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.
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Working in medical physics: not your average career
Exploring the variety of careers at the Christie Hospital
The mystery of missing marine plastic
Oceanographers are not sure where all the plastics are ending up in the world’s oceans
Doing physics in the time of COVID-19
How the pandemic is affecting the present and how it might permanently change the way physics is done
The acoustics of music and theatre venues
Find out why Bristol’s Old Vic and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall sound so great
Book of the year 2019
Physics World’s book of the year revealed and the runners up discussed – listen to the December episode of the Physics World Stories podcast
Physics and film, a match made in Hollywood
Looking behind the scenes of Interstellar, Contact and The Martian
Doing physics in microgravity environments
The opportunities of doing physics experiments on the ISS and other microgravity facilities
Physics and the climate crisis
How can scientists reduce the climate impact of their labs without compromising on the quality of their research? Andrew Glester investigates