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EPISODE 54 | ACADEMICS
Professor Marumi Kado
04 Apr 2023
The future and the past of the Higgs boson, ATLAS, and CERN. Do we need the FCC? And much more in this interview!
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EPISODE 53 | ACADEMICS
Prof Albert de Roeck
09 Feb 2023
Another exciting interview from our CERN mini-series, this time with Prof Albert de Roeck, who was in the leadership of the CMS experiment in CERN at the exciting time that the Higgs boson was being discovered. What is the exciting future of neutrinos and what enchants him about egyptology? Listen and find out!
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EPISODE 52 | ACADEMICS
Stephanie Campbell
12 Dec 2022
In this episode we speak with Stephanie Campbell, an astronomy PhD student at the University of St Andrews. We discuss their time at St Andrews, researching the use of dynamic models to study galaxies, as well as their work in diversity and outreach in astronomy. This includes coordinating the University of St Andrews Mobile Planetarium and being the Regional Liaison for the International Society of Non-binary Scientists. (Photo credit: Andrew Perry)
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EPISODE 51 | ACADEMICS
Dr Simon Clark
26 Oct 2022
In this week's episode of Insight, Dr Simon Clark talks about his journey into science content creation, his new book Firmament and also his favourite coordinate system.
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EPISODE 50 | ACADEMICS
Frederik Van der Veken
20 Aug 2022
Frederik is working on the collimators in the LHC, but his path to CERN led through performing arts, philosophy, classical music and then quantum chromodynamics. He speaks about his adventures travelling in Africa and elsewhere and adds many interesting insights into the fields in which he's been involved. Enjoy listening!
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EPISODE 49 | ACADEMICS
Patrick Geeraert
24 Jul 2022
An interview with Patrick Geeraert, whose long and successful career in CERN now culminates in leading the Science Gateway project. Having also done a 9-year detour to ESO, Patrick speaks about the coincidence that lead him to CERN in the first place, managing huge international science projects, and adds a few charming anecdotes.