The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss

Lawrence Krauss uses Galileo to argue that motion, not position, is the key physics problem, and he opens with a pop quiz about a particle that should keep going in a straight line.

The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss and Sabina Hossenfelder moves from a fusion-reactor paper on axions to a Vienna experiment with 7,000 sodium atoms and 133-nanometer interference.

Lawrence Krauss uses this Origins lecture to argue that powers of 10, approximation, and dimensional analysis are the main tools for making physics manageable.

Lawrence Krauss and Sabina Hossenfelder open with wormholes, negative energy, and the warning that headlines can turn a mathematical construction into a bigger claim than the evidence supports.

Lawrence Krauss opens a new Origins series, A Dozen Lectures on Physics and Reality, and says the video version helps because he uses visual aids.

Sabine Hossenfelder and Lawrence Krauss examine press-release claims about Quantum Motion, Fujitsu, IBM, and quantum computers allegedly reaching a million qubits or solving practical problems.

Lawrence Krauss uses Halloween examples including ghosts, witches, werewolves, miracles, ESP, and telepathy to distinguish supernatural claims from physical explanations.

Lawrence Krauss and Gad Saad discuss The War on Science, an edited book with contributions from 39 scientists and scholars about free speech, open inquiry, and the scientific process.

Lawrence Krauss interviews Karleen Gribble about her War on Science chapter, “The Desexing of Language in Women’s Health Research and Care.” Gribble connects sex-specific terminology to breastfeeding, maternal care, data collection, and the treatment of mothers and newborns during HIV and COVID-19 emergencies.

Lawrence Krauss interviews Dorian Abbot about “Science and Politics, Three Principles, Three Fables,” his contribution to The War on Science.

Lawrence Krauss interviews Judith Suissa and Alice Sullivan about their chapter, “Gender Wars and Academic Freedom,” in The War on Science.

Lawrence Krauss interviews philosophers Alex Byrne and Moti Gorin about their War on Science article, “Deafening Sounds, Bioethics and Gender-Affirming Healthcare.” Byrne and Gorin compare the Dutch protocol for treating gender-dysphoric youth with later U.S.

Lawrence Krauss interviews psychiatrists Lauren Schwartz and Arthur Rousseau about their chapter, "Gender Affirming Care, the Abandonment of Medical and Academic Standards," in The War on Science.

Lawrence Krauss interviews Roger Cohen, a physician and cancer drug-development researcher, and Amy Wax, a law professor with training in biochemistry and medicine, about their contribution to The War on Science.

Lawrence Krauss interviews theoretical particle physicist Alessandro Strumia about his contribution to The War on Science, focusing on gender differences, bibliometrics, and academic freedom.

Lawrence Krauss interviews biochemist Geoff Horsman about Horsman’s chapter “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Dismal Pseudoscience Threatening Science” in The War on Science.

Janice Fiamengo discusses her 1999 and 2003 academic appointments, which she describes as equity hires, and the resulting concerns about merit and imposter syndrome.

Lawrence Krauss interviews Carole Hooven about her education at Antioch College, fieldwork with chimpanzees in Western Uganda, and research on testosterone and sex differences.

Lawrence Krauss interviews political scientist Frances Widdowson about her contribution to The War on Science and her criticism of academic indigenization and decolonization.

Lawrence Krauss interviews physical anthropologist Elizabeth Weiss about her chapter “Burying Science Under Indigenous Religion” in The War on Science.

Lawrence Krauss interviews Princeton classicist Solveig Gold and linguist-classicist Joshua Katz about their article “An Apology for Philology” in The War on Science.

Lawrence Krauss interviews psychiatrist Sally Satel about her contribution to The War on Science, focusing on social-justice politics, medical training, and open inquiry.

Lawrence Krauss introduces a series of interviews with authors from his book 'The War on Science', listing the contributors and topics to be discussed.

Lawrence Krauss introduces a series of interviews with authors from his book 'The War on Science', listing contributors and topics over 20 days.

Lawrence Krauss introduces a series of interviews with authors from his book 'The War on Science', listing contributors and topics.

Lawrence Krauss introduces a series of podcast interviews with authors from his new book 'The War on Science', discussing free speech and open inquiry in science.

Lawrence Krauss introduces a series of interviews with authors from his new book 'The War on Science', starting with Richard Dawkins.