Weekly Digest: The Simulation Hypothesis Gets Scientific Backing and more

About this episode

This episode covers recent scientific news including the Milky Way's black hole status, the Simulation Hypothesis, and advancements in data storage.

This is our weekly, ad-free compilation of science news. 00:00 - Surprise! Milky Way Might Not Have a Black Hole After All 5:04 - The Simulation Hypothesis Gets Scientific Backing 10:01 - Breakthrough In Data Storage Could Store Your Photos for 10000 Years

People in this episode

Host: Sabine Hossenfelder

Topics covered

• science news
• Milky Way
• Simulation Hypothesis
• data storage
• breakthroughs

Keywords

• Milky Way
• black hole
• Simulation Hypothesis
• data storage
• science news

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Data Storage

Places: Milky Way

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