Podcast Episodes

From a laser lab to <em>The Economist</em>: physicist Jason Palmer on his move to journalism

My guest in this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast is the journalist Jason Palmer, who co-hosts “The Intelligence” podcast at The Economist.

Palmer did a PhD in chemical physics at Imperia…

Published on 9 hours ago

Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal for astrochemistry

This episode features a wide-ranging interview with the astrochemist Ewine van Dishoeck, who is professor emeritus of molecular astrophysics at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands. In 2018 she was…

Published on 1 week ago

Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I am in conversation two physicists who are leading lights in the quantum science and technology community in the US state of Illinois. They are P…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Building a career from a passion for science communication

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with Kirsty McGhee, who is a scientific writer at the quantum-software company Qruise. It is the second episode in our two-part…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Third age careers for physicists: writing and the arts beckon

Many of us will have careers with three distinct eras: education, work and retirement. While the first two tend to be regimented, the third age offers the possibility of pursuing a wide range of int…

Published on 4 weeks ago

From rabbits and foxes to the human gut microbiome, physics is helping us understand the natural world

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast is a conversation with two physicists, Ada Altieri and Silvia De Monte, who are using their expertise in statistical physics to understand the behavi…

Published on 1 month ago

Oak Ridge’s Quantum Science Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to developing quantum materials and technologies

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Travis Humble, who is director of the Quantum Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Located in the US state of Tennessee, Oak Rid…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Inside ATLAS: Sara Alderweireldt explains how the CERN experiment homes in on new physics

This podcast features an interview with Sara Alderweireldt, who is a physicist working on the ATLAS experiment at CERN – the world-famous physics lab that straddles the Swiss-French border and is ho…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Making science careers more accessible to people with disabilities

According to a recent white paper from the UK’s National Association of Disabled Staff Networks, 22% of working-age people in the UK have a disability compared to less than 7% of people working in s…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Hannah Earley, a mathematician and physicist who is chief technical officer and co-founder of Vaire Computing.

The company is developing har…

Published on 2 months ago