142 Episodes

  1. Will AI chatbots replace physicists?

    Published: 09/06/2023
  2. Cosmic generosity: a selfless investment in the future of physics

    Published: 12/05/2023
  3. How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable?

    Published: 03/05/2023
  4. Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics

    Published: 28/03/2023
  5. Finding solace in the stars

    Published: 24/02/2023
  6. Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities

    Published: 31/01/2023
  7. Robin Ince and the joy of popular-science books

    Published: 21/12/2022
  8. Quantum technology gathers pace

    Published: 28/11/2022
  9. Is the 2022 FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?

    Published: 28/10/2022
  10. Trouble on the Horizon for UK-based researchers

    Published: 16/09/2022
  11. The science-fiction legacy of Satyajit Ray

    Published: 16/08/2022
  12. The Higgs boson discovery revisited

    Published: 04/07/2022
  13. Fixing our bodies with glass

    Published: 01/06/2022
  14. Cutting the carbon footprint of supercomputing in scientific research

    Published: 04/05/2022
  15. JET’s record result and the quest for fusion energy

    Published: 04/04/2022
  16. Music from our material world

    Published: 08/03/2022
  17. The James Webb Space Telescope launches astronomy into a new era

    Published: 25/01/2022
  18. Physics books that captured the imagination in 2021

    Published: 22/12/2021
  19. Sharing is caring: open hardware has global impact

    Published: 24/11/2021
  20. Searching for signs of alien technologies

    Published: 20/10/2021

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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.