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Physics World Weekly Podcast

Physics World Weekly Podcast

Physics World

121 episodesEN-GB

Show overview

Physics World Weekly Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 121 episodes. That works out to roughly 75 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 40 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Physics World.

Episodes
121
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
36 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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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The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible

Aug 20, 202635 min

Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals

Aug 14, 202647 min

Building bridges between quantum and classical computing

Aug 6, 202635 min

How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science

Jul 30, 202635 min

Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics

Jul 23, 202640 min

Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars

Jul 16, 202638 min

Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon

Jul 9, 202619 min

Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy

Jun 25, 202629 min

Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

Jun 18, 202648 min

‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics

Jun 11, 202630 min

Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics

Jun 4, 202630 min

Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource

May 28, 202625 min

Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy

May 21, 202637 min

Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society

May 14, 202636 min

Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy

May 7, 202632 min

Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum

Apr 23, 202626 min

Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made

Apr 16, 202649 min
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