7 Best Physics Podcasts of 2021

Updated: May 2022


Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

By Sean Carroll | Wondery  

Physics  Science  Society & Culture  

219 Episodes

Started: Jul 2018

Latest: Few days ago

Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more.

Best Episodes of Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas:

196 | Judea Pearl on Cause and Effect

To say that eventAcauses eventBis to not only make a claim about our actual world, but about other possible worlds — in worlds whereAdidn’t happen but everything else was the same,Bwould not have happ…

Science Friday

By Science Friday and WNYC Studios  

Astronomy  Science  Life Sciences  

50 Episodes

Started: Nov 2021

Latest: Few days ago

Brain fun for curious people.

Best Episodes of Science Friday:

Revisiting The Titanic, STEM Drag Performers As Science Ambassadors. May 6, 2022, Part 2

The Seafaring Life Of ‘Modern-Day Captain Nemo,’ Robert Ballard In 1985, oceanographer Robert Ballard was sent on a secret deep-sea search operative with a very specific mission: to seek two sunken n…

What The If?

By Philip Shane & Matt Stanley  

Science  

256 Episodes

Started: Sept 2017

Latest: Few days ago

Make Science Fiction. Learn Real Science! Welcome to our weekly Science and Science Fiction podcast where we learn amazing things by playing a fantastic game: We make a change to the Universe and then, using only real science, we follow the mind bending ramifications as they ripple outward — wherever they lead! Our brilliant guests are some of the world’s greatest science fiction writers, scientists & science communicators. Strap on your seat belt and let’s leap into a journey to answer the most fascinating question in the Universe… What The IF?

Best Episodes of What The If?:

POWER In The WILD with Lee Alan Dugatkin!

Check out our membership rewards! Visit us at Patreon.com/Whattheif --- Our guest today is Lee Alan Dugatkin, an animal behaviorist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science in the Department …

Physics World Weekly Podcast

By Physics World  

Physics  Science  Technology  

100 Episodes

Started: May 2020

Latest: Few days ago

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.

Best Episodes of Physics World Weekly Podcast:

Ukraine’s stained-glass heritage shines through

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast the Ukrainian glass artist and architect [Oksana Kondratyeva] (https://www.oksanakondratyeva.com/) talks about the long tradition of stained glass m…

The Titanium Physicists Podcast

By Brachiolope Media Network  

Physics  Science  Astronomy  

96 Episodes

Started: Nov 2011

Latest: Year ago

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.

Best Episodes of The Titanium Physicists Podcast:

Episode 86: Live at AAAS- Quantum Computers

Dr. Sarah and Dr. Danica Marsden are here with me in Seattle, Washington for our live show at the AAAS! We talk about how quantum computers do their quantum computer thing.  Our guests are Old friends…

Quirks and Quarks from CBC Radio

By CBC Radio  

Science  

27 Episodes

Started: Nov 2021

Latest: Few days ago

CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.

Best Episodes of Quirks and Quarks from CBC Radio:

Endangered tiny porpoise, Mars-quakes, thermal batteries, bloodworms metal fangs, finding alternatives to animal experimentation and why does coal release mercury?

With only 10 left, scientists say this tiny porpoise could survive – if we let it; Mars probe detects a whole lot of shaking going on; New heat-to-electricity device could make large thermal batteries…

Astronomy Cast

By Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay  

Natural Sciences  Science  Astronomy  

522 Episodes

Started: Dec 2006

Latest: Few days ago

Take a fact-based journey through the cosmos. Tune in to hear weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (Planetary Science Institute), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us. Astronomy Cast is supported thru patreon.com/AstronomyCast.

Best Episodes of Astronomy Cast:

Ep. 641: Can Planets Be Alive?

Astronomy Cast Ep. 641: Can Planets Be Alive? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The Earth is teeming with life, but the upper atmosphere to kilometers underground. There's no question that our planet ha…

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