This podcast looks at traditional measurement units around the world

Body-based units of measurement offer advantages over standardized systems, speaking of Oppenheimer

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We chat about ultrashort pulses and ultrasharp students in this podcast

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Computer scientist Rick Stevens is our podcast guest

Artificial intelligence: developing useful tools that scientists can trust

Our podcasts guests are Alex Peroff and Neil Spinner of Pine Research

Social media: making it work for physics-related businesses

Kari Tanderup and Rob Chuter explain how the profession is reducing its carbon footprint

Environmental sustainability: exploring the challenges for the medical physics community

We also explore what makes a good science podcast with a student of science communication

Body-based units of measurement offer advantages over standardized systems, speaking of Oppenheimer

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