Aug 19

Overlooked pioneers from quantum history

This episode of Physics World Stories explores a new book that restores women to the early history of quantum mechanics

51m 32s

Jul 23

Entangled expressions: where quantum science and art come together

A journey into the artist-in-residence programme at the Yale Quantum Institute

56m 30s

Jun 24

Painting the unseen: visualizing the quantum world

From swirling oil paints to the grin of a Cheshire cat, this Physics World Stories episode brings quantum science to life

1h 4m

Mar 2024

Entering the 3 Body Problem world & China’s Cultural Revolution

Hosts Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Jason Concepcion dive headfirst into Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, as they share their reactions to the opening episodes and welcome their first guests. Jason sits down with 3 Body Problem’s award-winning showrunners Alexander Woo (True Blood), Davi ... Show More

51 m

Jun 2023

New Star Trek Season, Same Ol' Sci-Fi

Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered June 15 (streaming on Paramount+). So today, Short Wave Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber chats with two Trekkie physicists about the science powering the show and why they love the franchise. Astr ... Show More

14m 42s

Mar 2024

3 Body Problem

A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unorthodox detective to confront the greatest th ... Show More

53m 5s

Mar 2024

Exploring the 3 Body Game & the Three-body problem theory explained

Hosts Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Jason Concepcion are putting on their VR headsets and stepping into the 3 Body Game. They are joined by 3 Body Problem’s VFX supervisors, Steve Kullback and Stefen Fangmeier, to discuss the creative process behind building the virtual reality ga ... Show More

46m 11s

Nov 2023

Life beyond Earth

Under the mighty radio Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, Victoria Gill brings together some of the UK’s leading experts who were visiting the recent ‘bluedot’ science and music festival. They discussed the ongoing hunt for extraterrestrial life. We hear from Karen Olsson-Francis, ... Show More

38m 53s

Feb 2022

Merging supermassive black holes, and communicating science in the age of social media

On this week’s show: What we can learn from two supermassive black holes that appear to be on a collision course with each other, and the brave new online world in which social media dominates and gatekeeps public access to scientific information First up, Staff Writer Daniel Cle ... Show More

29m 51s

Sep 2019

The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Ruth Britto interviewed by Graham Farmelo

One of the hottest topics in modern physics is trying to understand the scattering of fundamental particles with neither shape nor size - one step up from nothingness. Amazingly, attempts to understand these simple processes theoretically require state-of-the-art mathematics. The ... Show More

14m 59s

Jun 2010

Science Fiction, Science Fact

Special guests Jonathan Ross, graphic novelist Alan Moore and string theorist Brian Greene, join Brian Cox and Robin Ince on stage for a special edition of the science show that boldly goes where no other science show has been before. In a special science fiction themed programme ... Show More

28m 11s

Oct 2020

Brian May's Cosmic Clouds 3-D; How fish move between waterbodies and Jim Al-Khalili's take on physics

There are few images as awe-inspiring as those of the deep cosmos. Photos of the stars, galaxies, constellations and cosmic nebulae are difficult to improve on, but a new book might have done just that, by making them stereoscopic. David Eicher, Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy Magaz ... Show More

36m 59s

3 Body Problem: a deep dive into the Net...