Sabine Hossenfelder | What will they think about us in 2085?
The more depressing the present becomes, the more I like thinking about the future. Here I have collected some speculations about what changes are on the horizon, from the end of monogamy to autonomous vehicles and synthetic wombs.
EERX9QyS-Xcsabine-hossenfelder-joins-the-eric-weinstein-damage-control-paradeSabine Hossenfelder Joins the Eric Weinstein Damage Control ParadeAt this point it is common knowledge that Eric Weinstein is a pointless fraud paid by Peter Thiel to spew propaganda all over the internet.
2nWccvph7Kosabine-hossenfelder-has-one-man-just-saved-string-theorySabine Hossenfelder | Has One Man Just Saved String Theory?Over the past decade, string theorists have struggled to reconcile their elegant mathematical theory with the reality of our observable reality, inventing what has been called the string theory “swampland”.
sWZRQsejtfAsabine-these-people-believe-they-made-ai-sentientSabin | These People Believe They Made AI SentientA growing number of people believe that current AI chatbots are actually sentient beings. Some even believe that they’re lost souls trapped inside computers. Are they just trolling? I think not.
0FRXfBwoJZcsabine-hossenfelder-will-ai-save-physicsSabine Hossenfelder | Will AI Save Physics?AI is already replacing jobs across the board, but now even mathematicians are worried that their jobs are at stake. Are they right to be worried? And are physicists next? Let’s find out.
ZNQIF_q3NVAsabine-hossenfelder-surprise-progress-in-quantum-computingSabine Hossenfelder | Surprise Progress in Quantum ComputingQuantum computing companies always claim that the next big breakthrough is around the corner.
KY7_ufxh_Rksabine-ai-is-becoming-dangerous-are-we-readySabine | AI is Becoming Dangerous. Are We Ready?Agentic AI, bots which can carry out certain tasks on your behalf, are about to be unleashed on the internet. But recent reports make clear that these AI agents are being shipped with a lot of serious problems. Let’s take a look.
Yxw8GwWZsz8sabine-why-theories-of-everything-keep-failingSabine | Why Theories of Everything Keep FailingIf you keep up with science headlines, you’ve probably noticed that a new “theory of everything” pops up pretty much every week, disappearing forever after its few seconds of fame.
MA75uYUF5ocsabine-hossenfelder-gravity-might-be-a-force-after-allSabine Hossenfelder | Gravity Might Be a Force After AllEinstein taught us that gravity is not a force.
Z3x6m8r2vEgsabine-hossenfelder-cold-fusion-idea-makes-comebackSabine Hossenfelder | Cold Fusion Idea Makes ComebackMuon catalysed fusion is a type of cold fusion technology that’s been around for decades, but using muons in the fusion process proved tricky due to their instability and the energy needed to produce the subatomic particles.
F4s_O6qnF78sabine-the-ai-revolution-hiding-in-obscure-researchSabine | The AI Revolution Hiding in Obscure ResearchAI has become increasingly integrated into our lives. But progress in its technological development has slowed down in the past year. A lot. Let’s take a look at why that is, and where the AI industry might be headed next.
JSvm9Zg2Xiksabine-researchers-find-major-clue-to-consciousnessSabine | Researchers Find Major Clue to ConsciousnessWe still don’t know what “consciousness” actually means.
Gm5nvLJoXCIsabine-the-entire-universe-seems-to-spin-new-data-revealSabine | The Entire Universe Seems to Spin, New Data RevealCorrection: When I say that there are 2/3 of galaxies that spin one direction and 1/3 the other, that should have been 3/5 one way and 2/5 the other. Or, to put it into percentages, it's 60% vs 40% (not 67% vs 33%). Sorry about that :/
nloGrjzXkAAsabine-hossenfelder-no-matt-this-is-no-crisisSabine Hossenfelder | No Matt, This is No CrisisI find it extremely distressing that we are still discussing this even though it's abundantly clear that naturalness arguments have historically worked extremely badly. It's a pseudo-scientific method that physicists need to stop using.
I9l8-m3rKcosabine-why-us-professors-are-talking-about-fascismSabine | Why US Professors Are Talking About FascismThe political situation at US-American campuses has been developing quickly, with some claiming that Trump’s actions are signs of fascism, dictatorship, or authoritarianism. Today I have a quick summary of what has happened in the past weeks.
cqCudopAz64sabine-huge-structures-discovered-under-pyramidsSabine | Huge Structures Discovered Under Pyramids?On March 15, a group of researchers revealed some crazy news: using a new type of radar imaging technology, they claimed to have discovered new “internal artificial structures” beneath Egypt's three Great Pyramids in Giza.
Re1ctwcCwgQsabine-latest-data-challenges-25-years-of-cosmologySabine | Latest Data Challenges 25 Years of CosmologyThere’s something crazy going on in the world of physics right now.
mfbRHhOCgzssabine-hossenfelder-the-path-to-agi-is-coming-into-viewSabine Hossenfelder | The Path to AGI is Coming Into ViewMany AI developers think that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is but a few years or a handful of years away. In this video I summarize what I think are the likely next developments that we will see.
vDsjeKo3u3osabine-hossenfelder-why-i-took-down-my-climate-science-videoSabine Hossenfelder | Why I Took Down My Climate Science VideoJust a brief explanation for what happened with last week's climate science video. Sorry for the confusion which, in hindsight, was rather unnecessary.
hIQSkrGN3G4sabine-china-discovers-60000-year-supply-of-thoriumSabine | China Discovers 60,000-Year Supply of ThoriumLast week, the media reported that China had discovered 1 million tons of thorium – enough of the nuclear fuel to power the country for 60,000 years. How big is this news really? Let’s take a look.
FO3_x7TCNfssabine-time-can-run-in-two-directions-new-research-findsSabine | Time Can Run in Two Directions, New Research FindsWhy time passes is one of the biggest mysteries in physics, as the fundamental laws of nature don’t reflect a difference between moving forward and backward in time.
pXx5Ziwh6issabine-hossenfelder-trump-and-musk-take-on-academiaSabine Hossenfelder | Trump and Musk Take on AcademiaDonald Trump and Elon Musk are in full control of the U.S. government, and they’re using that power to attack “woke” DEI programs and slash federal funding for academic research.
shFUDPqVmTgsabine-hossenfelder-i-was-asked-to-keep-this-confidentialSabine Hossenfelder | I Was Asked to Keep This ConfidentialI want to read you an email that I was asked to keep confidential because I think it explains some of my worries about academia.
iNIp6AzUV8Usabine-hossenfelder-did-deepseek-burst-the-ai-bubbleSabine Hossenfelder | Did DeepSeek Burst The AI Bubble?Today I have a brief recap of the Stargate Project, recently announced by the Trump administration and OpenAI, DeepSeek r1 and Janus Pro releases, what experts have said about it, and why I am reasonably confident that this isn't the end of the AI Bubble yet.
PjXNzEshZUcsabine-ai-super-agents-are-coming-what-does-this-meanSabine | AI Super Agents Are Coming, What Does This mean?OpenAI recently released a research preview of their first AI agent “Operator”. But that’s not all.
U068p4RMgewsabine-a-new-ice-age-for-europe-is-becoming-more-likelySabine | A New Ice Age For Europe Is Becoming More LikelyAs humanity appears all too happy to keep warming up the planet, the consequences of our actions are catching up with us.
BNJEOTouhvssabine-hossenfelder-what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-aiSabine Hossenfelder | What Everyone Gets Wrong about AIMost politicians totally misunderstand the trouble that artificial intelligence is going to bring. This isn’t a race for profit, it’s a race for power. And that power will be in the hands of a few very rich people. Does that sound like a good future?
JwzKDgBjqlUsabine-hossenfelder-community-notes-are-a-bad-ideaSabine Hossenfelder | Community Notes are a Bad IdeaAs the Trump inauguration approaches, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is changing its content moderation policies.
UqIjhcEb-MUsabine-i-believe-the-universe-might-be-able-to-thinkSabine | I Believe The Universe Might Be Able To ThinkIn my second book, I wrote about the possibility that the universe might be able to think. You might think I’m joking, or gone off the deep end, or both, but hear me out.
pz9FQ1gwh3gsabine-hossenfelder-will-we-get-agi-in-2025Sabine Hossenfelder | Will We Get AGI In 2025?The recent announcement of OpenAI’s o3 has caused rumours that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has arrived.
hOYwGttVRDQsabine-hossenfelder-quantum-hype-goes-crazy-but-whySabine Hossenfelder | Quantum Hype Goes Crazy... But Why?Late last year, quantum computing stocks saw a massive spike in value, with companies like D-wave, Rigetti, and Ion Q jumping by more than 600%.