Recorded on location in Massachusetts this is a discussion with Dr Luis Perez-Breva, the Faculty Director of MIT’s Innovation Teams; the joint enterprise between MIT Engineering and MIT Sloan to put the Institute’s deep tech advances to work to solve real-world problems. Through this, he has helped nearly 200 MIT technologies find a path to impact leading to the formation of some 40 new, enduring deep tech companies across all industries from mining to telecommunications. Dr. Perez-Breva holds a...
Sep 02, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Recorded at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts this is a discussion with Professor Efthimios Kaxiras, Chair of the Department of Physics; John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics and Professor of Applied Mathematics. He and his group study the structure and properties of different phases of matter and how they can be used in practical device applications. They employ theoretical models and computational tools that span multiple scales from the atomistic to the cont...
Jun 13, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode we have for the first time, not 1 but 2 guests, in a discussion split into 3 parts. This is the final part of the series, in which we discuss Physics education. In the first, we discussed interdisciplinary approaches to science, and in the second, environmental physics. Below is some information on each of the guests. Helen Rogers: Helen is an atmospheric scientist with twenty years of experience in teaching, research and programme coordination. She has worked on developing atmos...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode we have for the first time, not 1 but 2 guests, in a discussion split into 3 parts. This is part two of the series, in which we discuss environmental physics. In the first, we discussed interdisciplinary approaches to science, and in the last part of this series we will discuss some of the big questions of physics education. Below is some information on each of the guests. Helen Rogers An atmospheric scientist with 20 years experience in teaching, research & programme coordin...
Dec 23, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode we have for the first time, not 1 but 2 guests, in a discussion split into 3 parts. This is part one of the series, in which we discuss interdisciplinary science. In the second, we will discuss environmental physics, and in the last part of this series we will discuss some of the big questions of physics education. Below is some information on each of the guests. Helen Rogers An atmospheric scientist with 20 years experience in teaching, research & programme coordination. She...
Dec 21, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This 6th episode is with Luthais McCash, Chief Scientific Officer at Sigma Solutions and chair of the mathematical and theoretical physics group at The Institute of Physics. Sigma Solutions was built entirely from scratch by Luthais as a business consulting firm that offers distinct ideas in state-of-the-art data analysis to a variety of businesses across multiple industries. The company has a reputation of finding creative approaches to complicated problems and has recently won the accolade of ...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Recorded at the Institute of Physics in London, this is a discussion with Professor Dennis Whyte, the Hitachi America Professor of Engineering at MIT, a professor in the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the Director of the MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center. He’s the winner of numerous accolades, including in 2018 the Fusion Power Associates Leadership Award which is given annually to individuals who have shown outstanding leadership qualities in accelerating the develop...
Nov 02, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
A discussion with Dr. Fiona Beck, who leads a research group at The Australian National University focused on integrating nanophotonics and optoelectronic device design for applications in solar fuels and the next generation of photodetection technologies. She is also Convenor of the Hydrogen Fuels Project in the Energy Change Institute's Zero-carbon energy for the Asia-Pacific ANU Grand Challenge. Dr Beck currently holds a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the ARC, as well as...
May 03, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 4
A conversation with Stephen Wolfram. Books: A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics: https://www.wolfram-media.com/products/a-project-to-find-the-fundamental-theory-of-physics.html A New Kind of Science: https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/ The Physics Project: https://www.wolframphysics.org 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:11 Looking at Stephen Wolfram’s Educational journey 00:05:39 Things learnt in school are actually useful! 00:06:34 Particle Physics and Stephen’s early years 00:11:39 S...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 3
A conversation with Rushen Patel, Head of Enterprise Data Science at M & S, sharing his thoughts and experience from studying through to the commercial world and the commercial application of a physics degree and the career that he is successfully building on the back of it. This discussion covers the journey that has, to date, included Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology , Vivacity Labs , ProGrad , Marks and Spencer , and more. Loads of great insight and advice. Contents: 01:00 - As a...
Dec 29, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
A Conversation with Professor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge. 0:00 Introduction 00:56 What moment of innovation was the most memorable? 03:54 What drew you to this particular branch of physics? 06:49 How do you go about trying to solve problems? 09:23 How much of your work is looking at experiments compared to theoretical work? 10:54 What’s the biggest problem you are working on at the moment? 15:56 What do you think is the maximum efficiency we...
Dec 29, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
