All Episodes

Drones, AI and the future of wildlife conservation

With e-MERLIN facing the axe, what next for Jodrell Bank and UK astronomy?

From pit stop to plant food: how Grand Prix crowd’s urine becomes fertilizer

Beyond the data: art meets climate at the edge of the world

Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission

Oppenheimer unfiltered: rare recordings released to the public

Exploring the astrophysics behind Project Hail Mary

Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today

Cosmic time capsules: the search for pristine comets

Forging a more inclusive new generation of physicists

Quantum 2.0: Paul Davies on the next revolution in physics

Queer Quest: a quantum-inspired journey of self-discovery

Training for the stars: Rosemary Coogan on becoming an astronaut

Overlooked pioneers from quantum history

Entangled expressions: where quantum science and art come together

Painting the unseen: visualizing the quantum world

The Physics Chanteuse: when science hits a high note

Alternate quantum realities: what if Heisenberg stayed at home?

AI and the future of physics

Threads of fire: uncovering volcanic secrets with Pele’s hair and tears

Helgoland: leading physicists to gather on the tiny island where quantum mechanics was born

From physics to filmmaking: Mark Levinson on his new documentary, The Universe in a Grain of Sand

Trailblazer: Astronaut Eileen Collins reflects on space, adventure, and the power of lifelong learning

Flocking together: the physics of sheep herding and pedestrian flows

Working in quantum tech: where are the opportunities for success?

CERN at 70: how the Higgs hunt elevated particle physics to Hollywood status

Could humans run on water?

Physics and sport: flying balls, perfecting technique, and wellbeing in academia

Swift Quakes and new podcast music inspired by the fine-structure constant

3 Body Problem: a deep dive into the Netflix show

An orchestral trip through the moons of our solar system

Dark matter vs modified gravity: which team are you on?

Radio pioneers: the enduring role of ‘amateurs’ in radio astronomy

Radiant chills: the revolutionary science of laser cooling

The biographer who inspired Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Oppenheimer

Physics for fairness: tackling global sustainability challenges through science

Green and novel: the future of energy generation

Our universe is humming with gravitational waves

Moore’s law in peril and the future of computing

Will AI chatbots replace physicists?

Cosmic generosity: a selfless investment in the future of physics

How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable?

Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics

Finding solace in the stars

Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities

Robin Ince and the joy of popular-science books

Quantum technology gathers pace

Is the 2022 FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?

Trouble on the Horizon for UK-based researchers

The science-fiction legacy of Satyajit Ray

The Higgs boson discovery revisited

Fixing our bodies with glass

Cutting the carbon footprint of supercomputing in scientific research

JET’s record result and the quest for fusion energy

Music from our material world

The James Webb Space Telescope launches astronomy into a new era

Physics books that captured the imagination in 2021

Sharing is caring: open hardware has global impact

Searching for signs of alien technologies

Free and open-source software is driving physics forwards

We’re all going on a geeky holiday

Deflecting asteroids and exploring a metal world

Helgoland and the captivating origins of quantum theory

The bots are not as fair-minded as they seem

Muon mania: are we finally on the brink of new physics?

Arecibo Observatory: a scientific giant that fell to Earth

Searching for signs of past life on Mars with NASA’s Perseverance rover

Life at CERN during the pandemic

The best of physics in books, TV and film in 2020

Physics and LEGO: an enduring love affair

How capable are today’s quantum computers?

Could there really be life in the clouds of Venus?

Autonomous cars: potential lifesavers but with new risks

Planet Nine: is it a planet, a primordial black hole, or something else entirely?

Working in medical physics: not your average career

The mystery of missing marine plastic

Doing physics in the time of COVID-19

Tips for a rewarding career in physics

The acoustics of music and theatre venues

Book of the year 2019

Physics and film, a match made in Hollywood

Doing physics in microgravity environments

Driving in the present

Physics and the climate crisis

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – returning to the Moon and going beyond

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – hidden stories

The story behind the first ever black hole image

The future of the Internet

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – 30 years of the World Wide Web

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – high-temperature superconductivity

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – fusion energy

Physics World Book of the Year 2018

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – gravitational waves

Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – particle physics

Communicating science at music festivals

Driving in the future

A quantum leap for industry

Doing business in space

Learning from the ozone solution

Plant-inspired innovations