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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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
50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – returning to the Moon and going beyond
The Physics World Stories podcast explore what’s next for manned and robotic space travel
50th anniversary of Apollo 11 – hidden stories
The Physics World Stories podcast investigates some of the lesser known stories from the Apollo era
The story behind the first ever black hole image
Physics World Stories explores this feat of science and engineering and the EHT’s prospects for further breakthroughs
Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – 30 years of the World Wide Web
Fifth episode in mini-series revisits the birth of the Web and the challenges it now faces