Physics World Stories Podcast

191 - 3 Body Problem: a deep dive into the Netflix show

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.

More episodes

191 - 3 Body Problem: a deep dive into the Netflix show

Tue, 30 Apr 2024
190 - An orchestral trip through the moons of our solar system

Fri, 22 Mar 2024
189 - Dark matter vs modified gravity: which team are you on?

Mon, 26 Feb 2024
188 - Radio pioneers: the enduring role of ‘amateurs’ in radio astronomy

Tue, 23 Jan 2024
187 - Radiant chills: the revolutionary science of laser cooling

Tue, 19 Dec 2023
186 - The biographer who inspired Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Oppenheimer

Tue, 21 Nov 2023
185 - Physics for fairness: tackling global sustainability challenges through science

Fri, 13 Oct 2023
184 - Green and novel: the future of energy generation

Mon, 04 Sep 2023
183 - Our universe is humming with gravitational waves

Mon, 07 Aug 2023
182 - Moore’s law in peril and the future of computing

Tue, 04 Jul 2023
181 - Will AI chatbots replace physicists?

Fri, 09 Jun 2023
180 - Cosmic generosity: a selfless investment in the future of physics

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

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

Tue, 28 Mar 2023
177 - Finding solace in the stars

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

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

Wed, 21 Dec 2022
174 - Quantum technology gathers pace

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

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

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

Tue, 16 Aug 2022
170 - The Higgs boson discovery revisited

Mon, 04 Jul 2022
169 - Fixing our bodies with glass

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

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

Mon, 04 Apr 2022
166 - Music from our material world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fri, 06 Mar 2020

Daha fazla bölüm göster

Daha fazla bilim & tıp pod yayını

Daha fazla bilim & tıp uluslararası pod yayını

Radyo istasyonunuzu bulun