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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Quantum mechanics and human consciousness, developing technologies for brain-inspired computation

Posted February 4, 2021 • 00:27:52

A neuroinformatics expert and a quantum biophysicist are our guests on the podcast this week

Nanophotonic biosensor tests for COVID-19, hot topics in medical physics

Posted January 28, 2021 • 00:32:57

The editor-in-chief of Physics in Medicine and Biology and a nanobiosensor expert are our guests this week

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