100 episodes

Physics World Weekly offers a unique insight into the latest news, breakthroughs and innovations from the global scientific community. Our award-winning journalists reveal what has captured their imaginations about the stories in the news this week, which might span anything from quantum physics and astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. 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 our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.

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    • 4.1 • 49 Ratings

Physics World Weekly offers a unique insight into the latest news, breakthroughs and innovations from the global scientific community. Our award-winning journalists reveal what has captured their imaginations about the stories in the news this week, which might span anything from quantum physics and astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. 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 our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.

    Why Alice & Bob are making cat qubits, IOP calls for action on net-zero target

    Why Alice & Bob are making cat qubits, IOP calls for action on net-zero target

    This podcast features a quantum entrepreneur and an energy expert

    • 37 min
    Biomedical ethicist calls for rules governing human research in commercial spaceflight

    Biomedical ethicist calls for rules governing human research in commercial spaceflight

    Experiments should minimize risks to astronauts and benefit society

    • 27 min
    New telecoms satellites will degrade our view of the cosmos

    New telecoms satellites will degrade our view of the cosmos

    In this podcast, two astronomers discuss the implications of the BlueWalker 3 prototype   

    • 30 min
    New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs

    New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs

    Our podcast guest is Dave Newbold of the Science and Technology Facilities Council

    • 30 min
    Celebrating the physics of the cosmos and 20 years of JCAP

    Celebrating the physics of the cosmos and 20 years of JCAP

    Three editors of the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics are our podcast guests

    • 28 min
    Pioneering the physics of adaptation, writing the history of quantum computing

    Pioneering the physics of adaptation, writing the history of quantum computing

    This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features two pioneers in their fields

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
49 Ratings

49 Ratings

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Joel D

Love the podcast. Great information. Rock solid topics of discussion

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Audio quality is everything to a podcast

While the information is good, one would think that a physics podcast would pay attention more to the audio quality to convey the message. There are many times that critical information is garbled.

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Audio

Audio very poor quality

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