Looking Glass

Institute of Physics
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Looking Glass returns for a third series, focusing on the crucial role physics must play if we are to navigate the climate crisis. In Looking Glass: Climate Solutions, science journalist, podcaster and author Gemma Milne speaks with physicists and other scientists to discuss what hope science has to offer as we face the prospect of a rapidly a warming planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 09/28/2022

    Episode 6: Looking Glass reflections

    What will the future hold? In the series finale, IOP Deputy Chief Executive Rachel Youngman and host Gemma Milne reflect on the ideas covered in Looking Glass and look ahead to 2030 and beyond. What can scientific organisations like the IOP do to support climate solutions – and ensure those solutions benefit everyone?   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  2. 09/01/2022

    Episode 5: Air – how will I breathe?

    Ambient air pollution is responsible for 4.2 million deaths a year and almost all of the world’s population are exposed to dangerous levels. How can physics help us to make our air cleaner? With Dr Suzanne Bartington and Dr Mark Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  3. 08/25/2022

    Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn? 

    Every year, wildfires ravage the planet, burning homes, killing wildlife and scorching the earth. Can the physics of how fire spreads give us the answers to stop it? And can we use fire to our advantage? With Professor Martin Wooster and Tercia Strydom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min

  4. 08/18/2022

    Episode 3: Earth – what will I eat?

    Much of our planet could become uninhabitable – so how can physics help protect our soil, enable farmers to continue farming and allow communities to survive? Featuring Professor Sacha Mooney and Dr Jacqueline Hannam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  5. 08/10/2022

    Episode 2: Water – running dry, or drowning?

    As the earth dries up, towns and countries face their very own day zero crises – while other communities risk rising sea levels obliterating their homes. How can physics help keep water where we want it, and in a form we can access? Featuring Professor Kevin McGuigan and Dr Ana Mijic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  6. Episode 1: Why activism and science need each other

    05/26/2022

    Episode 1: Why activism and science need each other

    Our third series opens by exploring the relationship between activism and climate policy. Host Gemma Milne is joined by climate scientist and outgoing IOP Chief Executive Paul Hardaker and climate activist and director of Green New Deal UK Fatima Ibrahim as they discuss how climate activism is changing – and the role physics and organisations such as the IOP should play in it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  7. Episode 6: A Green Blueprint

    08/11/2021

    Episode 6: A Green Blueprint

    In the series so far, we’ve heard about the visions and potential pathways for a new green economy from some of the people working to make it happen. But what role do physicists have to play? Gemma talks to two physicists at very different stages in their careers to get their perspectives. Featuring Professor Martin Freer and Luke Wheeler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
  8. Episode 5: Only Radical Change Will Do

    08/04/2021

    Episode 5: Only Radical Change Will Do

    We need a new, green economy – and fast. So what would it look like? And what needs to change to make it possible? In the series so far we’ve looked at the importance of greener energy and the impact of consumer choices – but what about the global structures that are going to have to change? Featuring Ann Pettifor and Farhana Yamin.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
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Looking Glass returns for a third series, focusing on the crucial role physics must play if we are to navigate the climate crisis. In Looking Glass: Climate Solutions, science journalist, podcaster and author Gemma Milne speaks with physicists and other scientists to discuss what hope science has to offer as we face the prospect of a rapidly a warming planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Institute of Physics
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Institute of Physics
  • Show Website
    Looking Glass