Science with Sabine

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Big Rip seems unlikely in light of new data -- And other science news of the week Jan 21, 2024

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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

AI could kill quantum computing -- And other science news of the week Jan 11, 2024

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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

Why is nuclear power so expensive? Dec 31, 2023

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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.

Gravity is not a force. But what does this mean? Dec 31, 2023

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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.

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

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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? - Poland authorizes small modular reactor construction

The quiz for this episode is here.

The biggest gap in science: complexity Dec 17, 2023

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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 comes with a quiz which you can take here.

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

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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 the UK, and of course the telephone will ring. The quiz for this episode is here.

These scientists got sued for doing their job Dec 17, 2023

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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 manner that doesn't sit well with courts. Please feel free to support Data Colada's legal defense here. This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.

A particle accelerator that's just 10 cm long, and other science news of the week Dec 08, 2023

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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.

Why was Sam Altman fired from Open AI? And other science news of the week. Nov 30, 2023

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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 engineering could save the Antarctic, cannibalistic stars, and of course the telephone will ring. The quiz for this episode is here.

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