Physics Podcasts

The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network. We pick up the story of string theory and explore the explosion of interest it experienced in […]

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 […]

Philosophy, Science, and Endurance Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-newfield/support Ben Taylor is a leader in AI who was formerly the Chief AI Strategist at DataRobot and Chief Data Scientist at HireVue — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-newfield/support

We believe that physics teaching is a wonderful thing, but are aware not everyone agrees. In the UK more and more non-specialists are getting the opportunity (welcome or otherwise) to shine a light on peoples misconceptions about the World around them.We started this podcast to provide useful information about how some of the best physics […]

As fascinating as physics can be, it can also seem very abstract, but behind each experiment and discovery stands a real person trying to understand the universe. Join us at the Cavendish Laboratory on the first Thursday of every month as we get up close and personal with the researchers, technicians, students, teachers, and people […]

Reference Frames is a Physics podcast in which co-hosts Ian and Will seek to educate and entertain listeners about various Physics principles by using easy-to-understand popular media.Tweet at us with your Physics thoughts and questions! @PodcastFrames Everyone knows the famous horns of Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra thanks, primarily, to its presence in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: […]

Physics, Philosophy, and Poetry

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 […]

The basics of acoustics and how sound works A nice, brief episode discussing the Lombard effect and the Cocktail effect. Featuring the new host Thomas Evans. Got a question? Please contact us at: Email: info@octaveacoustics.com.au Twitter: @PodListen Facebook: @ListenWellPod You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au, aaac.org.nz or ncac.com Theme music is “Let’s […]

For the last ten years, Arts at CERN has fostered dialogue between art and physics at the world’s largest physics laboratory. This podcast brings together artists and physicists who met at the Laboratory to discuss some of the themes that inspire their scientific research and artistic practices. At CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, […]

Three friends chatting about anything from movies, to engineering, to Christianity! Check out our YouTube channel “A Weasle, A Pickle, and Levi” for our full library of episodes. This episode, from the vault so to speak, was originally recorded on June 23, 2021. Due to its demonstrably poor quality, it likely represents the death of […]

Beyond the Physics is a podcast run by Joseph Guzman and Irene Roman, PhD physics students, who hope to learn more about the universe, and the people that make up the culture behind the science. Come along as we hope to tackle some of the most difficult, and thought provoking questions of our time, and […]

A podcast looking at the wonderful world of physics through the lenses of history and philosophy! This bonus episode is about the photoelectric effect and features a couple revolutionary and Nobel prize winning concepts – the quantization of energy and of light. From the ultraviolet catastrophe to the revolutionary beginnings of modern physics. Grab a […]

Help with the SQA Higher Physics course. The blog contains resources for revision and this podcast is used to distribute homework exercises, videos of worked solutions to homework and any other media of interest to the Higher Physics course. These Bitesize pages will help if you need to recap on the basics of magnets. A […]

A video podcast focusing on different concepts in VCE Physics. Check out the additional resources at: http://www.vcephysics.com/ An updated guide to preparing for and completing the upcoming VCE Physics exam.

Physics puzzles and deep dives into physics topics. Zak and Derek discuss acoustic levitaiton with Dr. David Jackson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dickinson College. Their published paper at AAJP (requires subscription), “Acoustic levitation and the acoustic radiation force”: https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/10.0002764 You can contact Dr. Jackson to request a copy: https://www.dickinson.edu/site/custom_scripts/dc_faculty_profile_index.php?fac=jacksond Ming-Hua Chang’s senior thesis, […]

Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics host a morning of Theoretical Physics roughly three times a year on a Saturday morning. The mornings consist of three talks pitched to explain an area of our research to an audience familiar with physics at about the second-year undergraduate level and are open to all […]

Einstein wrote this book for people who are interested in understanding the Theory of Relativity but aren’t experts in scientific and mathematical principles. I’m sure many people have heard about Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, but most of them don’t really know what it is all about. This book gives them a chance to know more […]

Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field. Dr. Sarah […]

LASER-the Materials Science Podcast is a science and engineering podcast discussing science and engineering topics from a materials science perspective. Materials science is about things, and the stuff that makes up those things. We cover anything STEM related-–popular science news articles, recent journal papers, and buzzword topics–-in a casual, unscripted, discussion “journal club” style. In […]

An objective approach to the philosophy of science. Today in the second episode of our vodcast, we are looking at some of the central absurdities of quantum mechanics. This is part one of a two part series.

Established in 2017 by ANS member and show host Doug Hardtmayer, RadioNuclear.org aims to cover all pertinent topics related to the nuclear industry. Bi-weekly episodes are available. These information-filled podcasts consist of recent news, plus a special guest. Hardtmayer, an engineer with MPR Associates, Inc. in Alexandria, VA. received his M.Sc. in nuclear engineering from […]

The Department of Physics public lecture series. An exciting series of lectures about the research at Oxford Physics take place throughout the academic year. Looking at topics diverse as the creation of the universe to the science of climate change. Features episodes previously published as: (1) ‘Oxford Physics Alumni’: “Informal interviews with physics alumni at […]

Mathematical Philosophy – the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy – is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means […]

Bohmian mechanics, also ofter referred to as the de Broglie-Bohm theory, is a theory of quantum phenomena based on a particle picture. It provides an ontologically clear and mathematically precise framework from which the entire quantum formalism can be deduced. This series covers some of the most frequently asked questions about Bohmian mechanics. It also […]

Rodney A. Brooks was born in Syracuse, NY, in 1932. He attended the University of Florida and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in physics with Nobel laureate Norman Ramsey in 1963. At that time he was fortunate to learn Quantum Field Theory from its perfector, Nobel laureate Julian Schwinger, who had just published […]

Bohmian mechanics is a theory of quantum phenomena based on a particle picture. This lecture is aimed at an audience, who is familiar with some basic textbook quantum mechanics.Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way.On a fundamental level Bohmian mechanics, often also […]

A look at physics in an educational format, with emphasis on comic books as a source.

This podcast is drawn from the “Virtual Lab” of WeCanFigureThisOut.org. This Virtual Lab uses 3D virtual reality animations to explain electronics, microelectronics and nanotechnology. This podcast explains how scanning tunneling microscopes (STM’s) work. STM’s are one the nanoscientist’s best tools for seeing individual atoms.

podcast about physics, AI, advanced technology, and the Singularity How does this fundamental process work? Life on Earth depends on the ability to harvest light energy. How has it changed over time?

The Speakers have a lot to say – but how can they get other people to listen? Discover how you get sound and pictures from their original source to things like your radio, TV and tablet! Towers, satellites, cables… there’s loads of different ways of getting your message across! Why can’t we can’t see the […]

Demonstration of short physics experiments. In this experiment, low amperage is applied to one side of a transformer, which consists of two coils with a different number of windings and an iron core, while a much higher amperage can be measured on the other side. This current is sufficient to melt a nail.

Cool physics and other sweet science – all in a minute!

Podcast by a group of physics students from Trinity College Dublin, each at varying stages of degree completion and varying stages of trying to understand what’s going on, who get together to discuss anything and everything. On this episode the gang talk about lobsters, weird internet humour and nuclear fusion.

Will Self goes on a 600-mile road trip from Edinburgh to Cambridge on the trail of physicist James Clerk Maxwell, who pioneered the theory of electromagnetic waves Will Self concludes his 600 mile road trip on the trail of much neglected Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell who 150 years ago pioneered the theory of the […]

Will Self goes on a 50-kilometre walking tour of the Large Hadron Collider at Cern, just outside Geneva. Will Self concludes his 50 kilometre circumnavigation of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN just outside Geneva – entirely on foot. Following the course of the Collider through the French and Swiss countryside, Will stops at regular […]

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics went to the inventors of the blue LED, which provides the basis for today’s energy-efficient and environmentally benign light sources. According to the citation, the blue LED “allows white light to be created in a new way”. But without the discoveries subsequently made by Professor Wolfgang Schnick’s group in […]

The key materials for magnetic fields at A Level Physics [itunes pic] Videos on some of the key content from the AQA A Level Physics Course

This lecture series constitutes a first undergraduate course in solid state physics delivered in an engaging and entertaining manner by Professor Steven H. Simon of Oxford University. Standard topics such as crystal structure, reciprocal space, free electrons, band theory, phonons, and magnetism are covered. The sequence of the lectures matches that of the book “The […]

At the beginning of the 20th century Einstein changed the way we think about Time. Near the end of the 20th century scientists learned how to cool a gas of atoms to temperatures billions of times lower than anything else in the universe. Now, in the 21st century, Einstein’s thinking, and ultracold atoms, are shaping […]

Short talks from University of Oxford Physics Department. Contains episodes previously published as: (1) ‘Astrophysics: An Introduction’ (2) ‘Lab, Camera, Action!’: “Lab, Camera, Action! is a series of short videos presented by Dr Andrew Steele about physics, explaining basic concepts, the work done here in Oxford, and even some experiments to try at home. These […]

This podcast looks at units 1 and 2 for physics in VCE. [itunes pic] In this episode we talk about what current is. How voltage is related to energy and what is a resistor.

A podcast about the most accurate clocks ever made. What are Atomic Clocks? How can you be sure that your own clocks, watches, computers and other timekeeping devices are synchronized with the most accurate time available? Join me, Greg Anderson, for the Atomic Timekeeping Podcast. How to convert a normal, analog clock into an “Atomic […]

Recently, ultracold atomic and molecular gases emerged as an ideal playground to study and emulate a variety of systems from condensed matter to nuclear physics. In many quantum phenomena, the interaction between particles plays a fundamental role, acting as a binding agent and determining the “social” structure of particle ensembles. Remarkably, in ultracold gases the […]

This video podcast series presents basic information to teachers on how to set-up and use the equipment mentioned in the Get Your Physics On! lessons and activities. http://www.thetrc.org/web/physics.html There are sixteen episodes that are included and they each incorporate the equipment specified in the Physics TEKS 2F and 2G. The purpose of this activity is […]

In his seminal paper Absence of diffusion in certain random lattices (1958) Philip W. Anderson discovered one of the most striking quantum interference phenomena: particle localization due to disorder. Cited in 1977 for the Nobel prize in physics, that paper was fundamental for many subsequent developments in condensed matter theory. In particular, in the last […]

M-theory is an 11-dimensional quantum theory of gravity which, in addition to gravitons and other particle-like excitations, includes extended objects known as membranes and five- branes. Though a complete definition of M-theory is not yet known, it is proposed as a nonperturbative formulation of superstring theory and as such is a compelling candidate for a […]

Academic Lectures from University of Oxford’s Department of Physics. The video series for this podcast includes content previously published in 2016 as ‘Reduced Density Matrices in Quantum Physics and Role of Fermionic Exchange Symmetry’: “The interdisciplinary workshop brings together experts in quantum science, as e.g. quantum information theory, quantum chemistry, solid state physics and mathematical […]

Glasgow is one of the UK’s leading centres for the study of physics and astronomy. Our diverse research expertise covers everything from nature’s building blocks to the application of the latest scientific advances in healthcare and environmental monitoring.

This unit is intended to develop your understanding of Newtonian mechanics in relation to oscillating systems. In addition to a basic grounding in calculus, this unit assumes that you have some understanding of how to solve second-order linear constant-coefficient differential equations; how to take the dot product of two vectors; of solving statics problems; and […]

From the moment that Galileo dropped two cannonballs of different sizes and weights from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa mankind has been fascinated by the impact of gravity. This Unit looks at gravity, its impact on objects and how the energy involved in the movement of objects is dispersed or stored. This […]

The Restless Universe introduces you to major achievements and figures in the history of physics, from Copernicus to Einstein and beyond. The route from classical to quantum physics will be laid out for you without recourse to challenging mathematics but with the fundamental features of theories and discoveries described in sufficient detail to whet your […]

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) is arguably the father of electromagnetism, and unarguably one of the greatest physicists ever. Einstein called Maxwell’s equations ‘the most important event in physics since Newton’s time, not only because of their wealth of content, but also because they form a pattern for a new type of law’. This unit will […]

Upper Division Quantum Mechanics lectures, 1 hr, MWF mean free path in doped semiconductor, lifetime of hyperfine split state, review

This masters level science course aims to give you an understanding of the application of physics to the techniques of radiotherapy, one of the key weapons in the fight against cancer. It is designed to enable you to develop a broad and balanced appreciation of this area of contemporary medicine, rather than a detailed ‘professional’ […]

In this series of physics lectures, Professor J.J. Binney explains how probabilities are obtained from quantum amplitudes, why they give rise to quantum interference, the concept of a complete set of amplitudes and how this defines a “quantum state”. A book of the course can be obtained from http://bit.ly/binneybook First lecture of the Quantum Mechanics […]

Hosted on PodOmatic, free public domain audio books, presented in Chapters format. Material sourced from audioowl.com. The chapters format is suitable for iTunes, iPods and iPhones only. [itunes pic] By: Henri Poincaré Jules Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) was one of France’s greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, […]

RCHS Physics Podcasts Album: My First SnapKast Album, 32 slides, Resolution: 320×240

A series of podcast lectures on the topic of the free electron model. Starting with the free electron model and moving on to band theory. The lecture series is part of the solid state one module at the University of Nottingham, School of Physics & Astronomy. Delivered by Dr. James N. O’Shea.

This album examines the revolution in scientific thinking that overthrew classical physics in favour of quantum physics. Called the crown of the twentieth century, quantum mechanics is a blueprint for how everything behaves on an atomic level. Seven video tracks presented by Robert Llewellyn offer a beginner’s guide to quantum. He revisits the battle of […]