Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Quantum physics • Medical physics • Astrophysics • Environmental sustainability • Statistical physics • Biomedical science • Artificial intelligence • Peer review • Quantum computing • Fusion energy • Scientific breakthroughs
Physics World Weekly Podcast provides a diversified exploration into the scientific domain, with a special focus on breakthroughs and innovations that span multiple fields of physics. The episodes delve into topics as varied as quantum mechanics, medical and diagnostic technologies, and the ever-evolving interface of artificial intelligence with physical sciences. Frequent discussions include advancements in quantum computing, focusing on both theoretical aspects and real-world applications such as fault-tolerant computation methods and quantum magnetometers. The medical field is robustly represented with episodes covering precision medicine, the evolution of radiology, and the contribution of physicists to healthcare safety and diagnostics.
Another recurrent theme is the intersection of physics with environmental and societal challenges. The podcast explores how physicists are responding to environmental sustainability, carbon footprint reduction, and the broader implications of science on society, which includes topics such as effective peer review practices and the role of science centers. Episodes also address the future and current state of high-energy physics, particle physics, and the implications of new discoveries in fields like astrophysics and cosmology.
Guest speakers are a prominent feature, providing insights from various sub-disciplines, including interviews with laureates of prestigious prizes such as the Shaw and Kavli Prizes. The impact of technological advances on traditional fields is frequently discussed, covering areas like more efficient computational modelling and novel uses of materials such as graphene for energy solutions. Additionally, the podcast does not shy away from futuristic topics like bionic jellyfish and the quest for sustainable energy sources like fusion power.
Overall, the content is rich with discussions on both applied and theoretical aspects of physics, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of how modern challenges and innovations are shaping the field today.
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Episodes:
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Nobel predictions and humorous encounters with physics laureates
2024-Oct-03
30 minutes
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Science thrives on constructive and respectful peer review
2024-Sep-24
34 minutes
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Diagnosing and treating disease: how physicists keep you safe during healthcare procedures
2024-Sep-19
38 minutes
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Looking to the future of statistical physics, how intense storms can affect your cup of tea
2024-Sep-12
37 minutes
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Hybrid quantum–classical computing chips and neutral-atom qubits both show promise
2024-Sep-05
48 minutes
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The Wow! signal: did a telescope in Ohio receive an extraterrestrial communication in 1977?
2024-Aug-29
41 minutes
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Physics for a better future: mammoth book looks at science and society
2024-Aug-22
33 minutes
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Quantum sensors monitor brain development in children
2024-Aug-15
23 minutes
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Abdus Salam: celebrating a unifying force in global physics
2024-Aug-08
24 minutes
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Non-physicists find opportunity in the quantum industry, improving the university experience
2024-Aug-01
45 minutes
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Zap Energy targets fusion power without magnets, Claudia de Rham on the beauty of gravity
2024-Jul-25
44 minutes
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Diamond dust for MRI, 4D printing creates advanced devices
2024-Jul-19
36 minutes
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Precision medicine: meet two medical physicists who are making it possible
2024-Jul-11
49 minutes
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Shrinivas Kulkarni: 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy winner talks about his fascination with variable and transient objects
2024-Jun-27
49 minutes
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Linking silicon T centres with light offers a route to fault-tolerant quantum computing
2024-Jun-20
31 minutes
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The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: meet the 2024 laureates David Charbonneau and Sara Seager
2024-Jun-13
36 minutes
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Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
2024-Jun-06
39 minutes
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Baltimore bridge collapse: engineers explain how failures can be avoided
2024-May-30
45 minutes
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A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies
2024-May-23
38 minutes
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Celebrating attosecond science, physics tournament focuses on fun
2024-May-16
39 minutes
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Artificial intelligence: developing useful tools that scientists can trust
2024-May-09
26 minutes
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Social media: making it work for physics-related businesses
2024-May-02
41 minutes
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Environmental sustainability: exploring the challenges for the medical physics community
2024-Apr-25
31 minutes
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Purpose-Led Publishing: Antonia Seymour outlines the role of not-for-profit publishers
2024-Apr-18
29 minutes
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Statistical physics provides powerful insights into the living world
2024-Apr-11
26 minutes
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Science centres inspire scientific literacy and diversity in STEM
2024-Apr-04
29 minutes
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Superfluid helium: the quantum curiosity behind huge experiments like the LHC
2024-Mar-28
35 minutes
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Frugal approach to computer modelling can reduce carbon emissions
2024-Mar-21
27 minutes
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Keith Burnett: IOP president says it is our duty to make physics more inclusive
2024-Mar-15
34 minutes
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Tackling climate change while improving human wellbeing
2024-Mar-07
17 minutes
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Radiology societies call for critical evaluation of AI, building the UK’s quantum workforce
2024-Feb-29
28 minutes
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Looking to the future of US particle physics: P5 member Abigail Vieregg is our guest
2024-Feb-22
39 minutes
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Bionic jellyfish and more efficient windfarms: a conversation with John Dabiri
2024-Feb-15
25 minutes
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Graphene-based materials show great promise for hydrogen transport and storage
2024-Feb-08
36 minutes
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MRI keeps proton beam therapy on target, new technique tracks bacteria motion
2024-Feb-01
29 minutes
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Start-up is sending its quantum magnetometer into space
2024-Jan-25
33 minutes
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The Magellanic Clouds: astronomers make the case for a name change
2024-Jan-18
26 minutes
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Award-winning technology allows a paralysed person to walk, new journal focuses on sustainability
2024-Jan-12
39 minutes
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Company uses quantum optics to generate sequences of truly random numbers
2024-Jan-04
25 minutes
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Paul Howarth: how we can get politicians to engage with nuclear power
2023-Dec-14
32 minutes
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Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2023: we explore this year’s best physics research
2023-Dec-07
35 minutes
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Why Alice & Bob are making cat qubits, IOP calls for action on net-zero target
2023-Nov-30
37 minutes
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Biomedical ethicist calls for rules governing human research in commercial spaceflight
2023-Nov-23
27 minutes
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New telecoms satellites will degrade our view of the cosmos
2023-Nov-16
30 minutes
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New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs
2023-Nov-09
30 minutes
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Celebrating the physics of the cosmos and 20 years of JCAP
2023-Nov-02
28 minutes
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Pioneering the physics of adaptation, writing the history of quantum computing
2023-Oct-26
39 minutes
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Quantum algorithms make clever use of noisy hardware
2023-Oct-19
33 minutes
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Fusion industry has ambitious plans for 2035, rounding out this year’s Nobel prizes
2023-Oct-12
33 minutes
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Attosecond pulses and quantum dots: exploring the physics behind this year’s Nobel prizes
2023-Oct-05
40 minutes
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Scanning the seabed with lasers could inform the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
2023-Sep-28
33 minutes
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Astrophysicist uses X-rays to explore the universe, heat pumps could prevent potholes
2023-Sep-21
55 minutes
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Challenging the space industry’s attitudes towards diversity, the ‘wild boar paradox’ explained
2023-Sep-14
53 minutes
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Quantum-safe cryptography: why we need it now
2023-Sep-07
30 minutes
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Mathematics makes sense of the modern world
2023-Aug-31
29 minutes
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Metasurfaces simplify optical sensing systems
2023-Aug-24
42 minutes
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LK-99: meet a materials scientist who put the room-temperature superconductivity claim to the test
2023-Aug-17
47 minutes
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Body-based units of measurement offer advantages over standardized systems, speaking of Oppenheimer
2023-Aug-10
38 minutes
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Award-winning company uses quantum sensors to develop a lightweight, wearable brain scanner
2023-Aug-03
20 minutes
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Quantum science and technology thrives when industry and governments join forces
2023-Jul-27
22 minutes
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Interdisciplinary researcher explores the many facets of decarbonization
2023-Jul-20
30 minutes
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Iconic Pink Floyd album cover provides a valuable lesson in optical physics
2023-Jul-13
33 minutes
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Nuclear clocks: why an experiment at CERN brings them closer to reality
2023-Jul-06
27 minutes
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Bioelectronic medicine aims to improve type-1 diabetes management
2023-Jun-29
24 minutes
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Sniffing out drug driving: why a breath test for cannabis is so hard to create
2023-Jun-22
25 minutes
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Quantum woo: how to avoid mystical nonsense when doing physics outreach
2023-Jun-15
41 minutes
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X-ray detectors in space: the challenges and rewards of observing the ‘hot and energetic universe’
2023-Jun-08
29 minutes
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Machine learning meets nanotechnology, award-winning implant regulates blood pressure
2023-Jun-01
34 minutes
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FASER searches for dark photons at the LHC, and also finds neutrinos
2023-May-25
29 minutes
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Charting the evolution of scientific measurement over the past century and looking to the future
2023-May-18
30 minutes
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Portable imaging system targets eye diseases, pondering the mysteries of dark matter
2023-May-11
33 minutes
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Freeman Dyson: we explore the extraordinary life of the rebel physicist
2023-May-04
62 minutes
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The folklore of the Milky Way and the future of scholarly books publishing
2023-Apr-27
30 minutes
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Quantum technologies promise a secure future for cryptography
2023-Apr-20
56 minutes
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Happy World Quantum Day, Fermilab advances quantum science and technology
2023-Apr-13
44 minutes
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Quantum research and development thrives in the defence sector
2023-Apr-06
23 minutes
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Quantum memories in space: experiments in Earth orbit push the limits of physics
2023-Mar-30
26 minutes
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From war-torn Damascus to success as an aviation engineer and pilot, a refugee’s journey
2023-Mar-23
35 minutes
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Nonlinear optics: we explore the science and its many applications
2023-Mar-16
30 minutes
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Revamping undergraduate physics degrees with a focus on translational skills
2023-Mar-09
30 minutes
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Machine learning joins the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
2023-Mar-02
41 minutes
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Creativity for scientists: how to build an innovation culture in your university, company or research group
2023-Feb-23
44 minutes
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The chatbot revolution: how physicists are using large language models in academia
2023-Feb-16
34 minutes
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Using radar to detect cosmic neutrinos in ice sheets, why Leo Szilard changed his mind on nuclear weapons
2023-Feb-09
33 minutes
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Atomic clocks put Einstein and the Standard Model to the test, UK’s XFEL plans enter design phase
2023-Feb-02
34 minutes
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Quantum technologies benefit from the bottom-up approach of synthetic chemistry
2023-Jan-26
29 minutes
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Seeking cosmic particles using a super-pressure balloon, the physics of babies
2023-Jan-19
50 minutes
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New directions in environmental health and ecology, innovation in science and technology is waning
2023-Jan-12
39 minutes
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Nuclear waste: how environmental radiochemistry is improving storage and site remediation
2023-Jan-05
29 minutes
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How to deflect an asteroid: DART’s Andrew Cheng on the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year
2022-Dec-15
24 minutes
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Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2022: we explore this year’s best physics research
2022-Dec-08
31 minutes
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The physics of car crashes and the winners of the Institute of Physics Business Awards
2022-Dec-02
40 minutes
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Synchrotrons and space telescopes: looking to the future of big science
2022-Nov-24
39 minutes
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Meteorites and magnetostrophic mathematics reveal unsung scientific heroes of the past
2022-Nov-17
38 minutes
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Artificial intelligence boosts multimessenger astronomy, ‘Quantum on the Clock’ winners
2022-Nov-10
34 minutes
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Finding commercial success in the burgeoning quantum-technology sector
2022-Nov-03
45 minutes
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Celebrating joy in #BlackInPhysics week, open-access publishing supports climate justice
2022-Oct-27
34 minutes
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Sand battery stores renewable energy, the economics of domestic heat pumps and solar panels
2022-Oct-20
41 minutes
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Nuclear forensics keeps tabs on radioactive materials, big science summer school launches in Spain
2022-Oct-13
31 minutes
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The weird and wonderful history of quantum entanglement that led to this year’s Nobel prize
2022-Oct-06
48 minutes
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