A new competitor for string theory (and other science news of the week)

from Science with Sabine · host Sabine Hossenfelder

In this week's science news, we have a new contender for a theory of quantum gravity, claim that a famous proof is wrong, bad climate news, the first transatlantic flight with sustainable aviation fuel, IBM's first quantum chip with more than 1000 qubits, the "Brick" in the Milky Way and what it might be, the rise of transgender identifications in the UK, and of course the telephone will ring. The quiz for this episode is here.

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