Episodes
Oct. 15, 2026
Ignacio Cirac: Newton Medal winner looks to the future of quantum technology
Quantum pioneer calls for more investment in Europe’s quantum industries
Oct. 8, 2026
Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes
Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest
Oct. 1, 2026
Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman
We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast
Sept. 24, 2026
Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics
Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest
Sept. 17, 2026
Creating better batteries for electricity grids
The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest
Sept. 10, 2026
Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D
Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest
Sept. 3, 2026
Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI
Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests
Aug. 27, 2026
Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions
This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aug. 20, 2026
The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible
Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people
Aug. 14, 2026
Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals
Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests
Aug. 6, 2026
Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
July 30, 2026
How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
July 23, 2026
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
July 16, 2026
Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
July 9, 2026
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
June 25, 2026
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
June 18, 2026
Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
June 11, 2026
‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
June 4, 2026
Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest
May 28, 2026
Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
May 21, 2026
Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
May 14, 2026
Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
May 7, 2026
Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
April 23, 2026
Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest