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Podcast Profile: Physics World Weekly Podcast

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100 episodes
2024 to 2026
Median: 35 minutes
Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy

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This podcast is a weekly science-news and interview programme that uses current stories to survey a broad range of physics and adjacent research, from fundamental theory to applied technology and science policy. Much of the content is framed around how large collaborations, national laboratories, universities and companies turn ideas into working instruments, experiments and products, with frequent attention to funding decisions, long-term facility upgrades, and the practicalities of operating at scale.

A recurring theme is quantum science and technology. Discussions span the physics underpinning qubits and quantum materials, the engineering needed to build and benchmark quantum computers and sensors, and the emerging ecosystem of standards, metrology and commercialization. The show also returns to conceptual frontiers, including attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics with gravity and the role that quantum information ideas can play in that effort.

Another major strand is physics in health and biomedicine, including physics-based simulation for diagnosis and treatment, machine-learning tools to improve radiotherapy planning, optical and wearable sensing, and medical devices designed for challenging environments such as spaceflight. Materials and devices feature prominently as well, including 2D materials and metals, semiconductors, and energy technologies such as laser-driven fusion and battery recycling.

Space and planetary science appears through topics like exoplanets, Jupiter exploration, astrochemistry, cosmology and planetary defence, alongside occasional episodes that connect physics to everyday phenomena, animation and art. Across these areas, the podcast often includes career perspectives—routes into science communication, industry and clinical work—and broader questions about scientific practice, such as peer review in the age of AI and inclusion in STEM.

Episodes:

LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut 2026-Feb-26 33 minutes

Quantum Systems Accelerator focuses on technologies for computing 2026-Feb-19 34 minutes

Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time 2026-Feb-12 22 minutes

Physics‑based simulations help diagnose and treat disease 2026-Feb-05 27 minutes

AI-based tool improves the quality of radiation therapy plans for cancer treatment 2026-Jan-29 38 minutes

Laser fusion: Focused Energy charts a course to commercial viability 2026-Jan-22 32 minutes

Quantum metrology at NPL: we explore the challenges and opportunities 2026-Jan-14 25 minutes

Quantum information theory sheds light on quantum gravity 2026-Jan-08 25 minutes

Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation 2025-Dec-23 23 minutes

How to make 2D metals: Guangyu Zhang on his team’s award-winning research 2025-Dec-18 35 minutes

Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025 2025-Dec-11 31 minutes

Building a quantum future using topological phases of matter and error correction 2025-Dec-04 25 minutes

Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other potential solutions to this enduring challenge 2025-Nov-27 29 minutes

Talking physics with an alien civilization: what could we learn? 2025-Nov-20 46 minutes

Better coffee, easier parking and more: the fascinating physics of daily life 2025-Nov-18 57 minutes

Designing better semiconductor chips: NP hard problems and forever chemicals 2025-Nov-13 40 minutes

Unlocking the potential of 2D materials: graphene and much more 2025-Nov-06 38 minutes

Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science 2025-Oct-30 40 minutes

Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle physics 2025-Oct-23 25 minutes

Astronauts could soon benefit from dissolvable eye insert 2025-Oct-16 41 minutes

From quantum curiosity to quantum computers: the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics 2025-Oct-09 33 minutes

The curious history of Nobel prizes: from lighthouses to gravitational waves 2025-Oct-02 47 minutes

Imagining alien worlds: we explore the science and fiction of exoplanets 2025-Sep-25 42 minutes

Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence 2025-Sep-18 28 minutes

Juno: the spacecraft that is revolutionizing our understanding of Jupiter 2025-Sep-11 36 minutes

Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science 2025-Sep-04 36 minutes

From a laser lab to the Economist: physicist Jason Palmer on his move to journalism 2025-Aug-28 41 minutes

Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal for astrochemistry 2025-Aug-21 36 minutes

Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest 2025-Aug-14 47 minutes

Building a career from a passion for science communication 2025-Aug-07 38 minutes

Third age careers for physicists: writing and the arts beckon 2025-Jul-31 45 minutes

From rabbits and foxes to the human gut microbiome, physics is helping us understand the natural world 2025-Jul-24 40 minutes

Oak Ridge’s Quantum Science Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to developing quantum materials and technologies 2025-Jul-17 39 minutes

Inside ATLAS: Sara Alderweireldt explains how the CERN experiment homes in on new physics 2025-Jul-10 19 minutes

Making science careers more accessible to people with disabilities 2025-Jul-03 32 minutes

Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis 2025-Jun-26 27 minutes

Helgoland: leading scientists reflect on 100 years of quantum physics and look to the future 2025-Jun-19 37 minutes

Exploring careers in healthcare for physicists and engineers 2025-Jun-12 25 minutes

Richard Bond and George Efstathiou: meet the astrophysicists who are shaping our understanding of the early universe 2025-Jun-05 55 minutes

Teaching quantum physics to everyone: pictures offer a new way of understanding 2025-May-29 35 minutes

A Martian aurora, how the universe fades away, Heisenberg on holiday, physics of fake coins 2025-May-22 42 minutes

Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers 2025-May-15 32 minutes

Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy 2025-May-08 35 minutes

Ferenc Krausz explains how ultrashort laser pulses could help detect disease 2025-May-01 30 minutes

Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry 2025-Apr-24 33 minutes

Radiosurgery made easy: the role of the Gamma Knife in modern radiotherapy 2025-Apr-17 32 minutes

Non-invasive pressure sensor could revolutionize how brain injuries are diagnosed 2025-Apr-10 26 minutes

William Phillips: Nobel laureate talks about his passion for quantum physics 2025-Apr-04 63 minutes

Microsoft’s Chetan Nayak on topological qubits, the physics of bigger splashes 2025-Mar-27 32 minutes

Artur Ekert explains how Albert Einstein and John Bell inspired quantum cryptography 2025-Mar-20 55 minutes

Ionizing radiation: its biological impacts and how it is used to treat disease 2025-Mar-13 37 minutes

New materials for quantum technology, how ultrasound can help detect breast cancer 2025-Mar-06 35 minutes

Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab 2025-Feb-27 28 minutes

Jim Gates updates his theorist’s bucket list and surveys the damage being done to US science and society 2025-Feb-20 47 minutes

Quantum superstars gather in Paris for the IYQ 2025 opening ceremony 2025-Feb-13 27 minutes

How the changing environment affects solar-panel efficiency: the Indian perspective 2025-Feb-06 26 minutes

Mark Thomson looks to the future of CERN and particle physics 2025-Jan-30 38 minutes

Why electrochemistry lies at the heart of modern technology 2025-Jan-23 35 minutes

Ceryx Medical: company uses bioelectronics to coordinate the heart and lungs 2025-Jan-16 41 minutes

Humanitarian engineering can improve cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries 2025-Jan-09 48 minutes

International Year of Quantum Science and Technology: our celebrations begin with a look at quantum networks and sensors 2025-Jan-02 37 minutes

The physics of ice cream: food scientist Douglas Goff talks about this remarkable material 2024-Dec-26 40 minutes

Mikhail Lukin and Dolev Bluvstein explain how they used trapped atoms to create 48 logical qubits 2024-Dec-19 39 minutes

Hartmut Neven talks about Google Quantum AI’s breakthrough in quantum error correction 2024-Dec-19 32 minutes

Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024 2024-Dec-12 28 minutes

How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation 2024-Dec-05 27 minutes

Astronomers can play an important role in explaining the causes and consequences of climate change, says astrophysicist 2024-Nov-28 36 minutes

Top tips for physics outreach from a prize winner, making graphene more sustainable 2024-Nov-21 34 minutes

Space travel: the health effects of space radiation and building a lunar GPS 2024-Nov-14 53 minutes

How to boost the sustainability of solar cells 2024-Nov-07 31 minutes

Peter Hirst: MIT Sloan Executive Education develops leadership skills in STEM employees 2024-Oct-31 36 minutes

Julia Sutcliffe: chief scientific adviser explains why policymaking must be underpinned by evidence 2024-Oct-24 30 minutes

Data-intensive PhDs at LIV.INNO prepare students for careers outside of academia 2024-Oct-17 36 minutes

Deep connections: why two AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize for Physics 2024-Oct-10 28 minutes

Nobel predictions and humorous encounters with physics laureates 2024-Oct-03 30 minutes

Science thrives on constructive and respectful peer review 2024-Sep-24 34 minutes

Diagnosing and treating disease: how physicists keep you safe during healthcare procedures 2024-Sep-19 38 minutes

Looking to the future of statistical physics, how intense storms can affect your cup of tea 2024-Sep-12 37 minutes

Hybrid quantum–classical computing chips and neutral-atom qubits both show promise 2024-Sep-05 48 minutes

The Wow! signal: did a telescope in Ohio receive an extraterrestrial communication in 1977? 2024-Aug-29 41 minutes

Physics for a better future: mammoth book looks at science and society 2024-Aug-22 33 minutes

Quantum sensors monitor brain development in children 2024-Aug-15 23 minutes

Abdus Salam: celebrating a unifying force in global physics 2024-Aug-08 24 minutes

Non-physicists find opportunity in the quantum industry, improving the university experience 2024-Aug-01 45 minutes

Zap Energy targets fusion power without magnets, Claudia de Rham on the beauty of gravity 2024-Jul-25 44 minutes

Diamond dust for MRI, 4D printing creates advanced devices 2024-Jul-19 36 minutes

Precision medicine: meet two medical physicists who are making it possible 2024-Jul-11 49 minutes

Shrinivas Kulkarni: 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy winner talks about his fascination with variable and transient objects 2024-Jun-27 49 minutes

Linking silicon T centres with light offers a route to fault-tolerant quantum computing 2024-Jun-20 31 minutes

The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: meet the 2024 laureates David Charbonneau and Sara Seager 2024-Jun-13 36 minutes

Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons 2024-Jun-06 39 minutes

Baltimore bridge collapse: engineers explain how failures can be avoided 2024-May-30 45 minutes

A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies 2024-May-23 38 minutes

Celebrating attosecond science, physics tournament focuses on fun 2024-May-16 39 minutes

Artificial intelligence: developing useful tools that scientists can trust 2024-May-09 26 minutes

Social media: making it work for physics-related businesses 2024-May-02 41 minutes

Environmental sustainability: exploring the challenges for the medical physics community 2024-Apr-25 31 minutes

Purpose-Led Publishing: Antonia Seymour outlines the role of not-for-profit publishers 2024-Apr-18 29 minutes

Statistical physics provides powerful insights into the living world 2024-Apr-11 26 minutes

Science centres inspire scientific literacy and diversity in STEM 2024-Apr-04 29 minutes