Podcast Episodes

Communicating science at music festivals

As the summer draws to a close in the northern hemisphere, Andrew Glester looks back on two festivals he attended this year – the Blue Dot Festival i…

7 years, 7 months ago

Driving in the future

In the August episode of the Physics World Stories podcast Andrew Glester investigates the challenges of moving towards personal transport with a sma…

7 years, 8 months ago

A quantum leap for industry

In the July edition of Physics World Stories, Andrew Glester looks at the latest developments in technologies based on quantum mechanics. While quant…

7 years, 9 months ago

Doing business in space

In this month’s Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester looks at some intriguing developments in the space industry. He is in conversation with…

7 years, 10 months ago

Learning from the ozone solution

In the May episode of our Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester is in conversation with the Nobel laureate Mario Molina. The Mexican research…

7 years, 11 months ago

Plant-inspired innovations

Spring has just about sprung here in the UK, as the bluebells and daffodils are emerging after a long gruelling winter. In Physics World April podcas…

8 years ago

Artificial intelligence: is there anything to fear?

Artificial intelligence (AI) bots are going to replace our jobs.

AI cars are not to be trusted, they will drive us off a cliff

AI machines will inevi…

8 years, 1 month ago

Falcon Heavy and Humanity Star: trailblazers or space junk?

When the SpaceX Falcon Heavy made its maiden launch on 6 February, the overwhelming reaction was one of awe. Its widely reported payload – Elon Musk’…

8 years, 1 month ago

Physics in 2018

Fortunately for scientific soothsayers, some developments in 2018 are entirely predictable, not least the space missions scheduled for the next 12 mo…

8 years, 3 months ago

Book of the Year 2017

Here at Physics World, we love talking about popular-science books. Indeed, we enjoy it so much that we braved the cold, not to mention a sore throat…

8 years, 4 months ago