Episode 6: Looking Glass reflections
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 c...
28 Sep 202239min
Episode 5: Air – how will I breathe?
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 Su...
1 Sep 202233min
Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn?
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 advanta...
25 Aug 202232min
Episode 3: Earth – what will I eat?
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 J...
18 Aug 202238min
Episode 2: Water – running dry, or drowning?
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 ...
10 Aug 202237min
Episode 1: Why activism and science need each other
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 act...
26 Maj 202252min
Episode 6: A Green Blueprint
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 ta...
11 Aug 202144min
Episode 5: Only Radical Change Will Do
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 ...
4 Aug 202142min
