Physics World Stories Podcast

Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and

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An orchestral trip through the moons of our solar system

Posted March 22, 2024 • 00:49:26

This month’s episode of Physics World Stories features an interview with composer Amanda...

Dark matter vs modified gravity: which team are you on?

Posted February 26, 2024 • 01:02:18

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Radio pioneers: the enduring role of ‘amateurs’ in radio astronomy

Posted January 23, 2024 • 00:34:58

In the latest Physics World Stories podcast, astrophysicist

Radiant chills: the revolutionary science of laser cooling

Posted December 19, 2023 • 00:45:16

Over the past half century, laser cooling has revolutionized atomic, molecular and optical physics. Laser cooling of atoms and ions has enabled dramatic...

The biographer who inspired Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Oppenheimer

Posted November 21, 2023 • 00:40:30

This episode of the Physics World Stories podcast features an interview with Kai Bird, co-author...