For Good Measure (rebroadcast)
The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of metal sitting in a...
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Podcasts de physics
Radical Cosmology (rebroadcast)
400 years ago, some ideas about the cosmos were too scandalous to mention. When the Dominican...
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When standing barefoot in water, we don't feel the water pressure on our feet. But when wearing...
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Is dark matter in lumps or like sand grains?
This week, listener Rob emailed us to ask "Is dark matter in large lumps or like grains of sand?"...
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Stephen Hawking at 75: a brief history – Science Weekly podcast
The origin of the universe, the distribution of galaxies, and the nature of black holes – it’s...
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Big unknowns: is our universe infinite? - podcast
Does our universe go on forever? Or does it have boundaries? And what clues can science uncover?...
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The quest for a theory of everything – Science Weekly podcast
In the race for a unifying ‘theory of everything’ two frontrunners are miles ahead. But what will...
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Big Unknowns: what is dark matter? – Science Weekly podcast
Matter as we know it accounts for less than 5% of the known universe - the rest remains something...
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A waterworld with a boiling ocean and the end of dark matter? The week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have...
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Big unknowns: is time an illusion? – podcast
Is time a figment of the human mind or the most fundamental of phenomena? And what do the...
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Cross Section: Sir Roger Penrose – Science Weekly podcast
Has string theory become too fashionable? Do we place too much faith in quantum mechanics? And...
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Is emergent quantum mechanics grounded in classical physics? - Science Weekly podcast
Does strange quantum behaviour emerge from run-of-the-mill classical physics? If so, what does...
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What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast
String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest...
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Exploring the start of the universe - Science Weekly podcast
What happened at the dawn of the universe, just trillionths of a second after the start of the...
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Hydrogen Icebergs in space? The mystery of 'Oumuamua
When a strange spinning cigar-shaped object was spotted travelling through our solar system in...
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Breakthrough Starshot: getting to Proxima Centauri b – Science Weekly podcast
Hannah Devlin explores the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, which aims to use lasers to propel...
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Cross Section: Robbert Dijkgraaf – Science Weekly podcast
This week, Nicola Davis sits down with mathematical physicist Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf to...
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Science Weekly live: call for listener's questions - Science Weekly podcast
This Thursday, we’ll be recording a very special Q&A episode with Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw and...
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The fight over the Hubble constant
When it comes to the expansion rate of the universe, trying to get a straight answer isn’t easy....
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