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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The promises and pitfalls of peer review

Posted September 24, 2020 • 00:38:52

In Peer Review Week, we hear from experts on the role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality – especially during a pandemic

Evidence for life is found on Venus, creating wider access to the best radiotherapy

Posted September 17, 2020 • 00:33:30

We talk about reducing the global disparity in cancer treatment and Venusian phosphine

How the Doomsday Clock ticks, dusting on the Moon, Proxima reflects on women in STEM

Posted September 10, 2020 • 00:37:24

Challenges of space exploration and demise of humanity are this week’s topics

Why that massive black-hole merger is important, battling quantum decoherence on two fronts

Posted September 3, 2020 • 00:24:28

Gravitational-wave expert Laura Nuttall is our guest this week

A grasshopper's quantum leap, mentoring medical physicists, synchrotron is extremely brilliant

Posted August 27, 2020 • 00:38:31

Making the connection between Bell’s theorem and a hopping insect