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Looking Glass

By: Institute of Physics
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  • Looking Glass returns for a third series, focusing on the crucial role physics must play if we are to navigate the climate crisis. In Looking Glass: Climate Solutions, science journalist, podcaster and author Gemma Milne speaks with physicists and other scientists to discuss what hope science has to offer as we face the prospect of a rapidly a warming planet.

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Episodes
  • Episode 6: Looking Glass reflections

    Episode 6: Looking Glass reflections
    Sep 28 2022
    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 can scientific organisations like the IOP do to support climate solutions – and ensure those solutions benefit everyone?  

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    40 mins
  • Episode 5: Air – how will I breathe?

    Episode 5: Air – how will I breathe?
    Sep 1 2022
    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 Suzanne Bartington and Dr Mark Richards.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn? 

    Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn? 
    Aug 25 2022
    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 advantage? With Professor Martin Wooster and Tercia Strydom.

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    32 mins
Philosophy Political Science Social Sciences Physics
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