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 tri...
21 Jan 202422min
AI could kill quantum computing -- And other science news of the week
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 ...
11 Jan 202429min
Why is nuclear power so expensive?
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 ...
31 Des 202326min
Gravity is not a force. But what does this mean?
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 principl...
31 Des 202314min
The experiment that could save physics (and other science news of the week)
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 physic...
31 Des 202338min
The biggest gap in science: complexity
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 mea...
17 Des 202316min
A new competitor for string theory (and other science news of the week)
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 fue...
17 Des 202321min
These scientists got sued for doing their job
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...
17 Des 202315min
