Could this be the first evidence for string theory?

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In this week’s science news, I talk about a new candidate for a cosmic string, the mysterious shrinking of planet Mercury, a nuclear clock, the first quantum engine, a simulator for human diseases, whether we can find new physics with spinning black holes, AI that wants to help find aliens, how to compute with photons, and of course, the telephone will ring.

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00:00 Intro
00:32 A new candidate for a cosmic string,
02:42 The mysterious shrinking of planet Mercury
04:28 A nuclear clock
07:27 The first quantum engine
09:17 A simulator for human diseases
10:25 Can we find new physics with spinning black holes
12:48 AI that wants to help find aliens
14:08 How to compute with photons
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