Physics World Weekly Podcast

Space travel: the health effects of space radiation and building a lunar GPS 14.11.2024 53:53 ↓

We chat to a radiation oncologist and two atomic-clock experts

How to boost the sustainability of solar cells 07.11.2024 31:54 ↓

Roadmap authors look to the future of photovoltaic technologies in this podcast

Peter Hirst: MIT Sloan Executive Education develops leadership skills in STEM employees 31.10.2024 36:15 ↓

This podcast is sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management

Julia Sutcliffe: chief scientific adviser explains why policymaking must be underpinned by evidence 24.10.2024 30:54 ↓

Exploring a career in physics, systems engineering and advising the UK's Department for Business and Trade

Data-intensive PhDs at LIV.INNO prepare students for careers outside of academia 17.10.2024 36:50 ↓

This podcast is sponsored by LIV.INNO, the Liverpool Centre for Doctoral Training for Innovation in Data-Intensive Science

Deep connections: why two AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize for Physics 10.10.2024 28:04 ↓

Our podcast guest is Anil Ananthaswamy, author of Why Machines Learn

Nobel predictions and humorous encounters with physics laureates 03.10.2024 30:24 ↓

Physics World editors gaze into their crystal ball and reminisce about past Nobel winners

Science thrives on constructive and respectful peer review 24.09.2024 34:49 ↓

Unhelpful or rude feedback can shake the confidence of early career researchers

Diagnosing and treating disease: how physicists keep you safe during healthcare procedures 19.09.2024 38:21 ↓

Two medical physicists talk about the future of treatment and diagnostic technologies

Looking to the future of statistical physics, how intense storms can affect your cup of tea 12.09.2024 37:17 ↓

In this podcast we chat about active matter, artificial intelligence and storm Ciarán

Hybrid quantum–classical computing chips and neutral-atom qubits both show promise 05.09.2024 48:47 ↓

Equal1’s Elena Blokhina and Harvard’s Brandon Grinkemeyer are our guests

The Wow! signal: did a telescope in Ohio receive an extraterrestrial communication in 1977? 29.08.2024 41:05 ↓

This podcast features an astrobiologist who has identified similar radio signals

Physics for a better future: mammoth book looks at science and society 22.08.2024 33:36 ↓

Our podcast guest is Christophe Rossel, co-author of EPS Grand Challenges

Quantum sensors monitor brain development in children 15.08.2024 23:52 ↓

This podcast explores how quantum technologies are revolutionizing medicine

Abdus Salam: celebrating a unifying force in global physics 08.08.2024 24:34 ↓

Our podcast guests are Claudia de Rham and Ian Walmsley at Imperial College