Physics World Stories Podcast

Latest Episodes
Will AI chatbots replace physicists?
Large language models are changing the way physics is taught and practised
Cosmic generosity: a selfless investment in the future of physics
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell won a $3m prize and is giving it all to physics PhD students from under-represented groups
How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable?
Circular economies and alternative lithium sources could reduce the environmental impacts
Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics
Music generated by quantum computers is intriguing from musical and scientific perspectives
Finding solace in the stars
Astrophysicists story shows the power science and human connection
Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities
ESA launches parastronaut feasibility study to make spaceflight more inclusive
Robin Ince and the joy of popular-science books
Our traditional end-of-year episode will give you some holiday reading ideas
Physics books that captured the imagination in 2021
Some of the years best popular-science books and a Stephen Hawking quiz
Sharing is caring: open hardware has global impact
High-spec microscope is helping malaria diagnosis in Tanzania
Searching for signs of alien technologies
Astronomers are looking for the technosignatures of advanced civilizations