We have two regular podcast series. Physics World Weekly looks at the latest events and headlines in physics, as well as featuring short interviews with scientists and our team of journalists. Physics World Stories takes a more in-depth look at a topic that we feel warrants further coverage.
Latest Physics World podcasts
Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI
Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests
With e-MERLIN facing the axe, what next for Jodrell Bank and UK astronomy?
Exploring the fallout from STFC funding cuts that have left one of the UK’s most iconic scientific facilities facing an uncertain future
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Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
Read article: Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
From pit stop to plant food: how Grand Prix crowd’s urine becomes fertilizer
Discover how a circular, science-backed solution is turning human waste into a sustainable resource – one loo at a time
Read article: From pit stop to plant food: how Grand Prix crowd’s urine becomes fertilizer
How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Read article: How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
Read article: Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
Read article: Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
Read article: Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Beyond the data: art meets climate at the edge of the world
Arctic odysseys, video games and other creative ways to confront the climate emergency
Read article: Beyond the data: art meets climate at the edge of the world
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
Read article: Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
Read article: Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
Read article: ‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest
Read article: Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Read article: Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource
Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission
Exploring the first crewed Artemis mission, the future of lunar exploration and how spaceflight could help inspire greener technologies on Earth
Read article: Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission
Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
Read article: Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
Read article: Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
Read article: Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Oppenheimer unfiltered: rare recordings released to the public
Newly released audio interviews reveal a personal, reflective side of Robert Oppenheimer
Read article: Oppenheimer unfiltered: rare recordings released to the public
Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
Read article: Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
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