Weekly Digest: Nuclear Fusion Breaks Multiple Records and more

About this episode

This episode covers recent advancements in nuclear fusion and quantum computing, along with a discussion on the nature of time.

This is our weekly, ad-free compilation of science news. 00:00 - The Quantum Computer Dream is Falling Apart 5:36 - Physicists Rethink Time… And It Solves Several Big Problems 10:39 - Nuclear Fusion Breaks Multiple Records 16:01 - Will Quantum Computing Kill Bitcoin?

People in this episode

Host: Sabine Hossenfelder

Topics covered

• nuclear fusion
• quantum computing
• time physics
• science news
• weekly digest

Keywords

• nuclear fusion
• quantum computing
• time
• science news
• weekly digest

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