10 episodes

Casual conversations on physics—from the world around us to the edge of the visible universe.

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Casual conversations on physics—from the world around us to the edge of the visible universe.

    The edge of the universe

    The edge of the universe

    Does the universe have an edge? Is it finite or infinite? In what shape is it? What do we mean by the edge in the first place? And of course there’s the infamous question: what’s beyond the edge? In this episode V and R discuss all these questions and what we know about them from a properly scientific perspective.

    • 25 min
    Welcome back to the Physics Capsule podcast

    Welcome back to the Physics Capsule podcast

    If you haven't joined us yet on our fun journey understanding physics across the universe, hit subscribe now and enjoy short, meaningful and educative discussions every fortnight.

    • 59 sec
    Electrons and philosophical questions

    Electrons and philosophical questions

    V and R are back at last and they’re armed with some philosophical questions and discussions about charges and electrons. Sit back lazily and relish a casual start to the second series of this popular physics podcast.

    • 25 min
    Superhero physics—the MCU edition

    Superhero physics—the MCU edition

    In this series finale V and R sit down to talk about ███████████ that we’ve ██████████ in ██████ and ███████ in █████. Because there’s so much to discuss the focus this time round is on the █████████████████████████. Sit back, have a sip of your favourite drink and lose yourself in the ███████████████. Wait, why are we redacting this? Didn’t the episode title give it all away?

    Anyway, if you love comics, this episode is for you. And if you don’t love comics this episode might show you the light. Oh, and also all the film sound clips we’ve used are copyright Marvel Entertainment. Also, thanks to moviesoundclips.net for some audio clips from the Marvel films.

    • 23 min
    Pluto’s plight

    Pluto’s plight

    People have mixed feelings about Pluto’s status as a planet. What happened in 1992 that changed Pluto’s identity once and for all? In 2006 why did we decide Pluto wasn’t a planet anymore? Was it not special or are we missing the bigger picture?

    • 16 min
    In-flight conversations

    In-flight conversations

    We flew in space in our last episode, it is time to demystify some physics you encounter while flying within our own atmosphere. From tall mountains to landing procedures to banking planes here’s a primer on some common physics you might encounter during your flight.

    • 17 min

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