
Physics World Weekly Podcast
Physics World Weekly offers a unique insight into the latest news, breakthroughs and innovations from the global scientific community. Our award-winning journalists reveal what has captured their imaginations about the stories in the news this week, which might span anything from quantum physics and astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. 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 our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.
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Jim Gates updates his theorist’s bucket list and surveys the damage being done to US science and society
The theoretical physicist and media personality is our podcast guest
In this podcast Physics World’s Matin Durrani describes the gala event

How the changing environment affects solar-panel efficiency: the Indian perspective
Climate scientist Sushovan Ghosh is our podcast guest
CERN’s next director-general is our podcast guest

Helgoland: leading physicists to gather on the tiny island where quantum mechanics was born
100 years since Heisenberg made his mythical trip, a select group of quantum researchers will retrace his footsteps
Our podcast guest is Colm O’Dwyer, president of the Electrochemical Society