Science with Sabine

By Sabine HossenfelderScience

Science with Sabine episodes

July 15, 2024 “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 fault
6:09 - These tiny fractals could make quantum computing work
11:56 - “The most dumb thing" for energy storage: Hydrogen
18:41 - Think you understand Quantum Physics? Try This.
25:19 - New Batteries: It’s Not All Hype
32 min
July 08, 2024 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 - Physicists Claim They Can Send Particles Into the Past
11:06 - AI could prove that reality doesn’t exist, physicists say
17:42 - Time Ran Slower in the Past, Physicists Find

24 min
July 01, 2024 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 for dark matter: This data doesn't fit at all
11:11 - I don't think we can control AI much longer. Here's why.
17:12 - What will they think about us in 2085?
22:26 - AI passed the Turing Test -- And No One Noticed
31 min
June 26, 2024 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 much more controversial and interesting than I originally thought. So what is it, is bitcoin good? Or is it bad? Let’s have a look.
18 min
June 24, 2024 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 Explain Dark Matter
11:17 - Biggest Self-Own in Quantum Computing, Ever
16:39 - Climate scientists can't agree on how warm it is
25 min
June 23, 2024 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 Prediction
11:24 - Is the Intelligence-Explosion Near? A Reality Check
20:20 - Big News for Quantum Computing: First Scalable Platforms
26:17 - Dark Energy comes from Anti-Universe, New Theory Says
32 min
June 17, 2024 The Benefits of Climate Change -- and other science news of the week
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00:00 - AI's Dirty Little Secret
5:27 - Musk is Right: Neutrinos are Evidence for New Physics
11:39 - "Are we the idiots?" - Bill Gates on Planting Trees
18:16 - The Benefits of Climate Change
24 min
June 17, 2024 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 Candidates – Not as Crazy as it Sounds!
11:05 - How to Detect Quantum Bullshit
17:29 - Actor Claims His New Theory of Everything Improves Physics
26:23 - The Hypersonic Arms Race: What You Need to Know
33 min
June 17, 2024 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, Court Finds
11:43 - Forget GPT-4o's voice -- the real problem with AI is us
17:38 - Unapproved Trial for Discredited COVID Cure: Scandal In France
24 min
May 19, 2024 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 About Climate Change
11:24 - A New Test for Quantum Gravity
18:00 - Universe Was Once Divided into Cells, New Study Says
25 min