As simple as possible, but not any simpler! Science and technology updates and summaries. No hype, no spin, no tip-toeing around inconvenient truths. News each Wednesday, new topical video each Saturday.

Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics. She is author of the books Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (Basic Books, 2018) and Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions (Viking, 2022).

The 7 Strangest Coincidences in the Laws of Nature
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The 7 Strangest Coincidences in the Laws of Nature
Scandal over Nuclear Phase-Out in Germany: What We Know
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Scandal over Nuclear Phase-Out in Germany: What We Know
I thought Electric Cars Were the Future. I Changed My Mind
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I thought Electric Cars Were the Future. I Changed My Mind
Energy from Air While Removing CO2: How does it work?
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Energy from Air While Removing CO2: How does it work?
Are we surrounded by dark energy? A spacecraft tetrad will look for it
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Are we surrounded by dark energy? A spacecraft tetrad will look for it
Institute for Extinction Risk Shuts Down: What We Know
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Institute for Extinction Risk Shuts Down: What We Know
Time Stops at the Speed of Light. What Does that Mean?
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Time Stops at the Speed of Light. What Does that Mean?
The Supermodel Scam: How a Prof who Looked for Love Ended up in Prison
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The Supermodel Scam: How a Prof who Looked for Love Ended up in Prison
AI More Energy Efficient than Humans, New Study Finds
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AI More Energy Efficient than Humans, New Study Finds
Modified Gravity Strikes Back
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Modified Gravity Strikes Back
This Fusion Startup Is a Strong Newcomer
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This Fusion Startup Is a Strong Newcomer
The “Worst Prediction” Was Never Made: The True Story of the Cosmological Constant
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The “Worst Prediction” Was Never Made: The True Story of the Cosmological Constant
Gravitational Waves Necessary for Human Existence, New Study Finds
7:03
Gravitational Waves Necessary for Human Existence, New Study Finds
Warp Drives: New Simulations
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Warp Drives: New Simulations
How Noise Improves Computing
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How Noise Improves Computing
Charging while Driving: Does it Work?
6:57
Charging while Driving: Does it Work?
New XPRIZE for Quantum Computing
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New XPRIZE for Quantum Computing
Climate Change Makes Days Longer
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Climate Change Makes Days Longer
New Superconductor Scandal: What We Know So Far
8:24
New Superconductor Scandal: What We Know So Far
Let Wildfires Burn, Scientists Say
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Let Wildfires Burn, Scientists Say
My first total eclipse: What I am looking forward to
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My first total eclipse: What I am looking forward to
This Self-Heating Concrete Melts Snow – No Power Needed
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This Self-Heating Concrete Melts Snow – No Power Needed
Will AI kill us? Or Save us?
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Will AI kill us? Or Save us?
My dream died, and now I'm here
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My dream died, and now I'm here
Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole
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Search for Quantum Gravity Begins at South Pole
New Experiment at CERN to look for “hidden” particles
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New Experiment at CERN to look for “hidden” particles
Quantum Internet: No One Needs This
7:04
Quantum Internet: No One Needs This
Sulfur Better than Hydrogen for Energy Storage, Engineers Find
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Sulfur Better than Hydrogen for Energy Storage, Engineers Find
Quantum Gravity Breaks Causality -- And You Can Compute With It
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Quantum Gravity Breaks Causality -- And You Can Compute With It
Irrationality follows Rules of Quantum Physics, New Theory Says
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Irrationality follows Rules of Quantum Physics, New Theory Says