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Ri Science Podcast

Thought provoking lectures from the world's sharpest minds. Science talks from the Royal Institution every month.

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2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, as marked by the UN, to celebrate 100 years since the birth of quantum mechanics. But quantum science is one of the least diverse areas of science in terms of gender and other protected characteristics.

Jess Wade, a physicist and lecturer in functional materials at Imperial College London, has been fighting the inequality in quantum physics and beyond by creating thousands of Wikipedia pages for women scientists. Jess joins us this month to discuss the past, present, and future of quantum science along with what can be done to increase diversity within the field.

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Producer: Lia Hale

Assistant producers: Katie Mortimer, Isla Nakano

Interviewer: Lia Hale

Music: Joseph Sandy