Conversations at the Perimeter

This podcast will introduce you to brilliant researchers working at the forefront of science, seeking to solve nature’s deepest mysteries – from quantum to cosmos. Learn about their motivations, the challenges they encounter, and the drive that keeps them searching for answers. Join the conversation!

Neil Turok on the simplicity of nature
Feb 1, 2024 – 01:01:47
Sir Anthony Leggett on science, superfluidity, and serendipity
Apr 27, 2023 – 01:28:31
Shep Doeleman on hunting for black holes
Mar 30, 2023 – 01:13:51
Shohini Ghose on revolutions – quantum and social
Dec 22, 2022 – 59:26
Pedro Vieira on a theory of all quantum field theories
Dec 15, 2022 – 01:14:51
Ganapathy Baskaran on physics, biology, and global science
Dec 8, 2022 – 01:03:36
Nicole Yunger Halpern on quantum steampunk
Dec 1, 2022 – 59:07
Dustin Lang on big data from a big universe
Nov 24, 2022 – 01:09:32
Savas Dimopoulos on the universe’s biggest unsolved puzzles
Nov 17, 2022 – 01:02:24
Lee Smolin on a lifetime of big questions
Nov 10, 2022 – 47:08
Jessie Muir on the mystery of dark energy
Nov 3, 2022 – 01:02:29
Raymond Laflamme on the life-changing power of curiosity
Jun 23, 2022 – 59:49
Hilding Neilson on stellar stories
Jun 16, 2022 – 53:38
Estelle Inack on quantum intelligence
Jun 9, 2022 – 50:12
François David on mathematical beauty
Jun 2, 2022 – 50:28
Meenu Kumari on quantum chaos
May 26, 2022 – 50:45
Lucien Hardy on quantum gravity and (apparent) paradoxes
May 19, 2022 – 50:18
Avery Broderick on a black hole breakthrough from the EHT
May 12, 2022 – 55:56
Ghazal Geshnizjani and Niayesh Afshordi: Cosmologically Coupled
May 5, 2022 – 01:12:10
Carlo Rovelli on physics and philosophy
Apr 28, 2022 – 57:36
Katie Mack on the end of it all – and new beginnings
Apr 21, 2022 – 56:47
Timothy Hsieh on the magic of quantum
Apr 14, 2022 – 45:50
Introducing: Conversations at the Perimeter
Apr 4, 2022 – 04:15

Recent Reviews

nvmnova

Waterloo for the win!

Excellent educational content with clear communicators and passionate scientists. Would love to hear the public lectures posted too.
Jack Sawyer1001

So….

You’d think people with PhD’s would know how to speak. People who begin every sentence with the word so lose all credibility with me.