Physics World Weekly Podcast

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

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Building a consensus on climate change, the future of our warming oceans, the world beneath our feet

Posted September 19, 2019 • 00:46:12

Covering Climate Now is the focus of this week’s podcast

Battle of the Elements finale, how to succeed in the space industry, a very hot superconductor

Posted September 12, 2019 • 00:43:25

Physics World and Chemistry World editors spar over carbon and oxygen

Survival of the fittest quantum states, scrutinizing antihydrogen, physics of chilled drinks

Posted September 5, 2019 • 00:34:39

Our editors chat about quantum Darwinism, how to make and study atoms of antimatter and more

Freight-train earthquake detectors, ion-trap quantum computers and the “dude wall” diversity problem

Posted August 30, 2019 • 00:40:00

Physics World editors talk quantum computing with Chris Monroe and explore the problem of poor diversity in physics with Jess Wade

The physics of baking, the controversial $3m prize and the new, new wonder material

Posted August 22, 2019 • 00:33:05

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