First Update From Dianna (Physics Girl)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Shared in threads on chronic fatigue and her return as an update on how she is doing.
What it is
Physics Girl creator Dianna Cowern shares an update on her health, struggling with long COVID and ME/CFS. It includes documentary footage and links for supporting her recovery.
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What Hacker News said
Cites kgwxd · 2025-06 · on “PEM Fatigue Can Shatter a Person”
Hadn't thought to check for updates on Physics Girl in a long while, looks like things are improving! [this video]
Cites jjraden · 2025-07 · on “Problem solving using Markov chains (2007) [pdf]”
Speaking of eyes, Veritasium's occasional collaborator Dianna Cowern (Physics Girl) is doing much better after complications from long covid left her bedridden for two years. It's good to see her up and at 'em. Her latest video, showing her out of bed and going for short walks, is here: [this video]
Cites ck2 · 2026-03 · on “My first science video in 3 years (Pysics Girl)”
video about her long-covid battle and recovery here: [this video] (caution for those currently sick as it's a rough watch at first)