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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Severe wildfires create towering thunderstorms, how to launch a new scientific society

Posted January 21, 2021 • 00:39:35

This podcast features meteorologist David Peterson and medical scientists Amy Berrington and Suman Shrestha

Pursuing a career in science communication, commercializing single photon detectors

Posted January 14, 2021 • 00:26:45

A molecular engineer (and student contributor to Physics World) and a quantum start-up CEO are our podcast guests

Processing natural language using quantum computers, listening to the oceans’ myriad sounds

Posted January 7, 2021 • 00:43:31

Quantum physicist Bob Coecke and marine biologist Ana Širovic are our podcast guests

The highs and lows of physics in 2020, we reveal our Breakthrough of the Year

Posted December 17, 2020 • 00:39:42

Physics World editors review what has been a truly weird year

We reveal our Top 10 Breakthroughs in physics for 2020

Posted December 10, 2020 • 00:38:44

Physics World editors chat about their choices of the best physics research done in 2020