Episodes

  • Episode 6: Looking Glass reflections

    Episode 6: Looking Glass reflections
    Sep 28 2022
    What will the future hold? In the series finale, IOP Deputy Chief Executive Rachel Youngman and host Gemma Milne reflect on the ideas covered in Looking Glass and look ahead to 2030 and beyond. What can scientific organisations like the IOP do to support climate solutions – and ensure those solutions benefit everyone?

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    40 mins
  • Episode 5: Air – how will I breathe?

    Episode 5: Air – how will I breathe?
    Sep 1 2022
    Ambient air pollution is responsible for 4.2 million deaths a year and almost all of the world’s population are exposed to dangerous levels. How can physics help us to make our air cleaner? With Dr Suzanne Bartington and Dr Mark Richards.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn? 

    Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn? 
    Aug 25 2022
    Every year, wildfires ravage the planet, burning homes, killing wildlife and scorching the earth. Can the physics of how fire spreads give us the answers to stop it? And can we use fire to our advantage? With Professor Martin Wooster and Tercia Strydom.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 3: Earth – what will I eat?

    Episode 3: Earth – what will I eat?
    Aug 18 2022
    Much of our planet could become uninhabitable – so how can physics help protect our soil, enable farmers to continue farming and allow communities to survive? Featuring Professor Sacha Mooney and Dr Jacqueline Hannam.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 2: Water – running dry, or drowning?

    Episode 2: Water – running dry, or drowning?
    Aug 10 2022
    As the earth dries up, towns and countries face their very own day zero crises – while other communities risk rising sea levels obliterating their homes. How can physics help keep water where we want it, and in a form we can access? Featuring Professor Kevin McGuigan and Dr Ana Mijic.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 1: Why activism and science need each other

    Episode 1: Why activism and science need each other
    May 26 2022
    Our third series opens by exploring the relationship between activism and climate policy. Host Gemma Milne is joined by climate scientist and outgoing IOP Chief Executive Paul Hardaker and climate activist and director of Green New Deal UK Fatima Ibrahim as they discuss how climate activism is changing – and the role physics and organisations such as the IOP should play in it.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 6: A Green Blueprint

    Episode 6: A Green Blueprint
    Aug 11 2021
    In the series so far, we’ve heard about the visions and potential pathways for a new green economy from some of the people working to make it happen. But what role do physicists have to play? Gemma talks to two physicists at very different stages in their careers to get their perspectives. Featuring Professor Martin Freer and Luke Wheeler.

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    45 mins
  • Episode 5: Only Radical Change Will Do

    Episode 5: Only Radical Change Will Do
    Aug 4 2021
    We need a new, green economy – and fast. So what would it look like? And what needs to change to make it possible? In the series so far we’ve looked at the importance of greener energy and the impact of consumer choices – but what about the global structures that are going to have to change? Featuring Ann Pettifor and Farhana Yamin.

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    42 mins