Science with Sabine

By Sabine HossenfelderScience

Science with Sabine episodes

March 23, 2024 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 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 Computers Will Decode National Secrets
37 min
March 10, 2024 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 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?
34 min
March 04, 2024 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 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
45 min
March 04, 2024 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 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
37 min
February 25, 2024 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 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
38 min
February 11, 2024 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 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 might be Made of Singularities
44 min
February 11, 2024 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 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 think it's a bad idea to ignore this.
This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.
20 min
February 02, 2024 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 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
30 min
February 02, 2024 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 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
26 min
January 21, 2024 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 market
- Extreme Weather Events Underestimated
- Flash Proton Therapy going into first trials
23 min