Physics World Stories Podcast

Physics World Stories Podcast


Latest Episodes

Tips for a rewarding career in physics
March 31, 2020

Taking a closer look at the reality of life as a researcher

The acoustics of music and theatre venues
March 06, 2020

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

Book of the year 2019
December 18, 2019

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
November 28, 2019

Looking behind the scenes of Interstellar, Contact and The Martian

Doing physics in microgravity environments
October 28, 2019

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

Driving in the present
September 30, 2019

Exploring the technology and economics of electric cars

Physics and the climate crisis
August 16, 2019

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
July 24, 2019

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

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – hidden stories
June 26, 2019

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
May 22, 2019

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