Prof Sverre Holm
@profsverreholm.bsky.social
Professor em. in physics. University of Oslo: Power laws, fractional derivatives, ultrasound. Books coming in 2025: The imagined conflict (Wipf & Stock). Norway: Science with overtones
My English-language book is finally out! wipfandstock.com/979838525763...
The Imagined Conflict- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Of course, there is a conflict between science and God, many say, and they do not even bother to ask for justification. This myth-based view is dominant in o...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My English-language book is finally out! wipfandstock.com/979838525763...
Looking forward to a seminar in Cambridge on Friday to hear Bolloré and Bonnassies, hoping to understand why their book has sold 400 000. Now in English "God, The Science, The Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution." www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
God and Science: A Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints | Faraday
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November 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Looking forward to a seminar in Cambridge on Friday to hear Bolloré and Bonnassies, hoping to understand why their book has sold 400 000. Now in English "God, The Science, The Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution." www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
En kasse med "Vitenskap med overtoner" er nå i hus. Om du ønsker et eksemplar, gjerne signert, så ta kontakt for å gi meg adresse å sende til (om vi ikke treffes på annet vis) - og Vipps 349 kr til 932 15 705.
Se omtale og smakebit på forlagets hjemmeside: www.forlagshusetlunde.no/vitenskap-me...
Se omtale og smakebit på forlagets hjemmeside: www.forlagshusetlunde.no/vitenskap-me...
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
En kasse med "Vitenskap med overtoner" er nå i hus. Om du ønsker et eksemplar, gjerne signert, så ta kontakt for å gi meg adresse å sende til (om vi ikke treffes på annet vis) - og Vipps 349 kr til 932 15 705.
Se omtale og smakebit på forlagets hjemmeside: www.forlagshusetlunde.no/vitenskap-me...
Se omtale og smakebit på forlagets hjemmeside: www.forlagshusetlunde.no/vitenskap-me...
My coauthor with the first copies of our new book: "Science with overtones: 21 scientists and their faith in God"
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My coauthor with the first copies of our new book: "Science with overtones: 21 scientists and their faith in God"
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The UK is Europe’s cloudiest place. Marseille is the northernmost blue sky capital of the continent. The Mediterranean offers plenty of blue skies of course.
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The UK is Europe’s cloudiest place. Marseille is the northernmost blue sky capital of the continent. The Mediterranean offers plenty of blue skies of course.
Looking forward to speaking on "An imagined science-religion conflict: The testimony from physicists" in Denmark on Friday, teol.ku.dk/english/cale...
Cosmos and Human Health
Annual symposium at the cross-faculty Centre for Science and Faith.
teol.ku.dk
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Looking forward to speaking on "An imagined science-religion conflict: The testimony from physicists" in Denmark on Friday, teol.ku.dk/english/cale...
A fabulous job by Wipf & Stock with the cover of this upcoming book!
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
A fabulous job by Wipf & Stock with the cover of this upcoming book!
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“Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure”
October 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure”
'Emergence explains nothing and is bad science -
Life, consciousness and the cosmos are not “emergent”'
Life, consciousness and the cosmos are not “emergent”'
Scientists and philosophers have fallen for a seductive buzzword: “emergence.” | https://bit.ly/46MVPjM
But John Heil argues it’s time to drop the magic word and face the real challenge: uncovering, in concrete detail, how simple parts can give rise to complex wholes.
#philsky
But John Heil argues it’s time to drop the magic word and face the real challenge: uncovering, in concrete detail, how simple parts can give rise to complex wholes.
#philsky
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
'Emergence explains nothing and is bad science -
Life, consciousness and the cosmos are not “emergent”'
Life, consciousness and the cosmos are not “emergent”'
"We can exquisitely, spatially map and tell you where dark matter is … what it does … but we don’t know what it is. It’s akin to knowing everything about sand dunes: how they form, how they get reshaped … but not knowing what a grain of sand is made of."
The stagnation of physics
Physicists today need to jettison the all-too-attractive myth that they are uncovering the hidden reality of our Universe | by Adrien De Sutter (@adesut.bsky.social) aeon.co/essays/why-t... #physics #reality #philsky
Physicists today need to jettison the all-too-attractive myth that they are uncovering the hidden reality of our Universe | by Adrien De Sutter (@adesut.bsky.social) aeon.co/essays/why-t... #physics #reality #philsky
Why the hunt for reality is an impossible burden for physics | Aeon Essays
Physicists today need to jettison the all-too-attractive myth that they are uncovering the hidden reality of our Universe
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September 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"We can exquisitely, spatially map and tell you where dark matter is … what it does … but we don’t know what it is. It’s akin to knowing everything about sand dunes: how they form, how they get reshaped … but not knowing what a grain of sand is made of."
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Is honking the car horn common in your country?
New Zealand, are you ok on your little excursion there?
HT @xruiztru
New Zealand, are you ok on your little excursion there?
HT @xruiztru
September 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Is honking the car horn common in your country?
New Zealand, are you ok on your little excursion there?
HT @xruiztru
New Zealand, are you ok on your little excursion there?
HT @xruiztru
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"Tallene viser at det dør flere mennesker fra fossile brennstoffer annenhver time enn det totale antallet som har dødd av kjernekraft de siste 70 årene."
"Vi kan nå klimamålene med kjernekraft."
www.nrk.no/urix/xl/atom...
"Vi kan nå klimamålene med kjernekraft."
www.nrk.no/urix/xl/atom...
Atomforskerens klimahåp
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September 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"Tallene viser at det dør flere mennesker fra fossile brennstoffer annenhver time enn det totale antallet som har dødd av kjernekraft de siste 70 årene."
"Vi kan nå klimamålene med kjernekraft."
www.nrk.no/urix/xl/atom...
"Vi kan nå klimamålene med kjernekraft."
www.nrk.no/urix/xl/atom...
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Percentage of people who say that Religion is very or rather important in their life.
August 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Percentage of people who say that Religion is very or rather important in their life.
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Venstresidens prinsipper ender ofte når det gjelder Israel eller jøder share.google/RywSIModB5As...
Venstresidens prinsipper ender ofte når det gjelder Israel eller jøder
Å bruke kippa eller en davidsstjerne rundt halsen er for mange utenkelig – for frykten for trakassering og overgrep er for stor.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Venstresidens prinsipper ender ofte når det gjelder Israel eller jøder share.google/RywSIModB5As...
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*Redaksjonsmøte i nrk*
-ok, nå har de yngre sluttet å se på valg og slikt på nrk og følger alt på TikTok og YouTube, som jo er naturlig. Hva om vi gjør alt mer tullete også her i NRK sånn at vi også fremmedgjør seergruppen som fortsatt ser på oss?
-ok, nå har de yngre sluttet å se på valg og slikt på nrk og følger alt på TikTok og YouTube, som jo er naturlig. Hva om vi gjør alt mer tullete også her i NRK sånn at vi også fremmedgjør seergruppen som fortsatt ser på oss?
August 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
*Redaksjonsmøte i nrk*
-ok, nå har de yngre sluttet å se på valg og slikt på nrk og følger alt på TikTok og YouTube, som jo er naturlig. Hva om vi gjør alt mer tullete også her i NRK sånn at vi også fremmedgjør seergruppen som fortsatt ser på oss?
-ok, nå har de yngre sluttet å se på valg og slikt på nrk og følger alt på TikTok og YouTube, som jo er naturlig. Hva om vi gjør alt mer tullete også her i NRK sånn at vi også fremmedgjør seergruppen som fortsatt ser på oss?
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There are at least 20 different types of water ice, and we're still learning new things about them. Space ice is probably the most abundant type of ice in the universe, and we thought it was amorphous until researchers discovered it contains crystals. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/space-ice-...
Space ice reveals its secrets – Physics World
Simulations and experiments indicate that the low-density amorphous ice found on comets and icy moons is not, in fact, entirely amorphous
physicsworld.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
There are at least 20 different types of water ice, and we're still learning new things about them. Space ice is probably the most abundant type of ice in the universe, and we thought it was amorphous until researchers discovered it contains crystals. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/space-ice-...
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This week could be decisive for Ukraine’s future, BILD writes. Deputy editor-in-chief Paul Ronzheimer’s article, titled “Ukraine fears betrayal by the West,” warns of concerns that Trump might strike an unjust deal on Ukraine without Ukraine.
August 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This week could be decisive for Ukraine’s future, BILD writes. Deputy editor-in-chief Paul Ronzheimer’s article, titled “Ukraine fears betrayal by the West,” warns of concerns that Trump might strike an unjust deal on Ukraine without Ukraine.
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Fascinating take on AI and its cultural alignment with Protestant European values (as classified by the world values survey). Great take by Tey Bannerman: buff.ly/xgdkP3q
August 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Fascinating take on AI and its cultural alignment with Protestant European values (as classified by the world values survey). Great take by Tey Bannerman: buff.ly/xgdkP3q
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"Truly, ignorant people lament their [bygone] times
and praise the days that have already passed." — Abu l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Commentary on Ecclesiastes (1143)
and praise the days that have already passed." — Abu l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Commentary on Ecclesiastes (1143)
July 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"Truly, ignorant people lament their [bygone] times
and praise the days that have already passed." — Abu l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Commentary on Ecclesiastes (1143)
and praise the days that have already passed." — Abu l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Commentary on Ecclesiastes (1143)
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Anyone who tells you that sufficiently clever science can always find a way around fundamental limits is totally ignorant of the history of science. Discovering what's impossible is and always has been part of the scientific project. But Yud, Altman, Musk, Andreessen, etc., don't know this.
May 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Anyone who tells you that sufficiently clever science can always find a way around fundamental limits is totally ignorant of the history of science. Discovering what's impossible is and always has been part of the scientific project. But Yud, Altman, Musk, Andreessen, etc., don't know this.
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❗️The 🇳🇴Norwegian company Radionor Communications, which is a manufacturer of EW-resistant communication systems, in particular for drones, will open its branch in 🇺🇦Ukraine.
July 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
❗️The 🇳🇴Norwegian company Radionor Communications, which is a manufacturer of EW-resistant communication systems, in particular for drones, will open its branch in 🇺🇦Ukraine.
A tiny step for mankind, a big leap for me:
Today I signed a contract with Wipf & Stock in the US to publish "The imagined conflict: On science and God" based on a revision of the 2021 Norwegian original.
Today I signed a contract with Wipf & Stock in the US to publish "The imagined conflict: On science and God" based on a revision of the 2021 Norwegian original.
July 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A tiny step for mankind, a big leap for me:
Today I signed a contract with Wipf & Stock in the US to publish "The imagined conflict: On science and God" based on a revision of the 2021 Norwegian original.
Today I signed a contract with Wipf & Stock in the US to publish "The imagined conflict: On science and God" based on a revision of the 2021 Norwegian original.
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Because this deserves more attention.
Because this deserves more attention.
June 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Because this deserves more attention.
Because this deserves more attention.
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www.theguardian.com/science/2025... …
@philipcball.bsky.social more people need to read your book ‘how life works’ or listen to your annual lecture at cpm.ox.ac.uk/lecture/how-... to understand how unrealistic this aspiration is
@philipcball.bsky.social more people need to read your book ‘how life works’ or listen to your annual lecture at cpm.ox.ac.uk/lecture/how-... to understand how unrealistic this aspiration is
All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years
Newborns will have whole genome sequencing to enable personalised healthcare that predicts and prevents illness
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
www.theguardian.com/science/2025... …
@philipcball.bsky.social more people need to read your book ‘how life works’ or listen to your annual lecture at cpm.ox.ac.uk/lecture/how-... to understand how unrealistic this aspiration is
@philipcball.bsky.social more people need to read your book ‘how life works’ or listen to your annual lecture at cpm.ox.ac.uk/lecture/how-... to understand how unrealistic this aspiration is