Sabine Hossenfelder
Physicist, blogger, author. Sometimes-songwriter, nighttime-philosopher. Maker of my own misery.
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Scientists detect tones in the ringing of a newborn black hole for the first time
Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”
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Sabine Hossenfelder
Scientists detect tones in the ringing of a newborn black hole for the first time
10h
The Gravitational-Wave “Revolution” Is Underway
As the fourth anniversary of the first detection approaches, the field continues to mature—with a bright future ahead
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Sabine Hossenfelder
The Gravitational-Wave “Revolution” Is Underway
As the fourth anniversary of the first detection approaches, the field continues to mature—with a bright future ahead
54h
Book Review: “Something Deeply Hidden” by Sean Carroll
Science News, Physics, Science, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
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Sabine Hossenfelder
“Something Deeply Hidden” is an enjoyable and easy-to-follow introduction to quantum mechanics that will answer your most pressing questions about many worlds. @seanmcarroll
backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/09/book-r… pic.twitter.com/n3JY9o43OA
5d
We scientists must rise up to prevent the climate crisis. Words aren’t enough | Claire Wordley and Charlie Gardner
Our profession has been great at raising awareness. But this alone won’t succeed against the might of the oil and gas lobbyists, say Claire Wordley and Charlie Gardner
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Sabine Hossenfelder
We scientists must rise up to prevent the climate crisis. Words aren’t enough | Claire Wordley and Charlie Gardner
7d
The five most promising ways to quantize gravity
Science News, Physics, Science, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
The five most promising ways to quantize gravity
In this video I tell you about the five currently most promising approaches to a theory of quantum gravity that physicists are presently pursuing. These are:...
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Sabine Hossenfelder
In my new video I tell you about the five most promising solution attempts to the problem of quantizing gravity.
9d
Why don’t doctors trust women? Because they don’t know much about us | Gabrielle Jackson
The medical community have known for a century that women are living in constant pain. They’ve done nothing about it
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Sabine Hossenfelder
Why don’t doctors trust women? Because they don’t know much about us | Gabrielle Jackson
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Hubble Settles an Old Debate About Galaxies with Supermassive Black Holes
With just one hour of Hubble time, astronomers revealed the true nature of a galaxy and deleted an entire category of galaxies.
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Sabine Hossenfelder
Hubble Settles an Old Debate About Galaxies with Supermassive Black Holes
Astronomers have ruled out one of the last remaining “true Seyfert 2” stragglers, proving it was a Seyfert 1 after all.
15d
The International Space Station Is More Valuable Than Many People Realize
It’s crucial to our exploration of the solar system, but this marvel of innovation has not always had the support it deserves
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Sabine Hossenfelder
The International Space Station Is More Valuable Than Many People Realize
It’s crucial to our exploration of the solar system, but this marvel of innovation has not always had the support it deserves
16d
Solutions to the black hole information paradox
In this video I go through the most plausible solutions to the black hole information loss problem that physicists have so far come up with. First, there is ...
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Sabine Hossenfelder
In my new video I explain what solutions to the black hole information paradox physicists have come up with, and why the problem is still unsolved.
18d
How do black holes destroy information and why is that a problem?
This video is to answer a question that many of you asked about my video on quantum gravity, which is just how do black holes destroy information and what's ...
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Sabine Hossenfelder
In my new video, I explain how do black holes destroy information and why that is a problem.
23d
Spacewatch: India’s moon mission arrives in lunar orbit
If Chandrayaan-2 is successful, it will make India the fourth country to reach the moon’s surface
All Events / FIAS
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Sabine Hossenfelder
Why stochastic climate models are more accurate than their deterministic counterparts
Speaker: Prof. Tim Palmer, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
August 28, 2019 4:00 PM, Frankfurt, Riedberg Campus
#Frankfurt #ClimateChangeIsReal
25d
Newly Discovered State of Matter Could Vastly Enhance Computing
This new discovery could make quantum computing even faster.
Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change
A book titled Discerning Experts explains why—and what can be done about it
The Technology of Kindness
How social media can rebuild our empathy—and why it must
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Sabine Hossenfelder
The Technology of Kindness
How social media can rebuild our empathy—and why it must
By Jamil Zaki on August 6, 2019
28d
How we know that Einstein's General Relativity can't be quite right
Einstein's theory of General Relativity tells us that gravity is caused by the curvature of space and time. It is a remarkable theory that has been confirmed...
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Sabine Hossenfelder
Please enjoy my new video: How we know that Einstein's General Relativity can't be quite right
29d
Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic
Exclusive: Hannah Fry says ethical pledge needed in tech fields that will shape future
LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star
In a first, astronomers may just have detected gravitational waves from a black hole merging with a neutron star.
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Sabine Hossenfelder
LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star sciencenews.org/article/ligo-v… via @AddThis
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They Stole Your Files, You Don’t Have to Pay the Ransom
The F.B.I. should follow the example of European law enforcement and help victims of ransomware decrypt their data.