Power Everywhere: Tech Advances Rapidly 5:33 - Time to Get Real... more

19 May 2024 · 24 minutes
Einstein's Other Theory of Everything

Einstein completed his theory of general relativity in 1915 when he was 37 years old. What did he do for... more

19 May 2024 · 12 minutes
Scientific Progress Has Slowed Down -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - They Named an Asteroid After Me 5:46 - The Era of Nuclear... more

19 May 2024 · 28 minutes
Fusion in Space: New Plasma Thruster Tested Successfully -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - New Experiment Could Settle 100 Years-Old Debate about Quantum Tunneling 5:08 -... more

19 May 2024 · 24 minutes
Scandal over Nuclear Phase-out in Germany -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news: 00:00 - Institute for Extinction Risk Shuts Down: What We Know 5:47 - Are... more

19 May 2024 · 27 minutes
Modified Gravity Strikes Back -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - This Fusion Startup Is a Strong Newcomer 5:30 - Modified Gravity Strikes... more

26 Apr 2024 · 23 minutes
New Superconductor Scandal -- and other Science News of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - New Superconductor Scandal 7:17 - Climate Change Makes Days Longer 11:49 - Musk:... more

17 Apr 2024 · 43 minutes
Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Quantum Internet -- No One Needs This 5:55 - New Experiment at... more

17 Apr 2024 · 39 minutes
New Theory says Irrationality comes from Quantum Physics -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Should I be terrified of climate change? 5:43 - First Simulation Of... more

17 Apr 2024 · 28 minutes
The Butterfly Effect is much Worse than We Thought -- And Other Science News

This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - The Butterfly Effect is Much Worse Than We Thought 5:54 - We... more

17 Apr 2024 · 42 minutes
How I fell out of love with academia

08 Apr 2024 · 13 minutes
New Theory of Gravity Needs No Dark Matter -- And other Science News of the Week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - New Idea Solves Three Physics Mysteries at Once 6:00 - Record Quantum... more

23 Mar 2024 · 36 minutes
Scientists warn of AI collapse -- And other Science News of the Week

This is our weekly compilation of science news: 0:00 - Scientists warn of AI collapse 4:35 - New Compact Disks could exceed... more

10 Mar 2024 · 33 minutes
Black holes might have layers with dark energy inside -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news:00:00 Quantum Inertia Drive Test Fails 07:28 A quantum measurement of gravity -- what... more

04 Mar 2024 · 44 minutes
A new type of magnetism -- and other science news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Chinese maglev breaks its own speed record 04:31 The hydrogen revolution might come... more

04 Mar 2024 · 36 minutes
Most robust time crystal ever -- And other Science News of the Week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Aging is reversible -- in glass 06:16 AI survey among 3000 experts 11:53 Americans... more

25 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
String theory nonsense makes comeback -- And other news of the week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Zuckerberg is right about the mental health risks of social media 06:17 String... more

11 Feb 2024 · 43 minutes
I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.

In this episode I explain what climate sensitivity is and why it is important. Climate sensitivity is a number that... more

11 Feb 2024 · 19 minutes
AI Experts predict Megadeaths -- And other Science News of the Week

This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Does handwriting make us dumb? 05:54 A tsunami devastated stone-age Britain. Can it... more

02 Feb 2024 · 29 minutes
Icelanders plan to drill into Magma Chamber -- And Other Science News of the Week

This is our weekly summary of science news. In this episode: 00:00 Quantum Cheshire Cat Debunked 07:00 Icelanders plan to drill into Magma... more

02 Feb 2024 · 25 minutes
Big Rip seems unlikely in light of new data -- And other science news of the week

In this episode: - Big Rip seems unlikely in light of new data - New Nuclear Battery might soon go onto the... more

21 Jan 2024 · 22 minutes
AI could kill quantum computing -- And other science news of the week

In this week's episode: A new semiconductor, space-debris that could, AI could kill quantum computing, whether we could we get... more

11 Jan 2024 · 29 minutes
Why is nuclear power so expensive?

Out of the many bad arguments against nuclear power, there are two good arguments: It's too expensive and the power... more

31 Dec 2023 · 26 minutes
Gravity is not a force. But what does this mean?

Just exactly what does it mean that gravity is not a force? In this episode, I will revisit the question... more

31 Dec 2023 · 14 minutes
The experiment that could save physics (and other science news of the week)

This is our weekly compilation of science news. In this episode: - Particle physicists make wishlist - Did life come from... more

31 Dec 2023 · 38 minutes
The biggest gap in science: complexity

Everyone loves to talk about complex problems and complex systems, but no one has any idea what it means. I... more

17 Dec 2023 · 16 minutes
A new competitor for string theory (and other science news of the week)

In this week's science news, we have a new contender for a theory of quantum gravity, claim that a famous... more

17 Dec 2023 · 21 minutes
These scientists got sued for doing their job

Science and the law come in to conflict more often than you might think. In this episode I want to... more

17 Dec 2023 · 15 minutes
A particle accelerator that's just 10 cm long, and other science news of the week

In this episode we have an experiment that wants to measure nothing, a particle accelerator that's just 10 cm long,... more

08 Dec 2023 · 18 minutes
Why was Sam Altman fired from Open AI? And other science news of the week.

Welcome everyone to this week’s science news. Today we’ll talk about the leading theories for why Sam Altman got fired... more

30 Nov 2023 · 18 minutes
All you need to know about Long COVID

Estimates say that as many as 1 in 10 people who had COVID were still affected more than 3 months... more

30 Nov 2023 · 18 minutes
Is Science Dying?

Is science coming to an end? On the one hand, it seems like scientific progress has slowed to a crawl... more

22 Nov 2023 · 14 minutes
Mars glows green, and other science news of the week

Today we’ll talk about why Mars glows green, an amazingly cool way to make magnets hover, a study which found... more

22 Nov 2023 · 15 minutes
Net Zero will Be Virtually Impossible To Reach Without Carbon Removal

Everyone is talking about Net Zero. But Net Zero what? What does this even mean? Is it a reasonable goal?... more

17 Nov 2023 · 16 minutes
New Data Spells Trouble for Dark Matter's Biggest Competitor

Today we have an update on the biggest astrophysics drama of the year, that’s an observation which seems to be... more

17 Nov 2023 · 16 minutes
The lost continent of Argoland has been found -- And other science news of the week

This week we have new evidence that the dinosaurs were killed by the aftermath of an asteroid impact, then we... more

10 Nov 2023 · 13 minutes
Science News Nov 01: The sun's magnetic field will flip earlier than expected

Science never rests and this week we have quite a selection of news. It looks like the sun’s magnetic field... more

02 Nov 2023 · 13 minutes
Beyond the Hype: All you need to know about Ozempic and Wegovy

The weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic seem god-sent solutions for everyone who has been struggling to lose weight, a miracle... more

30 Oct 2023 · 14 minutes
Science News October 25: Coin Tossing is Unfair, Science Proves It

Today we will talk about why coin flips are not fifty-fifty, starquakes, the most powerful solar storm ever, space debris,... more

30 Oct 2023 · 15 minutes
Does the Many Worlds Interpretation make sense?

In today's episode I explain why the many world's interpretation is neither simple nor local. This episode comes with a... more

23 Oct 2023 · 7 minutes
Three New Laws of Nature in One Week!

Welcome everyone to this week’s science news. This week we’ll talk about three new laws of nature, one of which supposedly... more

20 Oct 2023 · 14 minutes
Is time travel possible?

What does physics say about time travel? Surprisingly enough it doesn't just say it's impossible, it's more complicated than that.... more

15 Oct 2023 · 16 minutes
Science News Oct 14: A New Candidate for a Cosmic String

In this week's science news, I talk about a new candidate for a cosmic string, the mysterious shrinking of planet... more

14 Oct 2023 · 16 minutes
Quantum Computing in 2023: Three Newcomers

What if we could harness the power of photons to process information? We can! It's called photonic computing. It's one... more

08 Oct 2023 · 16 minutes
Science News Oct 4: Nobel Prize in Physics 2023

Today we’ll talk about the Nobel Prize in physics, yet another superconductor retraction, whether Integrated Information theory is pseudoscience, why... more

04 Oct 2023 · 16 minutes
Science News Sep 26: Quantum Computing at Room Temperature?

Today we talk about raisins. Yes, raisins. Quasars with dark matter halos, pink diamonds, the last moments of a dying... more

26 Sep 2023 · 17 minutes
Is the universe pointless?

If people knew one thing about Steven Weinberg, it’d be a quote from one of his books: “The more the... more

24 Sep 2023 · 15 minutes
Science News Sep 18: Possible Signs of Life on an Exoplanet

Today we talk about the possibly first evidence for life on an exoplanet, with some caveats, chaos at the centre... more

18 Sep 2023 · 17 minutes
Don't trust me, I'm an influencer!

Today I talk about how we talk, or how we communicate information on social media in general. Why is it... more

16 Sep 2023 · 15 minutes
Science News Sep 12, 2023

Today we talk about a bubble of galaxies, a climate scientist who made his own paper worse, double magic oxygen,... more

12 Sep 2023 · 16 minutes
Web3: Next internet revolution or just a scam?

What is web3? I've tried to figure it out and here is my summary of what I have learned about... more

09 Sep 2023 · 16 minutes
I do my own research. And so can you.

I’ve noticed that a lot of scientists on social media make jokes about people who do their own research. This... more

26 Aug 2023 · 17 minutes
Science News Aug 22: Quantum Superchemistry!

Today we talk about superchemistry, music in the brain, how to create matter from light, contrails, objects that take strange... more

22 Aug 2023 · 17 minutes
Do we have a mental health crisis?

I've seen a lot of headlines recently that we supposedly have a mental health crisis. Some say it's global, some... more

19 Aug 2023 · 14 minutes
Fermilab Finds Feeble Fifth Force (Maybe)

Today we talk about the muon anomaly at Fermilab, say good-bye to LK99, hear from scientists who say that sun... more

16 Aug 2023 · 19 minutes
Is Moore's Law Dead?

In the past 10 years or so, tech specialists have repeatedly voiced concerns that the progress of computing power will... more

12 Aug 2023 · 20 minutes
Science News Aug 8 2023: Superconductor LK 99 Update

Today I have an update on the reproduction efforts for the supposed room temperature superconductor, LK 99, the first images... more

08 Aug 2023 · 16 minutes
Do we have evidence for new physics? Or not?

You've heard physicists say that we know new physics is out there. You've also heard them say that there's no... more

05 Aug 2023 · 18 minutes
Science News July 31: A new room-temperature superconductor?

Today we’ll talk about the new superconductor claim, bad news for new physics, a quantum radar, how to print origami,... more

31 Jul 2023 · 17 minutes
Greenwashing: Spot and Avoid It

Many companies try to appear environmentally friendly without making a real difference, a strategy that’s been dubbed “greenwashing”. So, is... more

29 Jul 2023 · 15 minutes
Science News July 26: Einstein was right, again!

Today we’ll talk about Einstein, who was right again, metals that heal, a new type of stellar object, a quantum... more

26 Jul 2023 · 18 minutes
Are personality tests the new horoscopes?

Have you ever taken a personality test? I certainly did. Recently I began wondering what the Myers Briggs and Big... more

23 Jul 2023 · 18 minutes
Science News July 19 2023: Evidence for Dark Stars?

Today we’ll fly 13 billion years back in time, talk about dark stars, quantum payments, the efficiency of solar cells,... more

19 Jul 2023 · 16 minutes
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Many companies try to appear environmentally friendly without making a real difference, a strategy that’s been dubbed “greenwashing”. So, is calling a... more