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Podcast Archive

Find all of our Podcasts from 2007 onwards

Maths on the red carpet - Fields Medallist James Maynard

In this podcast we talk to James Maynard, who has won a 2022 Fields Medal for his spectacular contributions to number theory.

Maths on the red carpet – Fields Medallist Maryna Viazovska

We are very pleased to announce the winners of Fields Medals 2022, as well as the all the other prizes from the ICM 2022, and talk to Fields Medallist Maryna Viazovska.

Maths on the red carpet – Revisiting the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians

To get us in the mood for next week's International Congress of Mathematicians, let's revisit the 2018 ICM that took place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil!

The maths and magic of shuffling

In this podcast mathematician Cheryl Praeger and magician Will Houstoun reveal the maths and magic behind shuffling cards.

Living Proof: Anita Layton – one of Canada’s most powerful women

We join Dan Aspel to talk to the irrepressible Anita Layton about her career and research in kinetic theory.

On the mathematical frontline: Matt Keeling

Epidemiologist Matt Keeling tells us about his work on the roadmap out of lockdown, whether the models have been too pessimistic, and what it's been like producing scientific results that carry so much weight.

New ways of seeing with the INTEGRAL project

We ask the INTEGRAL team about their innovative machine learning approaches to understanding remotely gathered images, and the significant impact these technologies can have on the world.

How to predict our changing climate

In this podcast we ask two experts to explain the models that predict how the Earth's climate will behave in the future.

Flying home with quantum physicsFind out how some species of birds use quantum mechanics to navigate and studying how they do it might actually help us with building quantum computers.
A tour through maths and music

Explore the connections between mathematics and music at the La La Lab exhibition.

On the mathematical frontline: Francesca Scarabel

Francesca Scarabel may be early on in her research career, but she has already been part of the UK's emergency mathematical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She tells us about her experience in this podcast.

On the mathematical frontline: Ed Hill

Ed Hill has been working on the COVID-19 pandemic right from the start, providing government with essential epidemiological advice. Find out about his journey in this podcast.

On the mathematical frontline: Ellen Brooks Pollock and Leon Danon

Hear from the epidemiologists that have been fighting the pandemic in our special podcast series.

On the mathematical frontline: Mike Tildesley

What do you actually do when you are modelling the COVID-19 pandemic? Find out with epidemiologist Mike Tildesley in our new podcast series.

All about Plus on the Living Proof podcast

We are very proud to have been invited to Living Proof, the podcast of the iconic Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge!

Reducing NHS waiting lists in times of COVID

Mathematicians meet clinicians to challenge the NHS backlog on cardiovascular disease — find out more in this podcast!

On the mathematical frontline: Julia Gog

What's it like advising government on the maths behind COVID-19? Find out with epidemiologist Julia Gog in this new podcast series.

AI, babies, and agency

In this podcast we find out why true artificial intelligence will only become possible once machines have something that babies are born with: agency.

Emergence and the dynamics of crowds: The podcast

In this podcast we talk about magical concept of emergence and how we can model the behaviour of crowds of people.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence

In this podcast find out the basics of machine learning, and why time travel and immortality might be easier to achieve than human level artificial intelligence.

What is constructor theory: The podcast

We talk to Chiara Marletto about a new way of looking at the physical world that may solve some of the problems physicists are currently struggling with.

The power of ants: The podcast

In this podcast we explore how ants have helped humans to solve some very difficult problems.

How do you calculate herd immunity?

Listen to Plus editor Rachel Thomas explain herd immunity on the Guardian Weekly Science podcast.

Meet your digital twin

Will we one day have digital versions of our entire body to help us make medical and life style decisions and see what medical treatments are right for us? Find out in this podcast.