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First Update From Dianna (Physics Girl)

3.3M views · May 22, 2025 · 12:23 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2025–2026

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.

Why Hacker News points people here: Shared in threads on chronic fatigue and her return as an update on how she is doing.

“Her latest video, showing her out of bed and going for short walks, is here”HN comment, 2025

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Cites itkgwxdJun 2025

“looks like things are improving!”

Update video on Physics Girl's recovery.

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Hadn't thought to check for updates on Physics Girl in a long while, looks like things are improving! this video

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Cites itjjradenJul 2025

“Her latest video, showing her out of bed and going for short walks, is here”

Shows Dianna Cowern out of bed and walking after long covid.

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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

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Cites itck2Mar 2026

“caution for those currently sick as it's a rough watch at first”

Her long-covid battle and recovery, rough at first.

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video about her long-covid battle and recovery here: this video (caution for those currently sick as it's a rough watch at first)

in “My first science video in 3 years (Pysics Girl)” · view on HN