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A short audio documentary about the students in India who have rejected the allure of engineering to follow their hearts into fundamental science

For school-leavers in India with a flair for maths and science there is usually only one sensible choice: get an engineering degree, which will almost guarantee a well-paid job in industry. In sharp contrast, natural-science degrees such as physics have become viewed as something you might only do if you failed to get onto an engineering course. We meet some of these student "rebels" who have rejected the glamour of engineering to instead pursue their passion for the physical sciences.

In this podcast, Physics World's books team explores the boundary between true science and crazy science

Physics World's books-podcast team reviews four recent fiction books that put physics and physicists at the centre of the action

A podcast about science careers, the end of the Tevatron, and why particle physicists are like surfer dudes

Physics World's podcast team discusses the enduring appeal of quantum mechanics