Physics World Stories Podcast

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

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Sharing is caring: open hardware has global impact

Posted November 24, 2021 • 00:42:26

The open hardware movement advocates the sharing of designs for material objects. For the global science community it means people can access instructions...

Searching for signs of alien technologies

Posted October 20, 2021 • 00:43:12

Astronomers are looking for the technosignatures of advanced civilizations

Free and open-source software is driving physics forwards

Posted September 22, 2021 • 00:44:28

Pioneers of free and open-source software discuss opportunities and challenges for science

We’re all going on a geeky holiday

Posted August 24, 2021 • 00:43:03

Science-themed vacations are gaining in popularity: hear from people who have caught the geek travel bug

Deflecting asteroids and exploring a metal world

Posted July 9, 2021 • 00:50:35

You could be forgiven for thinking the themes in this month’s episode of Physics World Stories have been stolen from Hollywood. Podcast host...