Physics World Stories Podcast by Physics World

Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories. Listen to the podcast to hear from a diverse mix of scientists, engineers, artists and other commentators. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what you hear, then also check out the Physics World Weekly podcast, a science-news podcast presented by our award-winning science journalists.

Category: Science & Medicine

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- Cosmic generosity: a selfless investment in the future of physics

Fri, 12 May 2023
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- How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable?

Wed, 03 May 2023
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- Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics

Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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- Finding solace in the stars

Fri, 24 Feb 2023
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- Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities

Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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- Robin Ince and the joy of popular-science books

Wed, 21 Dec 2022
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- Quantum technology gathers pace

Mon, 28 Nov 2022
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- Is the 2022 FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?

Fri, 28 Oct 2022
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- Trouble on the Horizon for UK-based researchers

Fri, 16 Sep 2022
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- The science-fiction legacy of Satyajit Ray

Tue, 16 Aug 2022
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- The Higgs boson discovery revisited

Mon, 04 Jul 2022
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- Fixing our bodies with glass

Wed, 01 Jun 2022
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- Cutting the carbon footprint of supercomputing in scientific research

Wed, 04 May 2022
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- JET’s record result and the quest for fusion energy

Mon, 04 Apr 2022
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- Music from our material world

Tue, 08 Mar 2022
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- The James Webb Space Telescope launches astronomy into a new era

Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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- Physics books that captured the imagination in 2021

Wed, 22 Dec 2021
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- Sharing is caring: open hardware has global impact

Wed, 24 Nov 2021
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- Searching for signs of alien technologies

Wed, 20 Oct 2021
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- Free and open-source software is driving physics forwards

Wed, 22 Sep 2021
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- We’re all going on a geeky holiday

Tue, 24 Aug 2021
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- Deflecting asteroids and exploring a metal world

Fri, 09 Jul 2021
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- Helgoland and the captivating origins of quantum theory

Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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- The bots are not as fair-minded as they seem

Fri, 28 May 2021
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- Muon mania: are we finally on the brink of new physics?

Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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- Arecibo Observatory: a scientific giant that fell to Earth

Wed, 17 Mar 2021
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- Searching for signs of past life on Mars with NASA’s Perseverance rover

Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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- Life at CERN during the pandemic

Fri, 22 Jan 2021
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- The best of physics in books, TV and film in 2020

Wed, 23 Dec 2020
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- Physics and LEGO: an enduring love affair

Mon, 23 Nov 2020
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- How capable are today’s quantum computers?

Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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- Could there really be life in the clouds of Venus?

Wed, 23 Sep 2020
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- Autonomous cars: potential lifesavers but with new risks

Wed, 26 Aug 2020
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- Planet Nine: is it a planet, a primordial black hole, or something else entirely?

Fri, 17 Jul 2020
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- Working in medical physics: not your average career

Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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- The mystery of missing marine plastic

Wed, 27 May 2020
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- Doing physics in the time of COVID-19

Tue, 28 Apr 2020
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- Tips for a rewarding career in physics

Tue, 31 Mar 2020
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- The acoustics of music and theatre venues

Fri, 06 Mar 2020
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- Book of the year 2019

Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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- Physics and film, a match made in Hollywood

Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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- Doing physics in microgravity environments

Mon, 28 Oct 2019
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- Driving in the present

Mon, 30 Sep 2019
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- Physics and the climate crisis

Fri, 16 Aug 2019
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- 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – returning to the Moon and going beyond

Wed, 24 Jul 2019
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- 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – hidden stories

Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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- The story behind the first ever black hole image

Wed, 22 May 2019
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- The future of the Internet

Tue, 23 Apr 2019
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- Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – 30 years of the World Wide Web

Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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- Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – high-temperature superconductivity

Wed, 27 Feb 2019

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