3 Body Problem: a deep dive into the Netflix show

<p>This episode of <em>Physics World Stories</em> explores the science, politics and ethics in the Netflix series <em><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81024821">3 Body Problem</a>. </em>Adapted from the celebrated Chinese novel <a href="https://physicsworld.com/a/an-interstellar-culture-clash/"><em>The Three-Body Problem</em></a> by Liu Cixin, the multi-layered story centres around humanity&#8217;s first contact with an alien civilization. As the drama unfolds, with physicists among its lead protagonists, the plot navigates the challenges of communicating with aliens across interstellar space – and the inevitable tensions that arise on Earth.</p> <p>To discuss <em>3 Body Problem</em>, podcast host Andrew Glester is joined by three special guests:</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-matt-kenzie">Matt Kenzie</a></strong>: the series&#8217; science adviser, a particle physicist at the University of Cambridge. Kenzie&#8217;s role in informing the show&#8...