Sabine Hossenfelder
Science with Sabine
Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler.
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Sabine Hossenfelder
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Oct 19, 2026
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Episodes
New Superconductor Scandal -- and other Science News of the week 17.04.2024 43:58
This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - New Superconductor Scandal 7:17 - Climate Change Makes Days Longer 11:49 - Musk: Are Quantum Computers even good for Something? 17:19 - Charging While Driving: Does it Work? 22:44 - How Noise Improves Computing 32:45 - Warp Drives: New Simulations 38:10 - Gravitational Waves Necessary for Human Existence, New Study Finds
Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole -- and other science news of the week 17.04.2024 39:55
This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Quantum Internet -- No One Needs This 5:55 - New Experiment at CERN to look for "hidden particles" 10:48 - Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole 16:42 - How AI could go wrong -- and how it could save us all 22:18 - Self-heating Concrete Melts Snow -- No Power Required 27:56 - My First Solar Eclipse -- What I am looking for...
New Theory says Irrationality comes from Quantum Physics -- and other science news of the week 17.04.2024 28:35
This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - Should I be terrified of climate change? 5:43 - First Simulation Of Quantum Physics Near Rotating Black Hole 11:58 - Particle Physics' Most Famous Anomaly (almost) Solved 16:40 - New Theory says Irrationality comes from Quantum Physics 23:11 - Sulphur as Energy Storage
The Butterfly Effect is much Worse than We Thought -- And Other Science News 17.04.2024 42:18
This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - The Butterfly Effect is Much Worse Than We Thought 5:54 - We Need to Stop Lying About Plastic... To Ourselves 12:19 - The Black Hole in our Galaxy is Weird 17:30 - Why is Life Left-Handed? 24:27 - Nuclear Fusion: Rapid Progress for Inertial Confinement 29:57 - Cloud Seeding May Cause Global Water War 35:24 - Energy is not AIs Biggest Problem
New Theory of Gravity Needs No Dark Matter -- And other Science News of the Week 23.03.2024 36:53
This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 - New Idea Solves Three Physics Mysteries at Once 6:00 - Record Quantum Computation at D-Wave: Millions of Years Down To Seconds 11:54 - We Need to Start Climate Engineering Soon, New Study Says 18:33 - Credentials against Deepfakes: How will it work? 24:20 - This Obscure Maths Will Revolutionize Data Privacy 29:53 - Q-Day Is Coming: Quantum Com...
Scientists warn of AI collapse -- And other Science News of the Week 10.03.2024 33:32
This is our weekly compilation of science news: 0:00 - Scientists warn of AI collapse 4:35 - New Compact Disks could exceed petabytes of memory storage 9:50 - New rumors of sentient AI 13:57 - New heat pumps could actually make a difference 22:20 - Exploding stars made of dark matter could heat up universe 28:27 - What do two-letter domain endings mean?
Black holes might have layers with dark energy inside -- and other science news of the week 04.03.2024 44:59
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 progress
A new type of magnetism -- and other science news of the week 04.03.2024 36:06
This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Chinese maglev breaks its own speed record 04:31 The hydrogen revolution might come after all 11:09 Bad news for quantum computing 17:34 Radical new theory proposes to throw out energy conservation 24:00 New type of magnetism confirmed 30:00 Small nuclear thorium reactors coming to Europe
Most robust time crystal ever -- And other Science News of the Week 25.02.2024 37:04
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 surprisingly rational about Climate Change, Germany Study finds 17:38 Emission lies everywhere 24:37 Most robust time crystal ever 30:33 Scientific Fraud is getting more common
String theory nonsense makes comeback -- And other news of the week 11.02.2024 43:58
This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Zuckerberg is right about the mental health risks of social media 06:17 String theory nonsense makes comeback 12:46 New battery charges in 5 minutes 17:36 First Nuclear Plasma control with Digital Twin 24:30 Details about big new collider at CERN emerge 30:04 IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Plans Unrealistic, New Study Says 37:00 Dark Matter migh...
I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am. 11.02.2024 19:33
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 come up with reasons for why to ignore this. I thi...
AI Experts predict Megadeaths -- And other Science News of the Week 02.02.2024 29:22
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 happen again? 12:00 First experiment to test process that could have started universe 17:44 Google unveils new AI that can reason logically 23:21 AI Experts predict Megadeaths
Icelanders plan to drill into Magma Chamber -- And Other Science News of the Week 02.02.2024 25:06
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 Chamber (this time on purpose) 14:03 Experiment to look for quantum jumps of massive objects 19:20 Non-profit wants YouTube to crack down on "new" climate denial
Big Rip seems unlikely in light of new data -- And other science news of the week 21.01.2024 22:48
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
AI could kill quantum computing -- And other science news of the week 11.01.2024 29:22
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
Why is nuclear power so expensive? 31.12.2023 26:14
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.
Gravity is not a force. But what does this mean? 31.12.2023 14:08
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.
The experiment that could save physics (and other science news of the week) 31.12.2023 38:37
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? - Poland authorizes small modular reactor cons...
The biggest gap in science: complexity 17.12.2023 16:43
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 comes with a quiz which you can take here .
A new competitor for string theory (and other science news of the week) 17.12.2023 21:58
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 the UK, and of course the teleph...
These scientists got sued for doing their job 17.12.2023 15:17
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 manner that doesn't sit well with courts. Plea...
A particle accelerator that's just 10 cm long, and other science news of the week 08.12.2023 18:01
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.
Why was Sam Altman fired from Open AI? And other science news of the week. 30.11.2023 18:10
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 engineering could save the Antarctic, cannibalist...
All you need to know about Long COVID 30.11.2023 18:43
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 you can take here.
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