Physics World Weekly Podcast

Physics World Weekly Podcast


Latest Episodes

Biomedical ethicist calls for rules governing human research in commercial spaceflight
November 23, 2023

Experiments should minimize risks to astronauts and benefit society

New telecoms satellites will degrade our view of the cosmos
November 16, 2023

In this podcast, two astronomers discuss the implications of the BlueWalker 3 prototype

New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs
November 09, 2023

Our podcast guest is Dave Newbold of the Science and Technology Facilities Council

Celebrating the physics of the cosmos and 20 years of JCAP
November 02, 2023

Three editors of the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics are our podcast guests

Pioneering the physics of adaptation, writing the history of quantum computing
October 26, 2023

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features two pioneers in their fields

Quantum algorithms make clever use of noisy hardware
October 19, 2023

Our podcast guest is Phasecrafts Toby Cubitt

Fusion industry has ambitious plans for 2035, rounding out this year’s Nobel prizes
October 12, 2023

In this podcast we look at this years laureates from historical and societal perspectives

Attosecond pulses and quantum dots: exploring the physics behind this year’s Nobel prizes
October 05, 2023

We also chat about that embarrassing leak of the chemistry winners in this podcast

Scanning the seabed with lasers could inform the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
September 28, 2023

We also chat with an antimatter expert in this podcast

Astrophysicist uses X-rays to explore the universe, heat pumps could prevent potholes  
September 21, 2023

This podcast features conversations with an astrophysicist and a civil engineer