China Wants You To Be Afraid Of Their Quantum Computers

Last week, the media reported, again, that Chinese researchers used a quantum computer to crack a widely-used internet security protocol called RSA encryption. How much do we need to worry about it? Is the “quantum apocalypse” near, as some have claimed? Let’s take a look.

Does the future determine the present?

Teleology is the idea that the present is the way it is because it's shaped by a future purpose. In this video, I have a look at some theories in physics that reflect this idea and see if they make sense.

Four Starlink Satellites Fall From The Sky Each Day, Creating New Worries

Starlink and other low-orbit internet satellite companies are pumping thousands of satellites into space each year in an attempt to cover the entire planet in internet connections. Some of these satellites have already caused issues for astronomers, and new research suggests that they might create more problems in the future with the ozone layer and, potentially, the magnetic field. Recent reports have claimed that 4 to 5 Starlink Satellites burn up in the atmosphere each day, leaving behind metallic dust. How alarming is this?



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Trump's Budget Cuts: Is US Science About to Collapse?

We’re more than 100 days into the new Trump administration, and the president has made a lot of changes to federal science funding in the U.S. – budgets have been slashed, people have been fired, and 75% of American scientists are apparently considering leaving the country. What does all this mean for the future of science? Let’s take a look.

AI is too nice -- but it has a bigger problem

As AI continues to develop (slowly), users are discovering that AI chatbots are becoming nicer, indeed too nice, sometimes encouraging bad ideas and refusing to criticize obvious bullshit. Why is that and what does it mean for the future of AI? Let’s find out.

Black Holes are Quantum Computers. Kind of.

For the past two decades, physicist Gia Dvali has pushed the idea that black holes are quantum computers, even claiming that aliens might be using them. At first this sounds like another far-fetched and crazy sci-fi idea, but I think it’s not as crazy as it seems.

A New Unified Theory? I’ve had a look.

I have been alerted of a new approach to unification that reveals electromagnetism is geometric in nature. I've had a look.

Almost Forgotten Cold Fusion Idea Makes Comeback

Muon 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. Now, though, scientific advances are beginning to make the technology more viable. Let’s take a look.