A curated collection of podcasts focused on physics, math, and/or astronomy. For general science, see the Science Podcast Collection.
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Updated: 2026-Jan-20 18:09 UTC. Podcasts listed: 134. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.
Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):
These podcasts span a wide range of science, technology, and ideas, with a strong emphasis on space and the physical sciences. A large portion focuses on astronomy and astrophysics, mixing timely research updates with explanatory deep-dives. Common topics include stellar evolution and variability (including supergiants and their companions), black holes and their extreme behavior (jets, tidal disruption events, and mergers), and the large-scale structure and expansion of the universe, including tensions in cosmological measurements and questions about dark matter, dark energy, and neutrinos. Several episodes also cover gravitational-wave astronomy and the instruments and missions designed to extend it.
Many entries are grounded in observational astronomy and skywatching. These podcasts frequently guide listeners through what to look for in the night sky—planet visibility, oppositions, meteor showers, eclipses, constellations, and notable stars—often paired with practical observing advice and discussion of telescopes, navigation tools, and amateur observing projects. Solar-system science appears regularly as well, with attention to asteroids and comets (including interstellar visitors), lunar science and dust, planetary moons and subsurface oceans, and planetary defense.
Human spaceflight and space policy form another recurring thread. These podcasts discuss upcoming lunar missions, the engineering and operational lessons behind launch campaigns, spacecraft testing, International Space Station contingencies (including medical evacuations), and broader questions about budgets, commercialization, and how institutional decisions shape exploration priorities.
Quantum science and technology is a parallel pillar: episodes range from foundational quantum-mechanics puzzles (measurement, complementarity, quantum eraser) to applied quantum computing hardware and error correction (including topological approaches), quantum communication and security, post-quantum cryptography, metrology and standards, and the workforce and regional economic ecosystems needed to support emerging quantum industries.
Mathematics and statistics content appears both in educational and reflective modes: discussions include teaching practice and reasoning about fractions, curriculum coherence, statistical leadership and professional service, mathematical objects and everyday inspirations, and the role—and potential distortions—of metrics and scoring systems.
Interdisciplinary themes connect across episodes, including AI’s relationship to science and security, public trust and science communication, and philosophical questions about consciousness, free will, meaning, and how societies maintain complex technological systems.
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NASA's Curious UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 92 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): NASA missions and exploration • Artemis Moon return, ISS life, spacesuits, human health in microgravity • Webb/Hubble astronomy: early universe, galaxies, stars, exoplanets • planetary science: asteroids, Europa, planetary defense • Earth/Sun science: climate, aerosols, hurricanes, eclipses, space weather • citizen science, AI/open data Description (podcaster-provided): Come get curious with NASA. As an official NASA podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won't find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity. Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 14:03 UTC): Artemis II: What NASA Learned From Launching Artemis I |
Ask a Spaceman!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 270 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrophysics Q&A • cosmology: universe size, horizons, center, expansion, big rip • galaxies, cosmic voids, CMB anomalies, JWST • black holes, neutron/white dwarfs, supernovae • particles/forces, extra dimensions, constants • space exploration, ISS, Moon/Mars, exoplanets/aliens Description (podcaster-provided): You've got questions and astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter has answers - every episode you will come closer to complete knowledge of time and space! Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 12:00 UTC): AaS! 264: Just How Weird is the Quantum Eraser? |
The 365 Days of AstronomyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy and astrophysics news • stargazing sky guides, meteor showers, Jupiter oppositions • asteroids/NEOs, impact risk, meteorites • galaxies, JWST discoveries, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts • space missions, telescopes, science communication/history Description (podcaster-provided): The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute. Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 12:00 UTC): Ask A Spaceman Ep. 264: Just How Weird is the Quantum Eraser? |
The Quanta PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 314 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): frontier science and math • quantum physics, gravity, entanglement • breakthroughs in proofs, conjectures, complexity • AI/LLMs safety, alignment, NLP, cryptography • neuroscience, sleep, memory, metabolism • Earth and climate dynamics, tipping points • evolution and sensory biology • astrophysics, black holes, early universe Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself, and much more, The Quanta Podcast is a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown. In each episode, Quanta Magazine Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by curiosity, discovery and the overwhelming desire to know why and how. Join us every Tuesday for a stimulating conversation about the biggest ideas and the tiniest details. Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 11:00 UTC): Does Dad's Fitness Make Its Way Into Sperm? |
The Rambling AstronomerProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 487 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 10 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Amateur astronomy guide • brightest stars and how to spot them • constellations, mythology, seasonal visibility • comets through history and famous apparitions • supernova remnants and historical observations Description (podcaster-provided): Join me Martin Lunn MBE while I take you on a journey around the solar system. If you need to contact me please email me at; [email protected] Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 09:21 UTC): The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio January 19th 2026 |
New Books in MathematicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 167 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): scholar interviews on mathematics books • probability, statistics, models • AI/machine learning, algorithms, networks, information theory • math in society: data literacy, visualization, voting, privacy • history/philosophy: proof, calculus, numbers, measurement, early modern science Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 09:00 UTC): Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, "The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI" (U Minnesota Press, 2026) |
Math is Figure-Out-Able!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 464 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Math teaching beyond algorithms • Problem Strings and strategy chats • Developing mathematical reasoning and fluency • Listening/talk moves, intentional pedagogy • Models, properties, equations, proportional-to-functional reasoning • Technology tools (Desmos) • Supporting teacher learning communities Description (podcaster-provided): Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources! Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 06:00 UTC): Ep 292: Playing With Division and Fractions |
StarTalk RadioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1071 episodes 2009 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy & cosmology: black holes, dark energy, supernovas, exoplanets, gravitational waves • quantum physics & relativity • neuroscience & cognition: time, loneliness, mindreading • AI, deepfakes, simulation theory • space tech & policy • science in pop culture/monsters Description (podcaster-provided): Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there is to know about life in the universe. New episodes premiere Tuesdays. Keep Looking Up! Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 06:00 UTC): Cosmic Queries – The Complex Universe with Sean Carroll |
Entangled ThingsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 132 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Quantum computing fundamentals and hardware scaling • entanglement, teleportation, networking, sensing • hybrid algorithms, quantum software stacks, programming • materials discovery, photonics, spin/topological qubits • post-quantum cryptography, crypto agility, zero trust, quantum-safe communications • AI/ML intersections, workforce and education Description (podcaster-provided): What if a Quantum Computing aficionado with expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning talked to a security expert interested in how Quantum Computing already impacts the world? Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 05:00 UTC): Episode 132: Quantum Areas of Discussion |
QuantitudeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 185 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Quantitative methods and statistics • Regression/GLM, SEM, factor analysis, IRT • Bootstrapping, nonparametric tests, causal inference (IVs, DAGs) • Longitudinal/multilevel models, survival analysis • Measurement, reliability, assessment/education analytics • Humorous banter, academic/industry careers Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast dedicated to all things quantitative, ranging from the relevant to the highly irrelevant. Co-hosts Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock talk about serious statistical topics, but without taking themselves too seriously. Think: CarTalk hi-jacked by the two grumpy old guys from the Muppets, grousing about quantitative methods, statistics, and data analysis, all presented to you with the production value of a 6th grade school project. But in a good way. Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 05:00 UTC): S7E13 Time-Varying Effect Models |
SpaceTime with Stuart GaryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1000 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy and astrophysics discoveries • black holes, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, dark matter/dark energy • planetary science: Mars, Moon, icy moons • comets/asteroids, planetary defense • space missions, rockets, ISS • skywatch and space weather Description (podcaster-provided): Join host Stuart Gary for weekly explorations into Astronomy, Space, and Science News, featuring insights from 19 years on Australian Public Radio and industry experts. Latest episode (2026-Jan-20 01:08 UTC): Mars and Earth's Climate: Unveiling the Cosmic Connection and Crew 11's Historic Return |
Universe Today PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1470 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Space news and astronomy Q&A • comets/interstellar objects • exoplanets, exomoons, habitability • space telescopes/JWST, interferometry • cosmology (dark matter/energy, CMB, expansion) • rockets, NASA/China missions • science communication, AI in research Description (podcaster-provided): Public feed with [Space Bites+], [Q&A+], [Interview+] and other episodes. Free for everyone. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 23:18 UTC): [Interview+] Building LISA, Humanity's Biggest Telescope |
Astronomy CastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 662 episodes 2006 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy and cosmology concepts • black holes, stars, supernovae, dark energy • comets, asteroids, rogue planets • radio/X-ray signatures, 21‑cm line • space telescopes, missions, spacecraft/rockets • science policy, ethics, peer review Description (podcaster-provided): Take a fact-based journey through the cosmos. Tune in to hear weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (Planetary Science Institute), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us. Astronomy Cast is supported thru patreon.com/AstronomyCast. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 21:00 UTC): Ep. 779: Milankovitch Cycles |
Why This Universe?Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 114 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): physics Q&A • quantum mechanics (Schrödinger, interpretations) • cosmology: Big Bang, expansion, Hubble tension • dark matter/dark energy, modified gravity • particle physics: LHC/CERN, colliders, neutrinos • science philosophy/history, pseudoscience, peer review • astrobiology/exoplanets, simulations, consciousness Description (podcaster-provided): The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 18:00 UTC): 98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan) |
The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technologyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 75 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 37 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Quantum computing progress • Qubit hardware platforms (superconducting, trapped-ion, neutral-atom, spin, NV diamond) • Fabrication/materials • Error correction, benchmarking, noise/control • Quantum networking • Quantum simulation/chemistry, HPC integration • Education/careers Description (podcaster-provided): Your host, Sebastian Hassinger, interviews brilliant research scientists, software developers, engineers and others actively exploring the possibilities of our new quantum era. We will cover topics in quantum computing, networking and sensing, focusing on hardware, algorithms and general theory. The show aims for accessibility - Sebastian is not a physicist - and we'll try to provide context for the terminology and glimpses at the fascinating history of this new field as it evolves in real time. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 16:00 UTC): Regional quantum development with Alejandra Y. Castillo |
The Actual Astronomy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 520 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): amateur stargazing experiences • monthly observing calendars • navigating sky, constellations • telescope/eyepiece gear, upgrades, organizing • comets, planets and moons events • light pollution issues • star parties, travel observing • listener emails/reports • guest gear/tools discussions Description (podcaster-provided): Join amateur astronomers, Chris and Shane, as they share their experiences of observing the night sky. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 13:00 UTC): #518 - 12 Months of Messier Month 1 |
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 410 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 80 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): physics/cosmology: quantum foundations, field theory, neutrinos, dark energy, Big Bang, exoplanets • mind/philosophy: consciousness, meaning, rationality, probability • society/tech: AI/neural nets, misinformation, polarization, universities/research • culture/biology: music math, medicine/aging, microbes, oceans Description (podcaster-provided): Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 13:00 UTC): 341 | Stewart Brand on Maintenance as an Organizing Principle |
The Backyard Astronomer PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 61 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 7 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Backyard stargazing guides • meteor showers, eclipses, lunar phases • planets, constellations, deep-sky targets • comets, asteroids, Oort Cloud • ISS, rockets, satellites, space junk • solar activity • exoplanets • indigenous astronomy and sky lore Description (podcaster-provided): The Backyard Astronomer brings you semi-monthly topics and interviews relative to astronomy, space, and science. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 12:00 UTC): E.60 - Back to the Moon |
Naked Astronomy, from the Naked ScientistsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 227 episodes 2009 to 2026 Median: 44 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Human spaceflight history and astronauts • Artemis/Moon return, landers, Gateway, lunar bases • ISS and commercial spaceflight • ESA/NASA missions, budgets, UK launch/spaceports • Planetary science, Mars/Europa/Jupiter • Space debris, space weather, planetary defence • Telescopes/cosmology • SETI/UFOs, museums/exhibitions Description (podcaster-provided): Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world... Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 11:13 UTC): Emergencies, Unlucky Space Shuttles and Space 2026 |
Pale Blue PodProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 169 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Accessible astronomy education with humor • Universe origins and fate • Exoplanets, moons, galaxies • Telescopes, spacecraft, NASA history • Light/UV/CMB, gravitational waves, dark energy • Space culture: myths, art, media, law, astrology Description (podcaster-provided): Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and comedian Corinne Caputo demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 11:00 UTC): Nope Review |
StarDateProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2026 Median: 2 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Night-sky observing guides • Jupiter opposition, retrograde motion, cloud bands, moons • Venus morning/evening transitions • Moon phases, brightness, Regulus conjunction, moonquakes • Star formation feedback, supernovas, cosmic rays • Binary/blue-straggler “vampire” stars • Cultural Wolf Moon lore Description (podcaster-provided): StarDate, the longest-running national radio science feature in the U.S., tells listeners what to look for in the night sky. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 06:00 UTC): Doomed Companion? |
Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic DiscoveriesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 599 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy news and listener Q&A • black holes, neutron stars, relativity, time dilation • cosmology: dark energy, expansion, Hubble tension • solar system exploration: Mars, moons, asteroids, comets, meteors • exoplanets, habitability, SETI • space missions/tech, space law, light pollution Description (podcaster-provided): Join Professor Fred Watson and Sci-Fi Author Andrew Dunkley on Space Nuts as they delve into astronomy, space travel, and cosmic mysteries. Explore groundbreaking discoveries and listener Q&A in captivating discussions. Follow us on social media to engage with our community! Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 02:07 UTC): Black Holes, Navigation, The Big Crunch & Re-Entry Speeds: Your Cosmic Questions Answered |
The BombProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 30 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Nuclear weapons history • Manhattan Project science • WWII race to beat Nazi Germany • Atomic bombing of Japan • Cold War espionage and stolen secrets • Soviet–US missile arms race • Cuban Missile Crisis diplomacy, brinkmanship Description (podcaster-provided): How the nuclear bomb shaped world history. The scientists who raced to build weapons, the spies who stole the technology and the superpowers who grappled with deployment. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 01:30 UTC): Kennedy and Khrushchev: 8. The logic of war |
Cheap Astronomy PodcastsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 410 episodes 2009 to 2026 Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology basics • Solar-system dynamics: planet positions, orbits, comets/asteroids, bombardment history • Moon exploration: lunar dust, colonies • Astrobiology, alien life • Space engineering, robotics, mining, future exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Cheap Astronomy offers you 10 minute weekly podcasts on a wide range of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, space science and space exploration topics. At Cheap Astronomy you're only as cheap as the telescope you're looking through. Latest episode (2026-Jan-19 00:39 UTC): 368.1 Quantum teleportation - 19 January 2026 |
SkyCarambaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 278 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 5 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Night-sky observing guides • Planet visibility, conjunctions, retrograde motion • Meteor showers • Eclipses and lunar extremes • Deep-sky objects, galaxies, nebulae • Variable stars • Astrophotography tips • Astronomy history and concepts Description (podcaster-provided): Podcast about astronomy and the joys of watching the skies at night--and sometimes during the day Latest episode (2026-Jan-18 11:00 UTC): What's that by Jupiter? Wasat! |
This Week in Space (Audio)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 61 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Spaceflight news roundups • Artemis lunar missions, landers, Starship, New Glenn • NASA leadership, budgets, center cutbacks • ISS events, crew issues • China/Russia programs • Mars exploration • Space policy • Space science • Sci‑fi/Star Trek and space movies Description (podcaster-provided): The new space age is upon us, and This Week in Space leaves no topic untouched. Every Friday, join Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine, Rod Pyle and Managing Editor of Space.com, Tariq Malik as they explore everything related to the cosmos. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. Latest episode (2026-Jan-17 00:30 UTC): TWiS 193: A History of Tomorrow - A Conversation with Former NASA Chief Historian, Dr. Roger Launius |
Looking UpProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 16 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy news and history • planetary science: Mars, Venus, Pluto • exoplanets and life • black holes and cosmic end scenarios • comets and asteroids • observatories and outreach • spaceflight, Apollo, private exploration • dark-sky preservation • accessibility in astronomy Description (podcaster-provided): Join Dean Regas, astronomer, author, and space expert on a journey through the stars! Guests from all over the globe bring their knowledge and passion about today’s latest scientific discoveries and advancements. From eclipses to supernovas, from rockets to rovers; there’s a whole universe to explore! Dean is the author of “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto” and “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and was the longtime host of PBS' Stargazers television program. Looking Up is a production of Cincinnati Public Radio.Subscribe:AppleSpotifyNPRiHeartRadioAmazonPocket CastsRSS Feed Latest episode (2026-Jan-16 19:48 UTC): Trappist-1 is Not Like Our Sun (with Dr. Néstor Espinoza) |
AWESOME ASTRONOMYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 357 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Space and astronomy news • Space missions (Artemis, Moon/Mars probes, ISS) • Telescopes and observatories (JWST, Rubin, ELT/VLT) • Cosmology and astrophysics (supernovae, black holes, exoplanets) • Observing guides, eclipses, aurora, comets • Interviews and outreach events Description (podcaster-provided): Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Latest episode (2026-Jan-16 18:16 UTC): 3 days to lose LEO |
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1310 episodes 2002 to 2026 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Space exploration missions and discoveries • Mars science, biosignatures, heliopause, outer planets • Space telescopes, observatories, exoplanets • Future mission concepts, robotics, nuclear power • NASA budgets, policy, advocacy • Science communication, books, space culture Description (podcaster-provided): Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for an episode guide and much more. Latest episode (2026-Jan-16 16:00 UTC): Book Club Edition: The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank |
Mathematical ObjectsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 74 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 20 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Object-inspired math chats • geometry/topology curves/tilings • logic, sets, infinity • probability & algorithms (elections, lotteries, PageRank, UUIDs, cryptography) • puzzles/games, education, math-in-everyday items, occasional history/literature Description (podcaster-provided): Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett chat about some aspect of mathematics using a mathematical object as inspiration. Latest episode (2026-Jan-16 08:56 UTC): Mathematical Objects: A taxicab |
Physics World Weekly PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physics news and breakthroughs • quantum science: computing, information, gravity, cryptography, error correction • materials: 2D metals/graphene, semiconductors • particle physics/CERN • astronomy/exoplanets/cosmology • medical physics, biosensing • AI in research, publishing, sustainability Description (podcaster-provided): 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. Latest episode (2026-Jan-14 14:02 UTC): Quantum metrology at NPL: we explore the challenges and opportunities |
Walkabout the GalaxyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 359 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 45 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy news and discoveries • black holes, gravitational waves, supernovae • dark matter/energy, cosmology, Hubble tension • Mars geology, water, possible biosignatures • comets/asteroids, interstellar objects • exoplanets, habitability • space missions, telescopes, trivia Description (podcaster-provided): An irreverent and informative tour of the latest, greatest, and most interesting discoveries in astronomy. Latest episode (2026-Jan-14 11:00 UTC): Crazy Spinners in the Asteroid Belt and S8 Tension |
Breaking Math PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 171 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Interdisciplinary math lens on physics, AI/ML, ethics, networks, randomness • quantum/black holes, chaos, time/measurement standards • biology/evolution, synthetic cells, plants, dinosaurs • cryptography, data visualization, culture/technology bias • economics, democracy, critical thinking vs misinformation/scams Description (podcaster-provided): Breaking Math is a deep-dive science, technology, engineering, AI, and mathematics podcast that explores the world through the lens of logic, patterns, and critical thinking. Hosted by Autumn Phaneuf, an expert in industrial engineering, operations research and applied mathematics, and Gabriel Hesch, an electrical engineer (host from 2016-2024) with a passion for mathematical clarity, the show is dedicated to uncovering the mathematical structures behind science, engineering, technology, and the systems that shape our future. Latest episode (2026-Jan-14 06:18 UTC): The Score: Gamifying the Nature of Metrics with Thi Nguyen |
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 580 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Cosmology and cosmic origins • Big Bang alternatives, CMB telescopes • Particle physics and dark matter detection • AI in science and math • Interstellar objects, aliens/UAP skepticism • Science culture, funding, academia debates Description (podcaster-provided): Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all. Latest episode (2026-Jan-12 16:30 UTC): Is the Universe Random or Deterministic, or Neither? (ft. Andrew Jaffe) |
StarXiv: a podcast discussing the latest astronomy papersProfile • Site • RSS 28 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy arXiv paper discussions • Galaxy formation, dwarfs, disks, mergers • Milky Way archaeology, stellar chemistry, globular clusters • Black holes, pulsars, transients • Dark matter, cosmology, gravitational lensing • Exoplanets, planetary systems, technosignatures • Machine learning in astronomy Description (podcaster-provided): Hello! Welcome to the StarXiv, hosted by Dr Michelle Collins and Dr Payel Das. This is a biweekly podcast that delves into the latest astronomy papers & results from the arXiv. Michelle and Payel are astronomers at the University of Surrey. They love research, but struggle to find time to read a lot of papers. They’re hoping this podcast fixes that. The beautiful logo is designed by Izzy Gray, a PhD student currently studying at the University of Surrey. Latest episode (2026-Jan-12 06:00 UTC): Episode 28 - Fading stars, digesting planets and dark matter conundrums |
Star DiaryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 359 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Night-sky observing guides • Planets, Moon, eclipses, meteor showers • Deep-sky objects and seasonal highlights • Astrophysics news: black holes, Big Bang, galaxy mergers, gravitational lensing, observatories • Exoplanets and astrobiology • Citizen-science transient hunting Description (podcaster-provided): The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Latest episode (2026-Jan-12 00:00 UTC): Listening to black holes colliding |
Starts With A Bang podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 125 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 87 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrophysics and cosmology frontiers • dark matter, dark energy, Hubble tension, CMB, large-scale structure • galaxies and JWST surveys • black holes, AGN jets • gravitational waves • exoplanets, biosignatures, planetary formation • stellar evolution, supernovae • Solar System science, SETI Description (podcaster-provided): The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Latest episode (2026-Jan-11 18:13 UTC): Starts With A Bang #125 - Large-scale structure |
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 69 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrophysics and cosmology deep-dives • Black holes, galaxies, star formation • Solar activity, auroras, eclipses • Planetary rings, asteroids, interstellar visitors • Space missions, astronautics, accessibility • Sci‑fi/comics and science outreach • Data, statistics, instrumentation, careers Description (podcaster-provided): A half-hour dose of cosmic conversation with scientists, educators and students about the cosmos, scientific frontiers, scifi, comics, and more. Hosted by Dr. Charles Liu, PhD, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History. Support us on Patreon. Latest episode (2026-Jan-10 22:19 UTC): Serving Cosmic Brunch with Thresa Kelly |
Practical SignificanceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): statistics and data science leadership • ASA governance, volunteering, service • partnerships and community building • federal statistics systems • global education and capacity building • future directions in statistics • notable statisticians’ research contributions • data governance and privacy Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast to inspire listeners with compelling stories from statistics and data science and to propel data-driven careers forward with learning opportunities for all Latest episode (2026-Jan-05 13:14 UTC): ‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 61: Communities in Action—A Conversation with 2026 ASA President Jeri Mulrow |
The JodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 327 episodes 2006 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy news and space missions • Interviews on astrophysics: pulsars, black holes/AGN, galaxy evolution • Cosmology: CMB, dark matter/energy, gravitational waves/lensing • Observatories/telescopes, instrumentation • Monthly stargazing guides • Listener Q&A Description (podcaster-provided): The Jodcast is an astronomy podcast created by students and staff from the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. The episodes include the latest astronomy news, interviews with astronomers, stargazing information, and more. Latest episode (2026-Jan-01 11:00 UTC): January 2026 |
Sky Tour Astronomy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Monthly night-sky observing guide • Constellations and bright stars • Planet visibility (Jupiter, Saturn) • Meteor showers • Moon phases and close encounters • Seasonal celestial events (solstice, galaxy center) Description (podcaster-provided): When you head outdoors tonight, take Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour astronomy podcast with you for a guided tour to the night sky. Learn what constellations are visible, find out where and when you'll see the planets, and catch each month's celestial highlights, from meteor showers to eclipses. Latest episode (2026-Jan-01 08:08 UTC): January Podcast: Jupiter and Orion |
The Astrophysics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy/astrophysics expert interviews • black holes: detection, binaries, tidal disruptions, environments • neutron stars: mergers, gravitational waves, fast radio bursts • supernovae, remnants, JWST forensics • planet/solar-system formation, astrochemistry, exoplanet imaging • white dwarfs, binaries, turbulence • galaxies, clusters, early structure formation • simulations, big data, machine learning, time-domain astronomy Description (podcaster-provided): Once a month, Purdue University's Professor Paul Duffell discusses astronomy and astrophysics with experts from around the world. Duffell and guests discuss supernovae, galaxies, planets, black holes, and the nature of space and time. Latest episode (2026-Jan-01 05:00 UTC): Dr. Abigail Polin -- Astrophysics Q & A #2 |
Math Ed PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 220 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): math education research interviews • curriculum coherence, number/fractions, integers • teacher professional development and adaptive teaching • equity, social justice, Indigenous/Queer of Color perspectives • technology/TPACK, generative AI tools • teacher noticing, reasoning, discourse • statistics/data science education, assessment validity Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri. Latest episode (2025-Dec-31 22:15 UTC): Episode 2512: Jana Višňovská and José Cortina - coherence and fraction learning |
The Origins Podcast with Lawrence KraussProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 145 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 99 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): physics and cosmology news, particle physics, quantum computing, space missions, origins-of-life chemistry • scientific thinking and hype-debunking • culture wars in academia, free speech, DEI • polarization, democracy, religion • technology, social media psychology, AI • geopolitics, conflict, nuclear weapons • immigration and human rights Description (podcaster-provided): The Origins Podcast features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century. Host, theoretical physicist, lecturer, and author, Lawrence M. Krauss, will be joined by guests from a wide range of fields, including science, the arts, and journalism. The topics discussed on The Origins Podcast reflect the full range of the human experience - exploring science and culture in a way that seeks to entertain, educate, and inspire. lawrencekrauss.substack.com Latest episode (2025-Dec-31 19:26 UTC): What's New in Science With Sabine and Lawrence| New Year's Edition: Big ideas, precision measurements, and prebiotic molecules. |
The Cosmic SavannahProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 102 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): African-focused astronomy research • Radio/optical telescopes (MeerKAT, SALT, SKA, EHT, JWST) • Galaxy evolution, hydrogen gas, black holes, GRBs, pulsars/FRBs • Data-intensive methods: AI/ML, big data, VR • Astronomy development, education, diversity, citizen science Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast showcasing world-class astronomy under African skies. Latest episode (2025-Dec-31 14:40 UTC): Episode 83: Celebrating 20 Years of SALT |
Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew PrestageProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 86 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Cosmology and astronomy explainers • Solar-system bodies: Moon origins, Titan, Saturn’s rings • Space missions and history: Mercury–Apollo, sample returns, landers • Night-sky observing, meteor showers, astrophotography • Black holes, gravitational waves, stellar objects • Space ethics, space junk, navigation, Earth rotation changes Description (podcaster-provided): It's cosmology in a cup! - Cosmic Coffee Time is bite sized podcasts making sense of space, astronomy, life, and the universe, best enjoyed with a coffee. A down to earth look at what's up there, and it's just for you spacefans. Grab a coffee and see where in the universe we go this time. Follow on Twitter @CosmicCoffTime Latest episode (2025-Dec-31 14:00 UTC): #86 We all love the Moon, but it hasn’t always been there. Where did it come from, and when did that happen? |
FQxI PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 113 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 41 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): foundational physics news reviews • quantum theory interpretations, time’s arrow, causality • cosmology: dark energy, Hubble tension, black holes • physics of life, consciousness, free will • quantum thermodynamics, information • science publishing, peer review, equity issues Description (podcaster-provided): Physics podcast from the Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) Latest episode (2025-Dec-31 00:00 UTC): The Year in Physics Review 2025 |
My Nuclear LifeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 79 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Nuclear weapons history and testing • arms control, verification, risk reduction • Cold War civil defense and culture • radiation ethics, limits, medical experiments • nuclear physics, astrophysics, fusion, lasers • nuclear waste communication • nuclear in politics, media, literature, heritage Description (podcaster-provided): On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in everything from culture to medicine. This podcast explores how nuclear science has impacted and changed our world in both beneficial and destructive ways. We explore the intersection of nuclear science and society using interviews with historians, policymakers, experts in their fields, and first-hand accounts to weave a picture of your nuclear life. Latest episode (2025-Dec-30 09:03 UTC): Black holes, string theory, and public policy | Jim Gates (Sylvester James Gates) |
Interplanetary PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 326 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Space news and policy • NASA/ESA missions, ISS, rockets, spaceports • astronomy/cosmology: black holes, dark matter/energy, multiverse, inflation • telescopes and JWST • planetary science, Mars/Moon living • space tech: lasers, radiation/acoustics • space tourism • space history/disasters • interviews with experts Description (podcaster-provided): Putting The Ace Back Into Space. Latest episode (2025-Dec-29 21:06 UTC): #324 - Space 2025 |
The Math ClubProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 75 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 33 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematical concepts explained with humor • Puzzles, paradoxes, proofs • Probability/statistics in games and everyday scenarios • Number theory (primes, Fermat) • Geometry/dimensions/spacetime • Algorithms and applications • Math education interviews, kids challenges Description (podcaster-provided): Join hosts Peter Littig and Noah King as they discuss and explain mathematical topics with their own unique style. Full of information that will interest and entertain math lovers as well as those who maybe don't love it quite that much… yet. Mathematical concepts, history, paradoxes, and puzzles await you, along with a generous helping of witty banter and fun. Calling all members…. The Math Club is open! Latest episode (2025-Dec-24 12:00 UTC): Partial Credit: Exploring Luhn's Algorithm |
The Supermassive PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 106 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy and astrophysics explainers • listener Q&A on space physics • black holes, gravity, spacetime, time travel • solar system worlds and missions • solar storms, asteroids, planetary defense • aliens/SETI • stargazing and dark-sky issues Description (podcaster-provided): The UK's #1 space podcast. Latest episode (2025-Dec-23 02:00 UTC): How to Time Travel |
Look Up!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 111 episodes 2017 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Monthly night-sky observing highlights • Astronomy news and discoveries • Planets, moons, comets, meteorites • Space missions and human spaceflight • Exoplanets, galaxies, black holes, radio bursts, dark energy • Astrophotography interviews and tips Description (podcaster-provided): Join the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich as they discuss the night sky and recent news in the wide world of astronomy. Latest episode (2025-Dec-22 16:07 UTC): Look Up! January 2026 |
Physics World Stories PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2017 to 2025 Median: 44 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Quantum science history, technology and careers • AI in physics and computing ethics • Space exploration and astronomy • Particle physics and cosmology debates • Geophysics, materials, energy sustainability • Art, music, film storytelling • Inclusion, community, wellbeing in STEM Description (podcaster-provided): Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories. Listen to the podcast to hear from a diverse mix of scientists, engineers, artists and other commentators. 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 the Physics World Weekly podcast, a science-news podcast presented by our award-winning science journalists. Latest episode (2025-Dec-17 18:00 UTC): Forging a more inclusive new generation of physicists |
The Space BetweenProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 39 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy news and explainers • cosmology: expansion age, dark matter, cosmic web • telescopes and radio astronomy (JWST, VLA, EHT) • Moon/Mars exploration tech • astrophotography, dark-sky advocacy, science storytelling • AI, quantum computing, space data centers • interstellar objects, UAP/SETI discussions Description (podcaster-provided): The Space Between is a leading astronomy and science communication podcast hosted by Kolby Van Camp and Dawson Wagner. Each week, we dive into the wonders of the universe, exploring astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and more, through curiosity-driven conversations with scientists, thinkers, explorers, and communicators. Latest episode (2025-Dec-11 16:44 UTC): #36: Winding down 2025 with the Aurora Borealis |
syzygyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 138 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy and cosmology explainer discussions • Life in universe, habitable zones, exoplanets/moons/comets • Solar System astrobiology targets • Space telescopes and missions (JWST, Gaia, Euclid, Voyager) • Black holes, dark energy, stellar evolution, cosmic rays/events Description (podcaster-provided): Join astronomer Dr Emily Brunsden and enthusiastic not-astronomer Dr Chris Stewart as they explore the universe. Latest episode (2025-Dec-04 15:12 UTC): s3e3: Solar System Sanctuaries |
People doing PhysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 43 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Cavendish Laboratory profiles • physicists, technicians, students’ career paths • interdisciplinary science • astrophysics/radio astronomy, particle physics/CERN, quantum optics • materials, nanotech, machine learning • biomedical/biological physics • outreach, communication, art–science links • industry, entrepreneurship Description (podcaster-provided): As fascinating as physics can be, it can also seem very abstract, but behind each experiment and discovery stands a real person trying to understand the universe. Join us at the Cavendish Laboratory on the first Thursday of every month as we get up close and personal with the researchers, technicians, students, teachers, and people that are the beating heart of Cambridge University’s Physics department. If you want to know what goes on behind the doors of a Physics department, are curious to know how people get into physics, or simply wonder what physicists think and dream about, listen in! Latest episode (2025-Dec-04 05:00 UTC): Verity Allan: From ancient words to distant worlds |
Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 89 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematics for general audiences • Research programmes and mathematical ideas • Quantum physics/information, geometry/topology, PDEs/fluids, stochastic diffusion • Mathematical modelling in healthcare/AI • Digital proof/formalisation • Science communication • Mathematicians’ lives, careers, equity, global links • Art/literature crossovers Description (podcaster-provided): The Isaac Newton Institute is the world's foremost mathematical research centre. Living Proof aims to highlight the diverse people and interconnected topics linked to its many activities. Interviewees range from visiting academics and lecturers to mathematicians, other scientists, musicians, artists, students, and prominent figures within the University of Cambridge and beyond. The podcast typically involves mathematical themes, but is specifically aimed at a general audience. The focus is on the subjects being interviewed and the social stories they have to tell, not just on the significance and details of the research they may be undertaking. We hope there is interest and inspiration here for everyone.- The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (UK) is an international research centre based in Cambridge, UK. A part of the University of Cambridge, it has been hosting research programmes on mathematical themes since July 1992.Visit > www.newton.ac.uk/news/ini-podcast Latest episode (2025-Nov-24 14:00 UTC): #73 Building digital hearts |
Maths on the MoveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematics news and interviews • Mathematical modelling for health, disease, climate • AI, machine learning, differential equations, physics-informed neural networks • Quantum mechanics, quantum information, black holes • Topology, data analysis • Proof assistants • Maths communication, art, history, prizes Description (podcaster-provided): Maths on the Move, the podcast from plus.maths.org, brings you the latest news from the world of maths, plus interviews and discussions with leading mathematicians and scientists about the maths that is changing our lives. Hosted by Plus editors Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger. Latest episode (2025-Nov-20 05:04 UTC): Living Proof: Building digital hearts |
The Numberphile PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 59 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): mathematician/statistician interviews • academic careers, outreach, creativity • number theory: primes, infinity, big numbers, pi • probability, estimation, differential privacy • applied math in epidemiology, culture, AI, physics/astronomy Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews with people who love numbers and mathematics. Hosted by Brady Haran, maker of the Numberphile series on YouTube. Latest episode (2025-Nov-09 10:21 UTC): Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko |
Beyond the PhysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 141 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physics grad-school life and career transitions • Research areas: cosmology, quantum/field theory, high-energy, condensed matter, astronomy • Quals/advisors/abuse, imposter syndrome, burnout • Culture, diversity, immigration • Philosophy, consciousness, morality, religion/spirituality, existentialism • Personal growth, therapy, communication, identity Description (podcaster-provided): Beyond the Physics is a podcast run by Joseph Guzman and Irene Roman, PhD physics students, who hope to learn more about the universe, and the people that make up the culture behind the science. Come along as we hope to tackle some of the most difficult, and thought provoking questions of our time, and shatter the notions of what it takes to be a physicist. Latest episode (2025-Nov-08 05:00 UTC): They Finished Their Physics PhDs—Now What? |
The Vatican Observatory PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 32 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Vatican astronomers’ interviews • astronomy and planetary science • telescopes, Webb, Voyager • asteroid missions, spacecraft operations • meteorites and impacts • dark matter, black holes • climate modeling • science education, outreach • science–faith and Galileo history • science fiction and space exploration Description (podcaster-provided): The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest and most accomplished observatories in the world… which surprises people who have limited understanding of Church and science. In this podcast, you’ll hear from Vatican astronomers and their accomplished special guests as they explore the wonder of God’s surprising universe. Latest episode (2025-Oct-29 13:00 UTC): Eclectic Astronomer - A Chat With Cliff Stoll |
Math-Life BalanceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): mathematician interviews • research process, motivation, frustration, imposter syndrome • academia careers, job market, leaving for industry • work–life balance, family • teaching, seminars, outreach • inclusivity, minorities, community • computers/formal proof • algebraic geometry/topology/number theory Description (podcaster-provided): The official podcast version of Mura Yakerson's YouTube channel Math-Life Balance. What Mura has to say about the content: Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 06:00 UTC): Interview with Simon Singh |
Physics FrontiersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 82 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 44 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): frontier physics • quantum foundations, measurement, interpretations • quantum computing/ML, QRAM, cryptography • relativity, minimum length, spacetime structure • gravity alternatives, waves, cosmology • dark matter, black holes, neutrinos, particle anomalies, unification Description (podcaster-provided): Jim Rantschler and Randy Morrison discuss physics from elementary particles to cosmological effects at the limits of our theoretical knowledge or have recently emerged. Latest episode (2025-Oct-27 03:14 UTC): Episode 83: Do Aliens Speak Physics with Daniel Whiteson |
Mathematics SimplifiedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 64 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Beginner math lessons • Trigonometry ratios/functions, quadrant signs (ASTC) • Number systems: decimals, conversions, integers, rationals/irrationals, real/complex numbers • Algebra: expressions, polynomials, identities vs equations • Counting, factorials, permutations/combinations • Probability basics • Exam prep, math anxiety strategies Description (podcaster-provided): Maths is often dreaded as a subject by most of the students. Here is an attempt to simplify various topics in Mathematics and help reduce Maths Phobia. Latest episode (2025-Sep-26 09:45 UTC): Introduction to Trigonometric Ratios | Episode 10 |
Astronomy (Audio)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2013 to 2025 Median: 45 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Space exploration & missions (ISS, Mars, Moon) • Microgravity/radiation effects on human health • Space biotech: stem cells, organoids, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine • Asteroids/planetary defense, cosmochemistry, origins of water/life • Cosmology/galaxy mapping, dark energy, cosmic web, solar/space physics • Space technology, propulsion, additive manufacturing, remote/telemedicine tools Description (podcaster-provided): UCTV programs explore astronomy, the physical universe and other space related topics with University of California faculty and experts from around the world. Latest episode (2025-Sep-06 21:00 UTC): The Exploration of Space Asteroids: The Fossils of the Universe |
The Joy of WhyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 66 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 40 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): research interviews on big questions • math & theoretical physics (cosmology, gravity, black holes, quantum information) • computer science/AI, cryptography, error correction • evolution, ecology, life sciences, neuroscience, medicine • modeling complex systems, climate, prediction Description (podcaster-provided): “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the cosmologist and author Janna Levin take turns interviewing leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time. New episodes are released every other Wednesday. Latest episode (2025-Aug-21 10:00 UTC): Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage? |
Star StuffProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 82 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astronomy and space science • black holes, asteroids, planetary defense • exoplanets, astrobiology, extraterrestrial life • observing methods, spectroscopy, astrophotography • spaceflight and astronauts • dark-sky conservation, science outreach • science–culture links: history, art, sci‑fi, religion, STEM careers Description (podcaster-provided): Star Stuff is a top astronomy podcast by Lowell Observatory. Learn about the wildest parts of our universe, from black holes to mad scientists, through the eyes of our hosts! Latest episode (2025-Jul-24 19:41 UTC): Are We Safe From Asteroids? | We Talk To Astronaut Rusty Schweickart |
Opinionated History of MathematicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 40 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Revisionist history of mathematics and science • Greek geometry (Euclid, proofs, constructions, diagrams) • Philosophy of geometry (Kant, rationalism/empiricism, innate space, non-Euclidean) • Astronomy/heliocentrism debates • Reassessing Galileo, Archimedes, Copernicus, Torricelli • Cultural and teaching implications Description (podcaster-provided): Cracking tales of historical mathematics and its interplay with science, philosophy, and culture. Revisionist history galore. Contrarian takes on received wisdom. Implications for teaching. Informed by current scholarship. By Dr Viktor Blåsjö. Latest episode (2025-Jul-15 15:56 UTC): Death of Archimedes |
The Function RoomProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 53 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Accessible maths and big numbers in everyday life • Statistics in sport, elections, crime, census • Algorithms, AI, bias, data • Physics/astronomy: black holes, pulsars, quantum computing • Climate, energy, carbon modelling • Measurement, puzzles, education Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast about the big numbers, the hard sums, the mathematics that defines, runs, shapes, changes, begins, ends, every things our lives and the world around us. Hosted by Colm O'Regan. An award-winning radio broadcaster, comedian, novelist and it turns out lapsed engineer who is trying to feel useful again. Each episode sheds light on a tiny corner of a giant subject with entertaining guests and accessible talk. Latest episode (2025-Jul-15 09:00 UTC): 53 The High Seas with Olive Heffernan |
Clear as QuantumProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Quantum physics concepts explained • Quantum technologies and industry • Semiconductor fabrication, donor-atom implantation, nanolithography • Spintronics, electron spin • Lasers and quantum light • Blackbody radiation • Quantum measurement limits, noise, duality • Coherence, quantum memories • Outreach stories, “quantum” marketing claims Description (podcaster-provided): Clear as Quantum is an EQUS podcast about quantum science and the exciting technologies that are getting ready to unleash a quantum revolution. In this “spooky podcast at a distance” we’ll try to dust the cobwebs out of the quantum physics realm that's entangling our lives. Over the course of 10 episodes you’ll hear from some of Australia’s leading quantum scientists, and learn things worth knowing about. Latest episode (2025-Jun-30 21:15 UTC): Secrets of the universe are shaping our future |
My Favorite TheoremProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 96 episodes 2017 to 2025 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with mathematicians on favorite theorems • Broad topics: calculus, number theory, geometry/topology, graph theory, logic, probability, dynamical systems • Applications, history, and occasional math-art/culture pairings Description (podcaster-provided): Join us as we spend each episode talking with a mathematical professional about their favorite result. And since the best things in life come in pairs, find out what our guest thinks pairs best with their theorem. Latest episode (2025-May-21 13:45 UTC): Episode 95 - Kyne Santos |
Physics (Audio)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Metamaterials and electromagnetism • quantum mechanics vs spacetime, black holes, cosmology • lasers, photonics, LEDs, ultracold atoms, precision time/SI units • particle accelerators, fusion, nuclear reactors • materials and quantum technologies • physics careers, science communication, education demos Description (podcaster-provided): Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore physics to better understand and predict the world around us. Latest episode (2025-May-12 21:00 UTC): The History of Metamaterials |
Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to PlasmaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 97 episodes 2015 to 2025 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): theoretical physics lectures • quantum information/quantum computing, error correction • condensed matter: topology, flat bands, moiré materials, anyons • cosmology/early universe: inflation, Hubble tension, cosmic strings • gravitational waves/black holes • fusion, plasmas • living matter biophysics • machine learning in physics Description (podcaster-provided): Learn about quantum mechanics, black holes, dark matter, plasma, particle accelerators, the Large Hadron Collider and other key Theoretical Physics topics. The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics holds morning sessions consisting of three talks, pitched to explain an area of our research to an audience familiar with physics at about second-year undergraduate level. Latest episode (2025-May-07 14:59 UTC): Nonlinear dynamics of active particles |
This Is PhysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 20 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physics research highlights • Particle physics and Higgs boson • Laser-plasma acceleration • Astrophysics and cosmic microwave background • Data sonification and accessibility • Life in research environments • Equity, inclusion, women in quantum, LGBTQ+ scientists Description (podcaster-provided): Explore the world of physics and the lives of physicists. Produced by Physics Magazine, an online publication of the American Physical Society. Read more at physics.aps.org. Latest episode (2025-Apr-29 13:00 UTC): A Manifesto for Women in Quantum |
The Art of MathematicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 72 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 17 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): accessible math conversations • beauty, art, patterns • numbers: primes, pi, rationals/irrationals • geometry, symmetry, tessellations, fractals • proofs, definitions, conjectures, unsolved problems • Fourier/PDE applications • math education, outreach, philosophy, AI, law, music Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations, explorations, conjectures solved and unsolved, mathematicians and beautiful mathematics. No math background required. Latest episode (2025-Apr-23 21:46 UTC): The Many Facets of Math |
Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical DomainProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 63 episodes 2012 to 2025 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): math stories spanning history, research, and culture • equity, diversity, Black mathematicians, math education • mathematics in democracy: voting, gerrymandering, policy, funding • publishing, peer review, citations, classification • math with media, art, games, music, cities, networks, disease modeling Description (podcaster-provided): A mathematics podcast from ACMEScience featuring the best math stories from the world of maths Latest episode (2025-Mar-25 16:42 UTC): Relatively Prime Seminar: Funding |
Starry TimeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 69 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): constellations and asterisms • astronomy basics, notable stars/galaxies/exoplanets • Greco-Roman and global star lore • myth retellings and invented “retcons” • pop-culture references and branding riffs • animal-themed “Creature Corner” science and conservation Description (podcaster-provided): Starry Time is a weekly podcast hosted by two sisters who bring their love of astronomy and mythology to reading and retelling the stories of the night sky. Latest episode (2025-Mar-24 01:10 UTC): Centaurus: Pop Culture Superstar! |
exocastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 47 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Exoplanet discovery and characterization • Detection methods: transits, radial velocity, microlensing, direct imaging, adaptive optics • JWST/HST mission science • Atmospheres, interiors, dynamics, formation • Habitability, biosignatures, technosignatures • Research news and community practice Description (podcaster-provided): The exoplanet podcast Latest episode (2025-Mar-02 19:30 UTC): Exocast-79b: Observing odd exoplanet orbits with Dr. Malena Rice |
Easy PhysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 174 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 3 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Bite-sized plain-language physics explainers • Quantum mechanics phenomena and paradoxes • Particle physics: Standard Model, quarks, Higgs, neutrinos • Relativity, time, time travel • Cosmology: expansion, multiverse, wormholes • Physics history and scientists Description (podcaster-provided): "Easy Physics" is a podcast that delves into the bizarre and fascinating world of this amazing science. Join us as we use humor and plain language to explore many foundamental principles, and learn about each one of them in a few minutes. From particles that exist in multiple places at once to the immensity of the cosmos, we'll take a lighthearted look at the most mind-bending concepts in physics. Latest episode (2025-Jan-10 07:32 UTC): Unraveling the Universe: The Magic of Hamiltonian Mechanics |
The Cartesian CafeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2022 to 2024 Median: 148 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): deep-dive conversations with experts • rigorous mathematics and theoretical physics • AI/neural networks, universal induction, large‑N limits • quantum mechanics/computing foundations • cosmology/dark matter • cryptography/complexity • philosophy of math and ethics Description (podcaster-provided): The Cartesian Cafe is the podcast where an expert guest and Timothy Nguyen map out scientific and mathematical subjects in detail. This collaborative journey with other experts will have us writing down formulas, drawing pictures, and reasoning about them together on a whiteboard. If you’ve been longing for a deeper dive into the intricacies of scientific subjects, then this is the podcast for you. Topics covered include mathematics, physics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer science. Latest episode (2024-Dec-06 16:45 UTC): Justin Clarke-Doane | Mathematics, Reality, and Morality |
COMPLEXITYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 119 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 57 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): AI/LLMs and intelligence definitions • intelligence assessment in humans, animals, machines • language–thought links • infant learning vs machine learning • AI alignment/sustainability • origins/identifying life, scaling laws, biodiversity • collective behavior, complex systems, governance/economics Description (podcaster-provided): The official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. Subscribe now and be part of the exploration! Latest episode (2024-Dec-04 21:41 UTC): Nature of Intelligence, Ep. 6: AI’s changing seasons |
The Cosmic Companion - Astronomy, Space, Technology Advancing HumanityProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 254 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy and space news • Planetary science (Venus, Moon, Mars, water worlds) • Cosmology mysteries (dark matter/energy, gravity) • Eclipse and night-sky observing guides • Astrobiology origins of life • AI, simulation, and space technology • Environmental science and sustainability • Science history and education • Interviews with scientists, authors, astronauts Description (podcaster-provided): Astronomy, space, and science news and education delivered in a fun, friendly format! Latest episode (2024-Oct-29 19:55 UTC): The Wizard and The Scholar (or, a Rapscallion Runs Amok in Rye) is here! |
Math & Physics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 125 episodes 2020 to 2024 Median: 61 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): student-led math/physics discussions • astrophysics/cosmology/exoplanets • space weather, Sun, solar wind • optics/photonics/detectors • quantum/classical mechanics, particle physics • PDEs, group theory, combinatorics, statistics • AI/ML, generative flow networks, data assimilation • history of physics • consciousness/philosophy • coding, Python, functional programming • study tips/resources Description (podcaster-provided): Two University of Toronto students in the math and physics program discuss interesting topics in the field. Latest episode (2024-Oct-18 18:42 UTC): Episode #122 - What's the Weather in Space? w/ Jose Arnal |
Fusion FocusedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 28 episodes 2021 to 2024 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Fusion energy careers and industry pathways • plasma physics research (diagnostics, turbulence, simulations, heating) • materials and liquid metals • magnets and superconductors • fusion company approaches and commercialization • science communication, outreach, diversity • international collaboration, education networks Description (podcaster-provided): The Fusion Focused podcast aims to highlight inspiring experts within the Plasma Physics & Fusion Energy community, showcase the diverse careers available within the fusion field, talk with the guests about their scientific interests, and chat about why fusion is so cool! Latest episode (2024-Sep-19 03:41 UTC): S2 E12: Bibake Uppal |
Crash Course Pods: The UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 12 episodes 2024 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): cosmic history from Big Bang to present and beyond • fundamental forces, particle physics, cosmic dark ages, first stars • black holes, dark matter, dark energy • multiverse ideas • origins of life • future evolution and ultimate fate of the universe Description (podcaster-provided): Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist, walks #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green through the history of the entire universe - including the parts that haven’t been written yet. Latest episode (2024-Sep-11 07:00 UTC): Ep. 11: How It All Ends |
Uncharted with Hannah FryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2023 to 2024 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): data-driven mysteries • graphs exposing fraud, errors, scandals • justice-system insights • earthquakes, ocean search, whale sounds • astronomy signals • climate and Anthropocene evidence • AI harms • networks, happiness, longevity • risk decisions, economics debates • medical anomalies, crime detection Description (podcaster-provided): Hannah Fry follows the numbers on thrilling journeys of data and discovery. Along the way we meet the remarkable people who dug into the data and unearthed something extraordinary. Latest episode (2024-Sep-09 04:45 UTC): 20. The Confidence Trick |
Physics of the Human BodyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2023 to 2024 Median: 17 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physics-based explanations of human physiology•Motion and biomechanics: walking, running, acceleration, vertigo•Forces, pressure, friction, trauma•Pain and injuries: feet, knees, back, blisters•Metabolism and energy•Medical imaging: MRI, X‑rays•Senses and organs: nervous system, ear, eye, heart•Sunscreen physics Description (podcaster-provided): These interesting podcasts come from the University of Utah Department of Physics and Astronomy and describe how physics is utilized by the human body for every day activities like blood pressure, running vision, breathing, and hearing. They talk about how strokes are caused, blisters are formed ,how sun screens work and how diseases are caused. Listen as Richard ingebretsen MD, PhD helps us understand how physics helps to operate our bodies. Latest episode (2024-Aug-20 03:00 UTC): Under Pressure |
Pythagorean AstronomyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 118 episodes 2014 to 2024 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy news and scientist interviews • Space missions, telescopes, instrumentation • Exoplanets, astrobiology, technosignatures • Solar System moons, asteroids, comets, planetary defense • Black holes, gravitational waves, cosmology, early Universe observations Description (podcaster-provided): Astronomy news and interviews with scientists involved in the discoveries. Hosted by Dr Chris North (Cardiff University) and Dr Edward Gomez (Las Cumbres Observatory). Latest episode (2024-May-25 16:40 UTC): Northern Lights, New Camera, Cosmological Action |
The Cousin ParadoxProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2 episodes 2024 Median: 68 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): comedic space exploration • astronomy basics • solar eclipses and safe viewing • stars and stellar evolution • star death phenomena Description (podcaster-provided): Co-host’s and cousins Julia Falcone and Josh Flitter are here to make space exploration a little sillier! Julia Falcone is a graduate student at Georgia State University studying the effects that supermassive black holes have on their galaxies. She has a strong passion for science communication and improv. In her free time, Julia can be found having way too many opinions about movies, knitting and sewing funky outfits, and organizing coworkers in her union. Josh Flitter is an actor, comedian, and improvisor who has been in the entertainment industry since he was 5 years old. He has starred in movies such as License to Wed, Nancy Drew, and Ace Ventura Jr. Josh has always had an interest in astronomy, and luckily for all of us, his cousin Julia happens to be an astronomer. Josh and Julia are excited by the potential to combine comedy and science in this podcast. Latest episode (2024-May-13 06:11 UTC): Episode 2: Star Death, Death of a Star! |
Infinitely Irrational: A Math PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): history of mathematics and eccentric biographies • famous mathematicians and philosophers • infinity, sets, paradoxes, incompleteness • calculus feud • geometry and proofs • astronomy links • pandemic-era teaching, leadership, mental health, fitness Description (podcaster-provided): Infinitely Irrational: where we explore the real, eccentric, and complex history of math. Latest episode (2024-Apr-30 20:40 UTC): 35: Cantor's Paradox: A Journey through the Rabbit Hole of Sets |
Physicists in the WildProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 11 episodes 2023 to 2024 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physicists’ career transitions beyond academia • Aerospace leadership, DARPA, corporate R&D • Startups, AI, entrepreneurship • Machine learning, data science, software engineering • Finance, hedge funds, venture capital • Scientific publishing/editing • Education/teaching • Networking, job search, transferable skills Description (podcaster-provided): It might surprise you, but most physics PhD students eventually end up in careers outside of academia. Some leave before graduating, some leave straight after, while others pursue an academic career for years before making the transition. Yet, despite the numbers, current PhD students often find it hard to envision any career beyond the academic horizon. Why? They're simply not exposed to the countless other exciting opportunities available to them. Latest episode (2024-Apr-18 11:00 UTC): Jay Lowell - AMO Physics PhD to Chief Scientist in Aerospace |
Conversations at the PerimeterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2022 to 2024 Median: 59 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Theoretical physics frontiers • quantum mechanics, information, computing • cosmology: Big Bang, dark energy, universe’s fate • black holes, Event Horizon Telescope • particle physics, quantum field theory, quantum gravity • scientist motivations, careers, equity, communication Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations at the Perimeter will introduce you to brilliant researchers working at the forefront of science, seeking to solve nature’s deepest mysteries – from quantum to cosmos. Learn about their motivations, the challenges they encounter, and the drive that keeps them searching for answers. Join the conversation! Latest episode (2024-Feb-01 17:24 UTC): Neil Turok on the simplicity of nature |
The Magnificence of MathematicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2023 to 2024 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Math concepts in daily life • Differential calculus: derivatives, change, motion • Statistics: graduate-student perspective, data applications • Probability: chance, uncertainty, decisions • Geometry: Euclidean vs non-Euclidean, shapes, patterns Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to "The Magnificence of Mathematics" with your host, Eddie Kingston. Dive into a realm where math transcends the confines of calculators and equations. In this enlightening journey, Eddie seeks to unveil the wonder, creativity, and relevance of mathematics in our daily lives. Whether you've always found math daunting or you're a seasoned mathematician, there's a space for everyone here to rediscover and appreciate its captivating allure. So, let's break the stereotype and uncover the true essence of math together! Latest episode (2024-Feb-01 12:27 UTC): Calculus: Differential Dynamics |
Oxford Physics Public LecturesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 21 episodes 2012 to 2023 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Oxford physics lectures • cosmology and Big Bang • particle physics at CERN: Higgs, Standard Model • dark matter searches • neutrino astronomy with IceCube • relativity and eclipse tests • accretion, star/planet formation • exoplanet habitability • chaos, climate prediction • physics–philosophy: space-time, quantum paradoxes, many-worlds, consciousness, computability • nuclear weapons history • radiation risk perception Description (podcaster-provided): The Department of Physics public lecture series. An exciting series of lectures about the research at Oxford Physics take place throughout the academic year. Looking at topics diverse as the creation of the universe to the science of climate change. Latest episode (2023-Dec-21 15:46 UTC): Was there a strategic alternative to the atomic bombing of 1945? |
For the love of AstrophysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 13 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrophysics and cosmology basics • Quantum mechanics foundations (superposition, Schrödinger’s cat, double-slit) • Particle physics/Standard Model • Radioactive decay and radiation • Black holes and relativity • Star formation, fusion, evolution, supernovae • Solar system formation • Big Bang theory and evidence Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to "For the love of Astrophysics", where you will learn about the mysteries of the universe. In this podcast, we will dwell into a wide range of topics ranging from black holes, to the big bang theory, to Quantum Physics as well. If you've ever wanted to learn about space, and all the mysteries and enigmas that engulf it, this is the podcast for you! Latest episode (2023-Dec-08 12:57 UTC): The Quantum Quest: Pioneers and Paradigms |
Count Me InProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematician interviews • personal journeys into math • mentoring, belonging, community • teaching and communication • leadership and professional service • diversity, equity, access • interdisciplinary work, data science, statistics, civil rights • math outreach and writing Description (podcaster-provided): Join former MAA President Deanna Haunsperger and Monthly Editor Della Dumbaugh as they explore the lives of mathematicians in this podcast to reveal the humanity of the discipline. These conversations will inspire others with their shared experiences of challenge and support, of doubt and devotion, and of isolation and community. Latest episode (2023-Oct-16 03:59 UTC): Susan D'Agostino |
The Galileo Interviews with Caspar GleaveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 11 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physicist interviews • materials and twistronics, superconductivity • fusion energy • solar fuels, nanophotonics • AI, computation, machine learning • environmental/climate modelling • interdisciplinary science • innovation and entrepreneurship • physics careers, education, diversity Description (podcaster-provided): The Galileo Interviews are committed to helping to inspire our next generation of physicists, introducing them to some of the greatest minds in the current generation of physicists and the research that they are working on. Latest episode (2023-Sep-02 18:03 UTC): Luis Perez-Breva: A Masterclass in Innovating | #11 |
Astronomy MinuteProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 183 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 1 minute Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Bite-sized astronomy basics • Telescopes/observatories, Hubble & James Webb • Light/infrared, spectra, 21‑cm hydrogen • Stars: fusion, clouds, ages, metallicity, white dwarfs/neutron stars/pulsars • Galaxies: Milky Way, Local Group, interactions, starbursts • Cosmology: Big Bang, expansion, Big Crunch • Observing conditions/light pollution • Scientific method/philosophy • Eclipses, Earth, constellations, UFOs Description (podcaster-provided): Learn the basics of astronomy in one-to-two minute packets of concise information about specific topics. You are a busy person with a short attention span, and you want to learn about astronomical topics in a short amount of time. Your host Professor Ata is a PhD research astronomer and astrophysicist and a noted authority on stellar and galactic astronomy. I welcome your feedback at [email protected]. See the web site astronomyminute.org for more. The podcast logo is courtesy of Zachary Greathouse and shows a globular cluster photo taken by the author with the Hubble Space Telescope. Latest episode (2023-Jul-20 20:32 UTC): What is an Astronomical Observatory? |
Through the TelescopeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2023 Median: 57 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy explainers • Solar system planets, Moon, Mars rovers • Stars: classification, red/M dwarfs, pulsars, neutron stars • Sun physics and activity • Galaxies, exoplanets • Space exploration, satellites, SpaceX, spin-off tech • Night-sky observing Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast putting the lens on astronomy. Latest episode (2023-Jun-11 05:00 UTC): Centaurs and Where to Find Them |
Exploring AstrophysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 31 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrophysicist interviews • Black holes, binaries, neutron stars • Early universe, inflation, first stars • Dark matter/energy, cosmological structure, lensing • Galaxies, AGN, mergers • Exoplanets, atmospheres • Spectroscopy, polarization, magnetic fields • Telescopes/instrumentation, LIGO, computation, statistics/ML • Academia/career paths, outreach Description (podcaster-provided): Join me as I learn about the world of Astrophysics. My name is Vikram Bhamre and I am 18 years old. On my podcast, Exploring Astrophysics, I chat with some of the most incredible astrophysicists around the world on the most interesting questions left unanswered in astrophysics. What's amazing is how helpful and forthcoming they all are and I hope you too are inspired when you listen to them. Latest episode (2023-May-26 15:29 UTC): Dr Kareem El-Badry, incoming Assistant professor at Caltech |
Great Mysteries of PhysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 7 episodes 2023 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Fundamental physics unsolved questions • theory of everything, Standard Model limits • quantum reality/measurement • time’s nature and arrow • emergence of life and consciousness • multiverse, parallel universes, fine-tuning/constants • testability of speculative theories Description (podcaster-provided): Host Miriam Frankel delves into some of the great mysteries still puzzling the world's top physicists in this new series from The Conversation. This podcast will take you on a mind-blowing journey from the smallest to the largest conundrums, exploring curled-up dimensions, consciousness and parallel universes on the way. Latest episode (2023-Apr-12 13:59 UTC): Theory of everything: do we really need one? |
On a MissionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 45 episodes 2018 to 2023 Median: 37 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): NASA/JPL mission stories • Mars rovers and helicopter operations • landing and cruise engineering • rover power, driving, drilling, sampling • InSight Mars geophysics • asteroids, impacts, deflection • Voyager perspective • Earth science, climate, oceans, ice, volcanoes Description (podcaster-provided): A journey to the stars doesn’t just begin at the launchpad. Discover new worlds through epic stories told by scientists on missions to outer space. Latest episode (2023-Mar-08 22:07 UTC): Secrets of the Mars Rovers – S4E12 |
Initial Conditions: A Physics History PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 15 episodes 2022 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): physics history via archival storytelling • astronomy and instrument-making • scientific biographies • equity in physics (Black physicists, women, LGBTQ+) • science–society controversies and pseudoscience • quantum culture • climate science history, energy crises, Anthropocene Description (podcaster-provided): Initial conditions provide the context in which physics happens. Likewise, in Initial Conditions: a Physics History Podcast, we provide the context in which physical discoveries happened. We dive into the collections of the Niels Bohr Library & Archives at the American Institute of Physics to uncover the unexpected stories behind the physics we know. Through these stories, we hope to challenge the conventional history of what it means to be a physicist. Latest episode (2022-Dec-29 05:00 UTC): Bonus: Initial Conditions Off Mic |
The Field Guide to Particle PhysicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 49 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): particle “field guide” taxonomy • particle properties: mass, charge, interactions • particle creation and decay • quarks, gluons, bosons, leptons • strange hadrons • antimatter and antiparticles • cosmic rays, muons, relativity • collider motivation • particle-physics impacts on Earth/Moon, helium/alpha decay Description (podcaster-provided): This is your informal guide to the subatomic ecosystem we’re all immersed in. In this series, we explore the taxa of particle species and how they interact with one another. Our aim is give us all a better foundation for understanding our place in the universe. Latest episode (2022-Dec-07 22:02 UTC): The Reason for Antiparticles |
Lux & Flux: The History and Philosophy of Physics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 23 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): history & philosophy of physics • ancient Greek natural philosophy (Presocratics, metaphysics, logic) • early cosmology, atoms, elements, time & change • Babylonian math/astronomy • modern physics origins (photoelectric effect, quantized light) • solar spectroscopy & spectroscopes • diversity in STEM/Nobel statistics • women in scientific history Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast looking at the wonderful world of physics through the lenses of history and philosophy! Latest episode (2022-Dec-02 16:50 UTC): Bonus 5: You Are My Sun-Line (Intelligent Speech Conference 2022) |
The Hyperfine Physics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 28 episodes 2018 to 2022 Median: 65 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): physics puzzles, conceptual thought experiments • quantum foundations, entanglement, Bell inequalities, interpretations • thermodynamics, entropy, statistical mechanics • measurement uncertainty, gravitational constant G • particle physics, Standard Model, quarks, neutrinos • waves, acoustics, levitation • orbits, motion, least action • randomness, timekeeping, cryptography, real‑world phenomena (hurricanes) Description (podcaster-provided): Physics puzzles and deep dives into physics topics. Latest episode (2022-Oct-08 20:49 UTC): Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 - The universe is not locally real. What does that mean? |
ASTROPHYSICASTProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 66 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 9 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrophysics and cosmology basics • Exoplanets and extraterrestrial life • Stars: formation, evolution, nucleosynthesis, supernovae, compact objects • Gravity, relativity, gravitational waves, lensing • Telescopes/space missions • Solar/planetary science, asteroids/comets • Plasma/fluid dynamics, jets • Large-scale structure, CMB, inflation, expansion • Interviews/careers in astronomy Description (podcaster-provided): Podcast created for Astro-lovers and for all those who want to know about the cosmos, about the universe and above all about our existence. Hosted by Rohit Agrawal and created by Team ASTROPHYSICAST. Latest episode (2022-Sep-29 09:48 UTC): Earth Sized Planets |
The Qubit Guy's PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 56 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Quantum computing ecosystem interviews • enterprise adoption, roadmaps, productionization • hardware modalities and vendors • quantum error correction, algorithms, optimization • hybrid quantum/classical cloud, data-center integration • investment, policy, geopolitics • workforce, education, diversity • applications in finance, pharma, cybersecurity, randomness Description (podcaster-provided): The Qubit Guy (Yuval Boger) hosts thought leaders in quantum computing and other quantum technologies to discuss business and technical questions that impact the quantum ecosystem. Latest episode (2022-Aug-24 11:00 UTC): Kirk Bresniker, Chief Architect at Hewlett Packard Labs |
Gravity AssistProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 98 episodes 2017 to 2022 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): NASA space exploration conversations • James Webb/Hubble imaging, galaxies, exoplanets • Mars rovers/helicopters, surface audio • Moon/Mars habitation: power, food growth, mission control • asteroids/icy moons/Venus missions • space weather, black holes, X-ray astronomy • astrobiology/technosignatures, planetary protection • Earth climate science, Antarctica ice change Description (podcaster-provided): NASA’s interplanetary talk show, hosted by former Chief Scientist Jim Green, introduces you to space professionals working to take exploration into the future. Latest episode (2022-Aug-12 18:21 UTC): Season 5, Episode 32: Finale: Thanks for All the Gravity Assists |
Meet Star GazersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 37 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 32 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Beginner stargazing guidance • Astrophotography/nightscape, Milky Way, Moon, eclipses • Observing meteors, aurora, variable stars • Binoculars and first telescope • Astrotourism and dark-sky parks • Light pollution impacts and advocacy • Star parties, mindful stargazing Description (podcaster-provided): The Meet Star Gazers podcast helps you get started on your journey in stargazing. It covers topics like night sky observation, astrophotography, astrotourism and light pollution. Latest episode (2022-Mar-20 11:30 UTC): Impact of Light Pollution on Rodents and Insects |
Physical AttractionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 251 episodes 2017 to 2022 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Physics-led deep dives on climate mitigation • Negative-emissions/carbon removal tech (CCS, DAC, BECCS, afforestation, weathering, ocean fertilization) • Climate rhetoric/doomism/delay • Energy efficiency • Cosmology/Big Bang history • Tech-society critiques (AI, crypto, advertising, progress, inequality) Description (podcaster-provided): Physical Attraction is the show that explores topics in science, technology, and the future - from a physicist's perspective. From the birth of stars to the end of the world, from interviews with experts to meticulously-researched deep dives, we'll explore the topics that shape our world. Latest episode (2022-Mar-09 08:47 UTC): Climate 201: Climate Doomism (II) |
The Ramsey Theory Podcast: No Strangers At This PartyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 14 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Ramsey theory interviews • combinatorics and graph theory • extremal/probabilistic methods • ergodic and additive combinatorics links • Ramsey numbers and key theorems • mathematicians’ career paths, mentorship, teaching • math, art, magic, computing connections Description (podcaster-provided): The "Ramsey Theory Podcast: No Strangers At This Party" is created by a group of students from Simon Fraser University under the supervision of Veselin Jungic. Latest episode (2022-Feb-06 17:42 UTC): The Ramsey Theory Podcast: No Strangers At This Party With Julian Sahasrabudhe |
Quantized RamblingsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 19 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): physics students’ discussions • quantum field theory, amplitudes, positivity bounds • quantum gravity, string theory, swampland/WGC • cosmology: inflation, big bang, dark matter • condensed matter: magnetism, topological phases, Ising chains, localization • time, symmetries, anomalies Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast is an attempt to record the (hopefully) coherent ramblings of three guys working their way through a physics degree. Latest episode (2022-Feb-02 21:52 UTC): 8.5 Part 3: String theory and (other) science fiction |
Mathematically Speaking PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 32 episodes 2018 to 2022 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): History of mathematics across civilizations • Mathematicians and texts (Euclid, Archimedes, Plato, Pythagoras, Aryabhata, Bhaskara) • Core ideas: zero, pi, primes, proofs, irrationality, infinity, calculus • Philosophy/metaphysics of math • Applications: probability, game theory, fractals, conflict theory, education gaps Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast explores mathematics, mathematical philosophy and how that relates to the real world and our lives through the history of math. Latest episode (2022-Jan-15 23:30 UTC): Episode 3.4: Credit is given where credit is due...supposedly |
Cosmic VertigoProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 60 episodes 2017 to 2021 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy and space exploration • Space sounds/sonification and signals • Apollo 11 Moon landing narrative • Telescopes, observatories, black holes • Space junk and space agencies • Indigenous sky stories • STEMM pathways and barriers • Cosmic extremes, cosmology, alien search Description (podcaster-provided): Do you ever feel dizzy when you think about the incomprehensible scale of space? We call that feeling Cosmic Vertigo. Welcome to a head-spinning conversation between two friends about the sparkly -- and not so sparkly -- stuff in the sky. Latest episode (2021-Sep-30 15:00 UTC): NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Dysons of the sky |
The 3b1b podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2021 Median: 84 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Math and physics interviews • Category theory and language models • Nonlinear dynamics, chaos, calculus, geometry • Math outreach and education • Online learning platforms, tutoring, schools • Science communication, YouTube authenticity, storytelling • Improving math learning Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews about math, outreach, and more. Hosted by Grant Sanderson, the creator of 3blue1brown Latest episode (2021-Sep-25 17:52 UTC): 5 - Tai-Danae Bradley: Where math meets language |
The Astrophysics Academy: Just A MinuteProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 28 episodes 2021 Median: 1 minute Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Bite-sized astrophysics and astronomy basics • relativity, time dilation, redshift, gravitational lensing • cosmology: CMB, matter–antimatter asymmetry, multiverse • compact objects: stars, neutron stars, pulsars, magnetars, black holes • dark matter, wormholes, string theory, theory of everything • solar system origins, Pluto, Oumuamua • Kardashev civilization scale Description (podcaster-provided): Learn everything from the basics to the most complex concepts of Astrophysics in less than three minutes an episode! Astronomy simplified, compressed, touched up, and served right to your ears and mind. Find my blogs, socials, and contact information at linktr.ee/ShouryaShrivastava Latest episode (2021-Jul-31 18:06 UTC): The Kardashev Alien Scale |
The State of The UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 81 episodes 2018 to 2021 Median: 81 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): astrophysics and cosmology • particle physics, Standard Model, muon g‑2 • black holes, gravitational waves, pulsars • galaxies, star/planet formation, exoplanets, JWST • spaceflight, Moon/Mars, commercial space • astrobiology, Europa/ocean worlds • climate change, oceans, hurricanes • AI, machine learning, bias • scientific skepticism, pseudoscience, DEI Description (podcaster-provided): Science moves at an impossibly fast pace. It will leave you wondering, what is the state of the universe? Wonder no more! Learn from researchers working at the cutting edge of scientific advancement about everything from the robot takeover to the big bang only on The State of The Universe podcast. Latest episode (2021-May-24 03:19 UTC): #86 - Dr. Dan Hooper - New Physics or Faulty Calculations? All About the Muon g-2 Experiment |
The Joy of xProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 48 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Scientist interviews • mathematics and physics frontiers • neuroscience, genetics, microbiology • quantum computing, string theory • black holes, cosmology • chaos, complexity, modeling • AI, algorithms, social justice • cancer, anesthesia • evolution and behavior Description (podcaster-provided): The acclaimed mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews some of the world's leading scientists about their lives and work. Latest episode (2021-May-17 16:00 UTC): Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons |
Tensor VoicesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2021 Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): tensors encoding multivariate data • tensor decomposition/completion • rank, Waring rank, apolarity, secant varieties • tensor networks and complexity • condition numbers, ill-posedness, interval arithmetic • applications in gene expression, signal processing, PCA Description (podcaster-provided): Tensor Voices is a short podcast series about tensors. Latest episode (2021-Mar-29 09:04 UTC): Kaie Kubjas |
The Atomic BombProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 7 episodes 2021 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): nuclear physics foundations: atoms, fission, chain reactions • key scientists and discoveries • World Wars I–II context: fascism, Japan, Pearl Harbor • Manhattan Project, Trinity test • nuclear strikes, surrender decisions • Cold War deterrence, mutually assured destruction, geopolitics Description (podcaster-provided): The Atomic Bomb podcast describes the history leading to the discovery of the atomic bomb, as well as its role in World War 2. We also examine the science behind the understanding of the atomic nucleus, how it enables the release of atomic energy, as well as the design and function of nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. We follow the stories of some of the scientists involved – their discoveries, tragedies, and adventures. Lastly, we consider the geopolitical impact that nuclear weapons have made on the world. Latest episode (2021-Mar-21 05:14 UTC): The Atomic Bomb | Mutually Assured Destruction | Final Episode |
Women in Math: The Limit Does Not ExistProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 39 episodes 2016 to 2021 Median: 9 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): women in mathematics visibility • biographies of women mathematicians/scientists • student and professional STEM journeys • overcoming bias, perseverance, confidence • education pathways, mentoring, representation, community • careers in math, data science, computing Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast is an effort to promote visibility of women in mathematics. Inspired by the fact that women are vast minority in higher mathematics, Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist serves to increase enrollment and participation of women in mathematics and STEM courses. Latest episode (2021-Mar-05 00:00 UTC): Episode 39 - Donna's Story |
The Titanium Physicists PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 96 episodes 2011 to 2020 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): accessible physics explanations • quantum computing, entanglement, decoherence • particle physics: neutrinos, muons, strong force, Higgs • cosmology: Big Bang, CMB, heat death • astrophysics: stars, galaxies, black holes • gravitational waves detectors • planets, Moon, Mars • instruments: interferometry, lasers, NMR/ESR, sensors • materials: glass, superconductors • dark matter candidates Description (podcaster-provided): Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field. Latest episode (2020-Oct-13 04:14 UTC): Episode 86: Live at AAAS- Quantum Computers |
The Star SpotProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 37 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astronomy news and expert interviews • black holes, supernovae, dark matter, cosmology • fast radio bursts, pulsars, gravitational waves • exoplanets, habitability, astrobiology/SETI • solar-system missions, Mars/Europa/Jupiter • space policy, tech, ethics Description (podcaster-provided): The astronomy and space exploration podcast Latest episode (2020-Sep-28 01:00 UTC): Episode 185: Did a Supernova Cause a Mass Extinction?, with Brian Fields |
The Universe Speaks in NumbersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2019 to 2020 Median: 21 minutes Collections: Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with leading physicists/mathematicians • maths–physics interplay • quantum field theory, gauge theory • string theory, membranes • particle physics Standard Model, Higgs, scattering amplitudes • gravity, black holes, spacetime • cosmology, multiverse • philosophy/history of science Description (podcaster-provided): In The Universe Speaks in Numbers award-winning science writer Graham Farmelo is in conversation with some of the great names in modern physics and mathematics. Among the interviewees are Michael Atiyah, Ruth Britto, Lance Dixon, Simon Donaldson, Freeman Dyson, Juan Maldacena, Michela Massimi, Roger Penrose, Martin Rees, Simon Schaffer and Edward Witten.To read more see Graham's book The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2020-Apr-02 14:09 UTC): The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Phil Anderson interviewed by Graham Farmelo |
Sum of All PartsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2017 to 2020 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Numbers shaping behavior and perception • science and fact-checking statistics • psychology of risk and evacuation • music, rhythm, and audio mysteries • measurement systems • technology, hacking, networks • history, crime, and justice • inequality, extinction, dinosaurs Description (podcaster-provided): Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave. Latest episode (2020-Feb-20 05:02 UTC): 16.2 How we evacuate |
Hostile Worlds: Exploring SpaceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 12 episodes 2017 to 2018 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Immersive space exploration audio drama • Hostile environments: Titan, Venus, deep space, Sun • Astronomy explainers: star lifecycles, brown dwarfs, solar structure, CMEs • Relativity, distances, survival physics, planetary science Description (podcaster-provided): Join us on a journey to some of the most inhospitable, humbling, and frighteningly beautiful places in the known universe. Hostile Worlds is a podcast that lets you explore alien landscapes and extra-terrestrial terrain - all from the comfort of your headphones. From the freezing hydrocarbon oceans of Titan, to the scorched, and suffocating wastes of Venus – we’ll take you on an educational and immersive audio tour to all the places you’d die to see… and places you’d die if you saw. You’ll join the crew of The Tardigrade, an all-purpose vehicle that can float, fly, dive, and dig through any environment in the universe. And you’ll learn all the facts you'll ever needed to present yourself as THE space exploration authority down your local pub on a Friday night. Hostile Worlds is a unique documentary/audio drama hybrid – brought to you by the folks at ThePodcastHost.com Latest episode (2018-Nov-19 16:55 UTC): Hello Sunshine | Episode 10 |
The Secrets of MathematicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 24 episodes 2014 to 2017 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Oxford mathematics lectures • puzzles and brainteasers • number theory and primes • geometry, symmetry, group theory • physics and cosmology, quantum ideas • modelling genetics, brain, tumours, climate • big data • math history, creativity, discovery biographies Description (podcaster-provided): A series of talks and lectures from Oxford Mathematicians exploring the power and beauty of their subject. These talks would appeal to anyone interested in mathematics and its ever-growing range of applications from medicine to economics and beyond. Latest episode (2017-Dec-13 15:08 UTC): Can Yule Solve My Problems? - Alex Bellos |
StargazingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 45 episodes 2013 to 2017 Median: 13 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Public astronomy talks • Exoplanet discovery • Planetary atmospheres/clouds • Black holes, exploding stars • Cosmology: Big Bang/inflation/dark matter • Gravitational waves, cosmic rays, high-energy astronomy • Telescopes/techniques: JWST, spectroscopy, radio arrays • Citizen science Galaxy Zoo • Solar-system missions, Mars debate, asteroids/meteors • Stargazing and astrophotography Description (podcaster-provided): Find out more about our night sky, from new planets to far-off galaxies and the vastness of the Universe. A series of short talks and presentations for the general public from leading astronomy researchers at the Oxford University Physics department - http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/ Latest episode (2017-Mar-28 14:58 UTC): Redder is better! Exploring the universe with the successor to Hubble |
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Oxford Physics Short Talks and Introductions Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 24 episodes 2008 to 2014 Median: 9 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Oxford physics mini-lectures • astrophysics: galaxies, exoplanets, cosmology • dark matter • particle physics: antimatter, Higgs, accelerators • quantum mechanics, measurement, quantum computing • climate, oceans, sea ice • superconductivity, maglev • spectroscopy, x‑ray lasers • solar energy, photosynthesis • acoustics of violin Description (podcaster-provided): Short talks from University of Oxford Physics Department. Latest episode (2014-Jul-07 15:22 UTC): Plants, Photosynthesis, and Solar Energy |
A Brief History of MathematicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2010 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematicians’ biographies and rivalries • key ideas: calculus, primes, infinity, chaos, group theory, curved space • modern impacts: cryptography, relativity, statistics, particle physics, signal processing, internet/search engines Description (podcaster-provided): Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations and argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Latest episode (2010-Oct-01 22:30 UTC): Nicolas Bourbaki |
Astronomy 162 - Stars, Galaxies, & the UniverseProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 43 episodes 2006 to 2009 Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Intro astronomy lectures • measuring stellar distances, motions, brightness, spectra • H-R diagram, stellar structure, fusion, energy transport • star formation, evolution, supernovae, remnants • galaxies, large-scale structure • relativity, expansion, Big Bang, dark matter/energy • astrobiology, SETI Description (podcaster-provided): Astronomy 162, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe, is part 2 of a Latest episode (2009-Dec-06 22:05 UTC): Astronomy 141 Podcast Teaser |
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System AstronomyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2006 to 2009 Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Intro solar-system astronomy lectures • units/coordinates, sky motions, seasons, Moon phases/eclipses • timekeeping/calendars • planetary motion history (Greek–Newton) • gravity/orbits/tides • light/atoms/spectroscopy/telescopes • Earth/Moon geology, atmospheres • planets, moons, rings, asteroids/comets, Kuiper Belt/Pluto debate, exoplanets Description (podcaster-provided): Astronomy 161, Introduction to the Solar System, is the first quarter of Latest episode (2009-Dec-06 22:02 UTC): Astronomy 141 Podcast Teaser |
Astronomy 141 - Life in the Universe - Autumn Quarter 2009Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2009 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy Themes (AI-generated): Astrobiology overview • scientific method, measurement units • Earth geology, atmosphere, climate history • origin and evolution of life, cells, DNA, extremophiles • solar-system habitability, Mars/Europa/Titan • stellar evolution • exoplanets, biomarkers • SETI, Drake equation, Fermi paradox Description (podcaster-provided): Astronomy 141, Life in the Universe, is a one-quarter introduction to Latest episode (2009-Dec-04 18:30 UTC): Lecture 46: This View of Life (Course Finale) |