Best Sabine Hossenfelder Podcasts (2025)

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Classic: Was the cosmos made for us? Sabine Hossenfelder vs Luke Barnes 1:13:12

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- The fine-tuning of the Universe: Big Conversation - Episode 4 | Season 3. Many physicists have pointed out the extraordinary ‘fine tuning’ of the physical laws of the universe that have allowed life to develop within the cosmos.Luke Barnes believes it gives evidence for a designer behind the cosmos, whereas Sabine Hossenfelder disagrees, question…

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Weekly Digest: This Discovery Might Change What We Know About Life! and more 30:04

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - This Discovery Might Change What We Know About Life! 5:11 - 100+ Years Old Debate About Quantum Reality Settled With Experiment. Really? 12:13 - Big Tech Wants To Build Data Centers In Space: Does This Make Sense? 17:49 - China Says It Built a 1000× Faster AI Chip! 24:08 - Is AI Killing the In…

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Did Jesus fulfil Scriptural Prophecy? Jonathan Rowlands vs Rabbi Marc B Shapiro 1:24:42

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As Advent approaches, John Nelson hosts Dr Jonny Rowlands (St Mellitus College, UK) and Rabbi Prof Marc Shapiro (University of Scranton, USA) to ask: did Jesus fulfil scriptural prophecy? They explore what ‘fulfilment’ means, challenge checklist claims, and show how Second Temple Judaism held diverse Messianic hopes. Topics include Bethlehem and Mi…

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Weekly Digest: New Data Bring Trouble For Theory of Universe and more 28:42

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - New Data Bring Trouble For Theory of Universe 5:50 - 15 Year-Old Just Finished his PhD in Quantum Physics. I had a look at his thesis. 11:20 - The Big Problem With Solar Power 17:09 - Plot Twist: Reality Doesn't Need Complex Numbers After All! 22:54 - The Next Big Thing in Tech is Almost Here…

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The Sanity Of Belief - Can God Explain Everything? 41:25

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Is belief in God rational, or is it something no reasonable person should accept?In this live Unbelievable? school debate recorded in Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School in Aylesbury, Andy Kind hosts philosopher Dr Joshua Sijuwade (University of Birmingham) and physician-educator Julius Weinberg (Trustee, National Secular Society) for a rigorous and fie…

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Is Patriarchy Actually Biblical? Medieval Historian Beth Allison Barr Responds 1:10:58

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Luke Martin sits down with medieval historian and pastor’s wife Prof Beth Allison Barr (Baylor University) to explore how her research on women in late medieval England reshaped her views on “biblical womanhood”. Beth shares her journey from committed complementarian to outspoken critic, the personal cost of her husband losing his church job over a…

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Weekly Digest: Scientists may have detected dark matter and more 22:13

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Huge Gravity Anomaly Near Africa 5:33 - Scientists may have detected dark matter. 11:05 - Why Doesn’t Anyone Monitor AI Consciousness? 16:49 - Small Nuclear Reactors are Coming --- Against All Odds

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Who Was Jesus REALLY? Islam vs Christianity Debate | Joe Boot vs Hafsa Satar 44:02

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Christian thinker Joe Boot and Muslim scholar Hafsar debate what Christianity and Islam each teach about the identity of Jesus — from His birth and miracles to the crucifixion, resurrection, and second coming. They discuss:• Jesus in the Qur’an vs the New Testament• Tawhid and the oneness of God• The Trinity and divine nature• Whether Jesus was cru…

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Classic: Do We Still Need Christianity? Douglas Murray vs N. T. Wright 1:17:24

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Revisiting another classic show from 2021, and asking has the ‘sea of faith’ ebbed for good, and what might replace it—new atheism, ‘woke’ moralism, or a rediscovery of Christianity’s story? Douglas Murray and N.T. Wright discuss identity, myth and meaning in a post-Christian West. Murray, an “uncomfortable agnostic,” values the Christian inheritan…

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Pacifism vs Just War: Should Christians Ever Fight? Brian Zahnd & Andrew Hronich 1:12:11

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Can a Christian ever support war? In this episode, host Dr. John Nelson brings together pastor and peace advocate Brian Zahnd (A Farewell to Mars) and theologian Andrew Hronich (Once Loved, Always Loved) for a challenging and profound conversation about pacifism, just war theory, and Christian discipleship in a world at war.From the Sermon on the M…

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Kathy Keller on Tim Keller, Sin and the World’s Deepest Problem 1:14:10

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In this intimate and wide-ranging conversation, Kathy Keller speaks with Luke Martin about life, faith, and the theological vision she shared with her late husband, Tim Keller. Kathy revisits her teenage correspondence with C.S. Lewis, the formative influences that shaped Tim’s preaching, and why “contextualisation” has been so widely misunderstood…

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Weekly Digest: The Truth about Human-Caused Mass Extinction and more 28:36

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Stunning Study finds Error in Nobel Prize Discovery 5:26 - Physicists Prove That Universe is not a Simulation 11:49 - The Truth about Human-Caused Mass Extinction 16:55 - New Experiment Explains Why We Don't See Quantum Weirdness Everywhere 23:01 - AI Is Suddenly Surprisingly Good At Physics…

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Happiness, humanity, ethics, evolution... what really is the meaning of life? Sam McKee vs Stephen Law hosted by Andy Kind 54:20

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Can we really know whether God exists... or is belief just a product of evolution and psychology?In this powerful Unbelievable? debate filmed at a UK school, Andy Kind hosts philosopher and atheist Dr Stephen Law and Christian biologist Sam McKee for a fascinating and heartfelt conversation about belief, meaning, and the human search for truth.From…

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Classic: Nick Bostrom & Rosalind Picard: God, AI, Consciousness & the Future of Humanity 1:16:41

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In this classic Unbelievable? from The Big Conversation, Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom (Future of Humanity Institute; Superintelligence) and MIT pioneer Rosalind Picard (Affective Computing) discuss God, AI and the future of humanity—could technology be the key to immortality? They weigh near-term benefits and risks, from alignment and governance…

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Weekly Digest: This Is Why Humans Hate AI and more 23:09

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Good News for Battery Progress! 5:15 - Universe Began with Quantum Knots, Physicists Say 10:18 - This Is Why Humans Hate AI 16:26 - This Simple Trick Solves Impossible Physics Problems (and it's pretty, too)

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Beyond Naturalism: What’s Real? Dr. Alex Carter vs Dr. Zachary Ardern - Hosted by Sam McKee 1:11:09

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What is really real? In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr Zachary Ardern (evolutionary biologist, Wellcome Sanger Institute), Dr Alex Carter (philosopher, University of Cambridge), and Dr Sam McKee (science historian, Manchester Metropolitan University) sit down to revisit one of the oldest debates in human thought — the relationship between scien…

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Keith & Kristyn Getty: Music, Faith & the Story Behind the Hymns 1:18:05

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In our inaugural episode of Premier Unbelievable: The Interview, host Luke Martin sits down with modern hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty—the duo, alongside Stuart Townend, behind the global hymn “In Christ Alone.”From Belfast roots to life in Nashville, Luke explores their craft, calling, and why congregational singing forms the grammar of beli…

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Weekly Digest: Physicist Discover Hidden Rules of Life and more 15:42

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Physicist Discover Hidden Rules of Life 4:53 - Mysterious “Dark Star” Made of Dark Matter Spotted in Webb Telescope Data (Maybe) 9:59 - These Mathematicians Don’t Believe Large Numbers Exist. I’m Serious.

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Atoms, Aliens and the Meaning of Everything: Paul Ewart vs Simon Walker-Samuel hosted by Sam McKee 50:21

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Premier Unbelievable guest-hosted by Dr. Sam McKee heads to John Colet School in Wendover, UK for a lively debate on science, religion and reality with Oxford atomic & laser physicist Prof Paul Ewart (Christian; former Faraday Institute director, ex-president of Christians in Science) and UCL biophysics & imaging expert Prof Simon Walker-Samuel (tr…

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Classic: Christianity or Atheism: Which best explains who we are? Bishop Robert Barron vs Alex O’Connor 1:29:39

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Today we’re dipping back into a Classic Unbelievable? / The Big Conversation episode: Bishop Robert Barron vs Alex O’Connor on the question, “Christianity or atheism — which best explains who we are?” Recorded when Alex was still a student at Oxford, this lively, good-humoured exchange set the tone for countless thoughtful dialogues to come. Since …

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Weekly Digest: Physicists Find Artificial Objects Around Earth Before We Had Satellites and more 33:19

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This is our weekly compilation of science news. 00:00 - Plagiarism Charges Against Nobel Prize for Artificial Intelligence 5:26 - Will Positive Geometry Revolutionize Physics or Destroy It? 11:03 - Physicists Find Artificial Objects Around Earth Before We Had Satellites 16:09 - Speed of Light Is Not Constant, Solving 100 Year Old Problem, Physicist…

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Can Christianity Save Democracy? Os Guinness v Jonathan Rauch hosted by Vince Vitale 1:22:35

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Can Christianity save democracy? Vince Vitale hosts a frank, generous exchange between social critic Os Guinness and author Jonathan Rauch about faith’s civic foundations, liberalism, and power. This is one we’ve been looking forward to! Rauch, a scientific materialist, argues that democracy needs Christianity’s deepest teachings; Guinness locates …

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Classic: Can Atheism Deliver a Better World? Matt Dillahunty vs Glen Scrivener 1:30:35

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In this classic Unbelievable? Big Conversation, atheist broadcaster Matt Dillahunty (The Atheist Experience) and Christian evangelist Glen Scrivener (Speak Life) clash over the foundations of morality. Is secular humanism enough, or does Christianity uniquely ground human dignity? They test claims about wellbeing, the is–ought gap, intrinsic vs ext…

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Weekly Digest: Current AI Models have 3 Unfixable Problems and more 27:34

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This is our weekly, ad-free compilation of science news.00:00 - Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Looks Increasingly Weird 6:13 - Quantum Healing Might Be Real – But Not Like We Thought 10:46 - Should We Nuke This Asteroid To Spare The Moon? 15:48 - String Theory is “Fashion,” Penrose Said. We Finally Have a Response 21:07 - Current AI Models have 3 Unf…

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Does Science Make God Unnecessary? Alex Carter vs Zachary Ardern hosted by Andy Kind 49:47

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In today's Unbelievable? school debate, Zachary Ardern, a christian biologist, and Alex Carter, an atheist scientist, face off on whether scientific progress has made belief in God obsolete.Hosted by Andy Kind, the discussion dives into the biggest questions of all:Can science explain everything, or does it point beyond itself?Is faith irrational i…

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Classic: Tom Holland vs AC Grayling: Did Christianity Shape Western Values? 1:22:36

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Tom Holland and philosopher A.C. Grayling differ deliciously in this classic Big Conversation part of Premier's Unbelievable? Podcast. Where does the West’s moral compass really come from? Drawing on Holland’s bestselling Dominion and Grayling’s secular humanism, they spar over the roots of dignity, equality and rights. Was the cross a moral revolu…

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Weekly Digest: Mathematicians In Denial About AI Replacing Them and more 27:05

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This is our weekly compilation of science news.00:00 - The 2025 Physics Nobel Prize: Quite A Surprise 5:26 - This Paper Might Change How We See Gravity 10:45 - Mathematicians In Denial About AI Replacing Them 16:37 - Nuclear Fusion in 5 Years? What is Happening? 21:42 - The Webb Telescope Just Observed Faster Than Light Signals…

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Has Science Just Proved God? Michel-Yves Bolloré v Niayesh Asfshordi hosted by John Nelson 1:15:03

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A bestselling French engineer argues that modern cosmology points to a Creator — but a leading physicist says science explains it all without God. Unbelievable? podcast John Nelson hosts cosmologist Dr Niayesh Afshordi and entrepreneur-author and engineer Michel-Yves Bolloré for a lively clash on cosmic origins. Afshordi outlines ideas that our uni…

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Weekly Digest: Academia’s Scam Problem is Getting Worse and more 16:54

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This is our weekly, ad-free compilation of science news.00:00 - “Termination Shock” Could Explain Recent Global Warming, Some Climate Scientists Think 6:21 - Academia’s Scam Problem is Getting Worse 11:37 - Does Acceleration Create Particles from Nothing? These Physicists Say they can test it

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This is our weekly compilation of science news00:00 - Stunning! AI “Creativity” Is Highly Predictable, Researchers Find5:38 - Did MIT Researchers Just Prove Einstein Wrong?10:53 - Is There Another Universe Right Next to Ours?16:09 - New Physics Theory Explains The Origins Of Time22:02 - New Observations Fit Neatly With String Theory, Physicists Fin…