Physics World Weekly Podcast
Physics World·Hosted by Matin Durrani, Margaret Harris, Michael Banks and Tami Freeman·100 episodes
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 might span anything from quantum physics and astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what you hear, then also check out our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.
Why listen
Physics World Weekly Podcast gives you a guided tour through current physics research, with Physics World journalists such as Matin Durrani, Margaret Harris, Michael Banks, and Tami Freeman interviewing researchers, policy figures, and science-industry leaders. Episodes are compact but substantive, moving from quantum sensors and fusion materials to medical physics, astronomy, and science policy. It is a strong fit for curious listeners who want expert access to modern physics without sitting through a formal lecture.
Episodes
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics
Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest
The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest
British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education
Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain
Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells
LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest
Bert de Jong of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is our podcast guest
Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes”
Computer scientist Amanda Randles is our podcast guest
Medical physicist Todd McNutt is our podcast guest
Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan is our podcast guest
This podcast features Tim Prior and John Devaney of the National Physical Laboratory
Our podcast guest is Alex May of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
CGI pioneer Pat Hanrahan is our podcast guest
This podcast features a winner of the Physics World 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
Lively chat about exoplanet weather, proton arc therapy, 2D metals and more
Tim Hsieh of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest
Bianca Dittrich of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest
Do Aliens Speak Physics? author Daniel Whiteson is our podcast guest
The author of Physics Around the Clock is our podcast guest
We report from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
This podcast features Antonio Rossi at the Italian Institute of Technology
Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor
We explore how new computing technologies could guide future LHC experiments
A solution to microgravity-related vision problems is the topic of this week's podcast
Quantum physicist and entrepreneur Ilana Wisby on the legacy of this year’s laureates
In this podcast we also make predictions for this year’s physics award
Keith Cooper chats about his new book in this podcast
Global survey of reviewers reveals a growing polarization about the use of AI
PI Scott Bolton talks about the mission’s discoveries and endurance in this podcast
This podcast explains what happens when 66,000 research papers are used as training data
This podcast explores a career in science writing and broadcasting
Our podcast guest is a Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate
Our podcast guests are Preeti Chalsani and David Awschalom
Our podcast guest is Kirsty McGhee of the quantum software company Qruise
Our podcast guest is Michael Albrow, scientist emeritus at Fermilab
A conversation about theoretical ecology with physicists Ada Altieri and Silvia De Monte
This podcast features Oak Ridge's Travis Humble
This podcast also looks at the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider
This podcast features Francesca Doddato, co-author of “Towards a fully inclusive environment for disabled people in STEMM”
Hannah Earley of Vaire Computing is our podcast guest
This podcast comes from the birthplace of modern quantum mechanics
Meet two early-career medical physicists in this podcast
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