Physics World Stories Podcast

The acoustics of music and theatre venues 06.03.2020 50:28 ↓

Find out why Bristol’s Old Vic and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall sound so great

Book of the year 2019 18.12.2019 53:18 ↓

Physics World’s book of the year revealed and the runners up discussed – listen to the December episode of the Physics World Stories podcast

Physics and film, a match made in Hollywood 28.11.2019 36:20 ↓

Looking behind the scenes of Interstellar, Contact and The Martian

Doing physics in microgravity environments 28.10.2019 39:50 ↓

The opportunities of doing physics experiments on the ISS and other microgravity facilities

Driving in the present 30.09.2019 41:10 ↓

Exploring the technology and economics of electric cars

Physics and the climate crisis 16.08.2019 48:48 ↓

How can scientists reduce the climate impact of their labs without compromising on the quality of their research? Andrew Glester investigates

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – returning to the Moon and going beyond 24.07.2019 29:56 ↓

The Physics World Stories podcast explore what’s next for manned and robotic space travel

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – hidden stories 26.06.2019 53:06 ↓

The Physics World Stories podcast investigates some of the lesser known stories from the Apollo era

The story behind the first ever black hole image 22.05.2019 36:24 ↓

Physics World Stories explores this feat of science and engineering and the EHT’s prospects for further breakthroughs

The future of the Internet 23.04.2019 38:35 ↓

Emerging technologies shaping our connected world

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – 30 years of the World Wide Web 12.03.2019 1:00:15 ↓

Fifth episode in mini-series revisits the birth of the Web and the challenges it now faces

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – high-temperature superconductivity 27.02.2019 30:40 ↓

Fourth episode in mini-series tracks the hype, frustration and renewed hope for this field

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – fusion energy 22.01.2019 48:34 ↓

Third episode in mini-series explores the prospects for fusion as a viable energy source

Physics World Book of the Year 2018 17.12.2018 1:05:25 ↓

Tune in to the December Physics World Stories podcast to hear from the winner of our 2018 Book of the Year award, as well as catch up with previous winners

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – gravitational waves 28.11.2018 1:08:02 ↓

Second episode in mini-series explores the future of astronomy

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – particle physics 23.10.2018 43:11 ↓

First episode in mini-series explores the future of particle physics

Communicating science at music festivals 18.09.2018 49:38 ↓

Talks, plays, poetry and many more innovative approaches

Driving in the future 17.08.2018 29:19 ↓

How we might wean ourselves off high-carbon transport

A quantum leap for industry 24.07.2018 44:56 ↓

Exploring the emerging technologies based on quantum physics

Doing business in space 18.06.2018 34:35 ↓

Asteroid mining, Brexit impacts and the UK’s first spaceport

Learning from the ozone solution 21.05.2018 ↓

Nobel laureate Mario Molina and Lorraine Whitmarsh discuss climate politics

Plant-inspired innovations 18.04.2018 15:54 ↓

From tackling oil spills with lotus leaves to mangrove-inspired coastal defences

Artificial intelligence: is there anything to fear? 21.03.2018 29:33 ↓

Polymath Nathan Myhrvold on why he disagreed with his friend Stephen Hawking

Falcon Heavy and Humanity Star: trailblazers or space junk? 15.03.2018 32:30 ↓

Recent private space launches have provoked public awe but also a few dissenting voices

Physics in 2018 23.01.2018 28:58 ↓

Physics World journalists discuss what excites them about the year ahead