Use our link https://Nautil.us/SABINE to get 15% off your membership! Today we’ll fly 13 billion years back in time, talk about dark stars, quantum payments, the efficiency of solar cells, rubber that counts, a biodiversity cycle, scientists who shoot lasers at lava, how to dissolve plastic, and of course, the telephone will ring. 💌 Support us on Donatebox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 🤓 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📩 Sign up for my weekly science newsletter. It's free! ➜ https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ 👂 Now also on Spotify ➜ https://open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC 🔗 Join this channel to get access to perks ➜ null 🖼️ On instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/sciencewtg/ 00:00 Intro 00:28 Galaxy fly-through, 13 billion years back in time 1:41 Dark Stars 04:44 Quantum Payments 07:18 Solar Cells with Record Efficiency 10:17 Rubber that Counts 11:09 A Possible Explanation for the Biodiversity Cycle 12:43 Evaporating Lava with Lasers for Better Predictions 14:00 Recycling Plastic by Dissolving It 16:00 Nautilus Special Offer #science #sciencenews