Sam Gregson

The 2026 Physics Nobel Prize was awarded to Prof Francis Halzen for his key contributions to the Ice Cube neutrino detector at the South Pole. @superconformal.bsky.social , Dan Hooper and I break down everything you need to know! Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJia... 🧪⚛️

The COVID contrarian movement sold itself as a grassroots rebellion of brave, censored truth-tellers. But what if they were just part of a larger machine all too willing to invest in its messengers? Great episode with the tenacious @walkerbragman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG-3...

Live shows update: The Explorer Dome Science Tricks and Hunting the Higgs with @badboyofscience.bsky.social are full, but limited tickets are available for The Great Water Show & the Magna Science Elements Experiments www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magna-scie... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-...

Promo clip! Ice Cube physicist Prof Dan Hooper explains that awarding the 2026 Physics Nobel Prize to Prof Francis Halzen was a "no brainer". Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJia... 🧪⚛️

Has anything happened since the prime minister vowed to save Jodrell Bank? I spoke to the University of Manchester to find out.

Such a good Nobel Prize! Francis Halzen is a great person, and “let’s turn the Antarctic ice sheet into a neutrino detector” is the kind of idea that deserves a Prize if you can pull it off.

The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.

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I enjoyed joining Sam and Philipp for Science Counterpunch! We talked biosafety, biosecurity, and why real scientific progress is essential to preparedness. Protecting people requires investing in the science and capabilities that make us all safer. Thank you for having me on!

🥊 Season 2 of #ScienceCounterpunch is here! We open with biosecurity expert Dr. Gigi Kwik Gronvall, who just testified before Congress on the abysmal state of US biopreparedness. All while H5N1 bird flu has hit US farmed mink for the first time recently. Are we ready? Short answer: fuck. 🧵👇

The Science Counterpunch is back! 🥊 To kick off season 2, we're discuss biosecurity and biosafety with @ggronvall.bsky.social . She recently testified in congress regarding just how unprepared the US is! Check it out! @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqq5... ⚛️🧪

The Science Counterpunch is back! 🥊 To kick off season 2, we're discuss biosecurity and biosafety with @ggronvall.bsky.social . She recently testified in congress regarding just how unprepared the US is! Check it out! @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqq5... ⚛️🧪

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Who is history's greatest physicist? It's an impossible question to answer decisively, but Russian physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Lev Landau gave it his best shot! Link: youtube.com/shorts/gAWeo... ⚛️🧪

Who is history's greatest physicist? It's an impossible question to answer decisively, but Russian physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Lev Landau gave it his best shot! Link: youtube.com/shorts/gAWeo... ⚛️🧪

Promo! Thomas Campbell appeared on the JRE conspiracy circus to suggest that *modelling* electrons as dimensionless particles shows that they *are* dimensionless particles. However, models can be useful while not capturing all aspects of a system. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=xHjG... ⚛️🧪

Thomas Campbell appeared on the Joe Rogan conspiracy circus to suggest that *modelling* electrons as dimensionless particles shows that they *are objectively* dimensionless particles. This supposedly shows we live in a simulation 🙄 We react. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=xHjG... ⚛️🧪

Promo clip: Shawn Ryan's guest Eric Hecker believes the Ice Cube neutrino detector is a giant quantum entanglement comms array for instantaneous space comms at any distance. Sadly, he makes some basic mistakes regarding quantum entanglement. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=OroZ... ⚛️🧪

The Shawn Ryan show is a wasteland of conspiracy theories and trash physics. Guest Eric Hecker believes the Ice Cube neutrino detector is a giant quantum entanglement comms array for instantaneous space comms at any distance. We have some problems Link: youtube.com/watch?v=OroZ... ⚛️🧪

Promo clip. Beatriz Villarroel believes that Sagan's mantra that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" is damaging science. However, scientists are rightly initially sceptical of paradigm shifting ideas that upend established science. Link: youtube.com/shorts/hcvk7... ⚛️🧪

Astronomer and UAP researcher Beatriz Villarroel believes that Sagan's mantra that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" is damaging science. We argue that Sagan's stance is sensible and something everyone agrees with intuitively. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=-eNd... ⚛️🧪

Promo clip: No matter how stringent or nit-picky you are, it's ridiculous to say that mathematics didn't transform physics in the 20th century. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=5xZU... @timhenke.bsky.social @superconformal.bsky.social ⚛️🧪

Bojun Tunguz can't think of a single way in which "fundamental" mathematics has contributed to physics since 1900. The team - and a 30s Google search - come to the rescue. Maths played a critical role in the development of key physics frameworks. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=5xZU... ⚛️🧪

Promo clip. Lazy links between spirituality and quantum physics mislead audiences about science, undermine accurate physics, and provide false hope. This isn't all fun and games. It's pernicious and needs to be called out. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=tUDa... ⚛️🧪

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown podcast is a wasteland of quantum mysticism and misrepresentations of science. The team tackles a particularly egregious example and discuss the negative impacts of lazy associations between science and spirituality. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=tUDa... ⚛️🧪

For those interested in physics give @badboyofscience.bsky.social a follow! youtu.be/WvaE85Ht8uc?...

Promo clip! In the latest session of "Debunking Terrible Physics" we tackle Mayim Bialik's bumbling in "quantum spirituality". When you're suggesting that mediums can detect particles others can't, you should probably slow down and take stock. Link: youtube.com/shorts/X3OUB... ⚛️🧪

The latest session of "Debunking Terrible Physics" is live! This time we dive into: Shawn Ryan's quantum entanglement comms, Mayim Bialik's quantum spirituality, DMT laser elves, Rogan's fake electrons, Sagan hate, and much more! Check it out! Link: youtube.com/watch?v=WvaE... ⚛️🧪

Preview clip: There is no universal "Civilisation" style tech tree for advanced civilisations. The inventions of nukes and rockets don't necessarily need to occur at roughly the same time! @superconformal.bsky.social Link: youtube.com/watch?v=dxyE... ⚛️🧪

Eric Weinstein believes that nuclear tests and Italian quantum physicists attracted aliens to the Earth/caused aliens to pay more attention to humanity. This is flimsy, old school UFO lore that is completely full of holes. The team dives in! Link: youtube.com/watch?v=dxyE... ⚛️🧪