Solar Surprise: The Sun's magnetic poles will flip earlier than expected |
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Science never rests and this week we have quite a selection of news. It looks like the sunβs magnetic field will flip earlier than expected, the moon is 40 million years older than anyone thought, a group of geologists have found that Earthβs core is leaking, weβll have a look at the tiniest particle accelerator ever, why airline pricing is such a mess, hear what the International energy agency has to say about the condition of our electric grids, how physics improves protein folding predictions, the most water-repellent surface ever, and of course, the telephone will ring. Make your new knowledge stick by taking the quiz: https://quizwithit.com/start_thequiz/1698662184556x978339938668628000 π€ Check out our new quiz app β http://quizwithit.com/ π Support us on Donatebox β https://donorbox.org/swtg π Transcripts and written news on Substack β https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ π Transcript with links to references on Patreon β https://www.patreon.com/Sabine π© Free weekly science newsletter β https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ π Audio only podcast β https://open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC π Join this channel to get access to perks β https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw/join πΌοΈ On instagram β https://www.instagram.com/sciencewtg/ 00:00 Intro 00:45 Sun's magnetic poles will flip sooner than expected 02:35 The moon is older than we thought 04:09 The tiniest particle accelerator ever 05:36 Earth's core is leaking 06:51 Why airline pricing is such a mess 09:15 New report on our electric grid troubles 11:17 Physics chimes in on protein folding 12:36 The most water repellent coating 13:47 Browse Safely with NordVPN #science #sciencenews #quizwithit |