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Imagining alien worlds: we explore the science and fiction of exoplanets

Posted September 25, 2025 • 00:42:04

In the past three decades astronomers have discovered more than 6000 exoplanets – planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. Many of these exoplanets...

Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence

Posted September 18, 2025 • 00:28:22

It is Peer Review Week and the theme for 2025 is “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era”....

Juno: the spacecraft that is revolutionizing our understanding of Jupiter

Posted September 11, 2025 • 00:36:22

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Scott Bolton,...

Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science

Posted September 4, 2025 • 00:36:59

Can artificial intelligence predict future research directions in quantum science? Listen to this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast...

From a laser lab to the <em>Economist</em>: physicist Jason Palmer on his move to journalism

Posted August 28, 2025 • 00:41:10

My guest in this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast is the journalist