Quantum Winter is Coming 

The Financial Times recently published an article denouncing quantum computing as hype (not paywalled version here). A similar criticism appeared last year on LinkedIn and I wrote about the problem some years ago, too. It seems likely to me that the quantum computing funding bubble will burst in the next couple of years. More discussion on Scott Aaronson's blog. 

Confused about the Big Bang? Start Here

I wrote a piece for Nautilus Magazine in which I sort out the 3 different ways the phrase "Big Bang" has been used, and the confusion this has caused. 

Plasma Control for Nuclear Fusion is Moving Ahead with AI

After Deepmind's February success with controlling nuclear fusion by deep learning, a team at Carnegie Mellon has now achieved a similar feat for the tokamak at the National Fusion Facility in San Diego.  

China Builds Nuclear Reactor for Spacecraft Propulsion

China has successfully tested a nuclear reactor to power spacecrafts, yet another step forward in their ambitious space program. The USA is also working on new nuclear-powered spacecrafts. More here.

Why Do Physicists Believe in the Multiverse?

In this week's video I explain what the multiverse is, why some physicists think it is real, and why I think it's either pseudoscience or religion, but not science. 

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Existential Physics: The Big Questions Raised by Modern Physics

A contrarian scientist wrestles with the big questions that modern physics raises, and what physics says about the human condition. Order it here today!