PhysicsCentral: Podcasts

As Black History Month comes to a close, Mike unravels the story of pioneering physicist and educator John McNeile Hunter.

Scientists are adapting a shellfish's unique ability to latch onto wet surfaces strongly for medical adhesives and new nanoparticles.

An art historian and physicist recently teamed up to unravel a mystery surrounding one of Picasso's avant-garde painting methods.

Authors of the new book "Radiation: What it is, what you need to know" discuss why radiation is not inherently good or bad. Like any technology, it all depends on how we use it.

Did you know that with the right set-up you could knock down a
building with nothing but a breath of air? Find out how on this week's podcast.

Seth Mnookin is the author of the new book The Panic Virus, which sheds light on the false allegations that vaccines cause autism. The story looks at how the physics community and broader scientific community needs to handle public relations in the 21st century, and who is to blame when a lie is perpetuated.

Non-traditional science educator Steve Spangler talks about his efforts to instill a sense of wonder in his science demos and experiments.

Mike and Calla recap their favorite astronomy and astrophysics stories of 2012. Two space probes from the 1970's, massive galaxy clusters, the Mars Rover, and a mohawk make the cut.

Mike and Calla provide a run-down of the most important physics stories in 2012. But what makes one science breakthrough more important than another?

Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll talks about his new book "The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World." We'll discuss why life as we know it would not exist without the Higgs and what it's like being a popular particle in the 21st century.