Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler.
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Interesting conversations about interesting things with interesting people. Hosted by Joe Scott from the YouTube channel, Answers With Joe.
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The mind-body problem, which Buddha, Socrates and many modern scientists have sought to solve, encompasses riddles such as consciousness, free will, morality and the meaning of life. In this podcast, science journalist John Horgan, talks to leading mind-body theorists about their views and often, about their personal lives. The show is an outgrowth of a book of the same title, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com.
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The Benefits of Climate Change -- and other science news of the week
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This is our ad-free compilation of science news00:00 - AI's Dirty Little Secret5:27 - Musk is Right: Neutrinos are Evidence for New Physics11:39 - "Are we the idiots?" - Bill Gates on Planting Trees18:16 - The Benefits of Climate Change
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Actor Claims His New Theory of Everything Improves Physics -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - A Huge Cosmology Problem Might Just Have Disappeared5:36 - Alien Megastructure Candidates – Not as Crazy as it Sounds!11:05 - How to Detect Quantum Bullshit17:29 - Actor Claims His New Theory of Everything Improves Physics26:23 - The Hypersonic Arms Race: What You Need to Know…
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Space-Based Solar Power is Dead -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - Space-Based Solar Power is Dead5:46 - Climate Change Violates Human Rights, Court Finds11:43 - Forget GPT-4o's voice -- the real problem with AI is us17:38 - Unapproved Trial for Discredited COVID Cure: Scandal In France
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Time to Get Real About Climate Change -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news.00:00 - Geothermal Power Everywhere: Tech Advances Rapidly5:33 - Time to Get Real About Climate Change11:24 - A New Test for Quantum Gravity18:00 - Universe Was Once Divided into Cells, New Study Says
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Einstein completed his theory of general relativity in 1915 when he was 37 years old. What did he do for the remaining 40 years of his life? He continued developing his masterwork of course! Feeling that his theory was incomplete, Einstein pursued a unified field theory. Though he ultimately failed, the ideas he came up with were quite interesting.…
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Scientific Progress Has Slowed Down -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news.00:00 - They Named an Asteroid After Me5:46 - The Era of Nuclear Precision has Begun10:30 - Scientific Progress Has Slowed Down16:43 - CERN Looks for Origins of Quantum Randomness22:35 - Brain Really Uses Quantum Effects
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Fusion in Space: New Plasma Thruster Tested Successfully -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news.00:00 - New Experiment Could Settle 100 Years-Old Debate about Quantum Tunneling5:08 - Fusion in Space: New Plasma Thruster Tested Successfully12:47 - The Multiverse just Got Bigger: An Upgrade for the Many Worlds Interpretation18:34 - Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cattle, Farm Worker Infected, Virus Fragm…
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Scandal over Nuclear Phase-out in Germany -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news: 00:00 - Institute for Extinction Risk Shuts Down: What We Know5:47 - Are we surrounded by dark energy? A spacecraft tetrad will look for it10:48 - Energy from Air While Removing CO2: How does it work?16:03 - I thought Electric Cars Were the Future. I Changed My Mind21:59 - Scandal over Nuclear Phase-O…
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Modified Gravity Strikes Back -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - This Fusion Startup Is a Strong Newcomer5:30 - Modified Gravity Strikes Back12:24 - AI More Energy Efficient than Humans, New Study Finds17:42 - I thought Electric Cars Were the Future. I Changed My Mind
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New Superconductor Scandal -- and other Science News of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - New Superconductor Scandal7:17 - Climate Change Makes Days Longer11:49 - Musk: Are Quantum Computers even good for Something?17:19 - Charging While Driving: Does it Work?22:44 - How Noise Improves Computing32:45 - Warp Drives: New Simulations38:10 - Gravitational Waves Necessary for Human Existe…
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Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news.00:00 - Quantum Internet -- No One Needs This5:55 - New Experiment at CERN to look for "hidden particles"10:48 - Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole16:42 - How AI could go wrong -- and how it could save us all22:18 - Self-heating Concrete Melts Snow -- No Power Required27:56 - My First Sola…
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New Theory says Irrationality comes from Quantum Physics -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - Should I be terrified of climate change?5:43 - First Simulation Of Quantum Physics Near Rotating Black Hole11:58 - Particle Physics' Most Famous Anomaly (almost) Solved16:40 - New Theory says Irrationality comes from Quantum Physics23:11 - Sulphur as Energy Storage…
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The Butterfly Effect is much Worse than We Thought -- And Other Science News
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This is our weekly compilation of science news.00:00 - The Butterfly Effect is Much Worse Than We Thought5:54 - We Need to Stop Lying About Plastic... To Ourselves12:19 - The Black Hole in our Galaxy is Weird17:30 - Why is Life Left-Handed?24:27 - Nuclear Fusion: Rapid Progress for Inertial Confinement29:57 - Cloud Seeding May Cause Global Water Wa…
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New Theory of Gravity Needs No Dark Matter -- And other Science News of the Week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - New Idea Solves Three Physics Mysteries at Once6:00 - Record Quantum Computation at D-Wave: Millions of Years Down To Seconds11:54 - We Need to Start Climate Engineering Soon, New Study Says18:33 - Credentials against Deepfakes: How will it work?24:20 - This Obscure Maths Will Revolutionize Data…
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Scientists warn of AI collapse -- And other Science News of the Week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news: 0:00 - Scientists warn of AI collapse4:35 - New Compact Disks could exceed petabytes of memory storage9:50 - New rumors of sentient AI13:57 - New heat pumps could actually make a difference22:20 - Exploding stars made of dark matter could heat up universe28:27 - What do two-letter domain endings mean?…
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Black holes might have layers with dark energy inside -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news: 00:00 Quantum Inertia Drive Test Fails 07:28 A quantum measurement of gravity -- what does it mean? 15:26 More on climate sensitivity 23:07 Black holes might have layers with dark energy inside 29:53 Why do astrophysicists keep finding things that shouldn't exist? 37:02 Atoms in tweezers make huge pro…
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A new type of magnetism -- and other science news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 Chinese maglev breaks its own speed record04:31 The hydrogen revolution might come after all11:09 Bad news for quantum computing17:34 Radical new theory proposes to throw out energy conservation24:00 New type of magnetism confirmed30:00 Small nuclear thorium reactors coming to Europe…
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Most robust time crystal ever -- And other Science News of the Week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 Aging is reversible -- in glass06:16 AI survey among 3000 experts11:53 Americans surprisingly rational about Climate Change, Germany Study finds17:38 Emission lies everywhere24:37 Most robust time crystal ever30:33 Scientific Fraud is getting more common…
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String theory nonsense makes comeback -- And other news of the week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Zuckerberg is right about the mental health risks of social media06:17 String theory nonsense makes comeback12:46 New battery charges in 5 minutes17:36 First Nuclear Plasma control with Digital Twin24:30 Details about big new collider at CERN emerge30:04 IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Plans Unrea…
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I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.
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In this episode I explain what climate sensitivity is and why it is important. Climate sensitivity is a number that roughly speaking tells us how fast climate change will get worse. A few years ago, after various software improvements, a bunch of climate models began having a much higher climate sensitivity than previously. Climate scientists have …
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AI Experts predict Megadeaths -- And other Science News of the Week
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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 Does handwriting make us dumb?05:54 A tsunami devastated stone-age Britain. Can it happen again?12:00 First experiment to test process that could have started universe17:44 Google unveils new AI that can reason logically23:21 AI Experts predict Megadeaths…
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Icelanders plan to drill into Magma Chamber -- And Other Science News of the Week
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This is our weekly summary of science news.In this episode:00:00 Quantum Cheshire Cat Debunked07:00 Icelanders plan to drill into Magma Chamber (this time on purpose)14:03 Experiment to look for quantum jumps of massive objects19:20 Non-profit wants YouTube to crack down on "new" climate denial
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Big Rip seems unlikely in light of new data -- And other science news of the week
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In this episode:- Big Rip seems unlikely in light of new data- New Nuclear Battery might soon go onto the market- Extreme Weather Events Underestimated - Flash Proton Therapy going into first trials
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AI could kill quantum computing -- And other science news of the week
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In this week's episode: A new semiconductor, space-debris that could, AI could kill quantum computing, whether we could we get a runaway greenhouse effect on earth, and a new supercomputer will match human brain
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Out of the many bad arguments against nuclear power, there are two good arguments: It's too expensive and the power plants take too long to build. But are they true? And if so, why is it that nuclear power is so slow and so costly?This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.
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Gravity is not a force. But what does this mean?
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Just exactly what does it mean that gravity is not a force? In this episode, I will revisit the question and explain why you are currently accelerating upwards, and how Einstein's equivalence principle works.The quiz for this episode is here.
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The experiment that could save physics (and other science news of the week)
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This is our weekly compilation of science news. In this episode: - Particle physicists make wishlist- Did life come from molecular gas clouds in outer space?- The experiment that could save physics- Is there science behind a fossil fuel phase-out- Solar panels better than forests, new study says- Methane in the oceans: A disaster waiting to come?- …
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Everyone loves to talk about complex problems and complex systems, but no one has any idea what it means. I think that understanding complexity is THE biggest gap in science today. What do we even mean by complexity? What do we know about it? And what’s the problem with trying to explain it? That’s what we’ll talk about in this video.This episode c…
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A new competitor for string theory (and other science news of the week)
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In this week's science news, we have a new contender for a theory of quantum gravity, claim that a famous proof is wrong, bad climate news, the first transatlantic flight with sustainable aviation fuel, IBM's first quantum chip with more than 1000 qubits, the "Brick" in the Milky Way and what it might be, the rise of transgender identifications in …
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These scientists got sued for doing their job
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Science and the law come in to conflict more often than you might think. In this episode I want to tell you about several cases that I have followed which have concerned me greatly. The issue here isn't the actual scientific evidence, it is rather the way that scientists pursue and discuss this evidence, usually in a straight-forward and frank mann…
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A particle accelerator that's just 10 cm long, and other science news of the week
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In this episode we have an experiment that wants to measure nothing, a particle accelerator that's just 10 cm long, a nucleus the shape of a dumbbell, a drone that saved 6 lives, what social media does to your health, antibubbles, deepspace communication, and how bitcoin mining might help the environment.…
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Why was Sam Altman fired from Open AI? And other science news of the week.
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Welcome everyone to this week’s science news. Today we’ll talk about the leading theories for why Sam Altman got fired from OpenAI, cosmic rays with HUGE energies, evidence of a an overdue supervolcano eruption near Italy, an exoplanet on which it rains sand, Microsoft’s first AI-chip, why spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are so rare, how climate…
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Estimates say that as many as 1 in 10 people who had COVID were still affected more than 3 months later. This health condition has become known as long COVID. In this video, we will be discussing what long COVID is, how long it lasts, how common it is, what you should do if you think you’re affected, and more.This episode comes with a quiz which yo…
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Is science coming to an end? On the one hand, it seems like scientific progress has slowed to a crawl and no big breakthroughs are happening any more. On the other hand, we are left with many unsolved problems in science that I am pretty sure have a solution. In this episode, I explain why I think that we need to seriously consider the possibility …
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Mars glows green, and other science news of the week
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Today we’ll talk about why Mars glows green, an amazingly cool way to make magnets hover, a study which found that a supposed piece of alien tech isn’t alien tech, surprising absolutely no one, plans to use the entire moon as a gravitational wave detector, progress with D-wave’s quantum computer, why Saturn’s rings will temporarily become invisible…
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Net Zero will Be Virtually Impossible To Reach Without Carbon Removal
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Everyone is talking about Net Zero. But Net Zero what? What does this even mean? Is it a reasonable goal? How far are we on the way? And do we have any chance of reaching it? For this video, we have collected all facts and numbers that you need to join the discussion.This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.…
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New Data Spells Trouble for Dark Matter's Biggest Competitor
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Today we have an update on the biggest astrophysics drama of the year, that’s an observation which seems to be ruling out the most popular alternative to dark matter. Then we have a group of geologists who claim that parts of the moon are stuck in the mantle of earth, a new and quite plausible explanation for the sudden dimming and brightening of t…
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The lost continent of Argoland has been found -- And other science news of the week
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This week we have new evidence that the dinosaurs were killed by the aftermath of an asteroid impact, then we have a look at the biggest universe simulation ever, talk about a lost continent that’s been found, roman ruins in spy footage, a new record for a single photon camera, an asteroid that might contain chemical elements which are not in the p…
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Science News Nov 01: The sun's magnetic field will flip earlier than expected
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Science never rests and this week we have quite a selection of news. It looks like the sun’s magnetic field will flip earlier than expected, the moon is 40 million years older than anyone thought, a group of geologists have found that Earth’s core is leaking, we’ll have a look at the tiniest particle accelerator ever, why airline pricing is such a …
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Beyond the Hype: All you need to know about Ozempic and Wegovy
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The weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic seem god-sent solutions for everyone who has been struggling to lose weight, a miracle cure for a problem that befalls billions of people, even Elon Musk. But what makes the drug so effective? What do we know about it? And who’s going to pay for it? This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.…
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Science News October 25: Coin Tossing is Unfair, Science Proves It
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Today we will talk about why coin flips are not fifty-fifty, starquakes, the most powerful solar storm ever, space debris, IBM’s new brain-inspired computer chip, an exoplanet collision, a new tectonic plate, projections for AI power consumption, and of course the telephone will ring. You can take the quiz for this episode here.…
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Does the Many Worlds Interpretation make sense?
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In today's episode I explain why the many world's interpretation is neither simple nor local. This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.
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Welcome everyone to this week’s science news. This week we’lltalk about three new laws of nature, one of which supposedly shows that we live in a computer simulation. We’ll have a first look at intergalactic filaments, talk about building roads on the moon, whether chatbots understand what they chat about, a new type of qubit with a low error rate,…
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What does physics say about time travel? Surprisingly enough it doesn't just say it's impossible, it's more complicated than that. In this video I'll sort out what Einstein's general relativity and quantum mechanics tell us about time travel. And is MIT really building a time machine to find dark matter? We'll get to that.This video has a quiz whic…
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Science News Oct 14: A New Candidate for a Cosmic String
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In this week's science news, I talk about a new candidate for a cosmic string, the mysterious shrinking of planet Mercury, a nuclear clock, the first quantum engine, a simulator for human diseases, whether we can find new physics with spinning black holes, AI that wants to help find aliens, how to compute with photons, and of course, the telephone …
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Quantum Computing in 2023: Three Newcomers
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What if we could harness the power of photons to process information? We can! It's called photonic computing. It's one of the new approaches to quantum computing - and it's looking more and more likely that it could be the key to make quantum computers work.It's not the only newcomer. In this video, we'll take a look at photonic computing and two o…
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Science News Oct 4: Nobel Prize in Physics 2023
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Today we’ll talk about the Nobel Prize in physics, yet another superconductor retraction, whether Integrated Information theory is pseudoscience, why antimatter doesn’t anti-gravitate, sand that flows uphill which I swear has nothing to do with antigravity, the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, how life could come about on other planets, why we mi…
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Science News Sep 26: Quantum Computing at Room Temperature?
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Today we talk about raisins. Yes, raisins. Quasars with dark matter halos, pink diamonds, the last moments of a dying satellite, a new type of qubit, maybe, how to measure the length of the day with lasers, a new treatment method for brain cancer that’s got something to do with quantum mechanics, whether climate change drives migration, and of cour…
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If people knew one thing about Steven Weinberg, it’d be a quote from one of his books: “The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.” In this episode, I want to speculate about what he might have meant. Is the universe pointless?
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