{"podcast":{"title":"People doing Physics","slug":"people-doing-physics-4852314","podcast_index_feed_id":4852314,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/people-doing-physics/","website_url":"https://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e5480daf-2a6f-4ebf-9b5d-9a02d5faa32e/roqmM8Bs4Lyt1GpYR51AA0Ru.png","author":"Cavendish Laboratory","episode_count":46,"summary":"As fascinating as physics can be, it can also seem very abstract, but behind each experiment and discovery stands a real person trying to understand the universe. Join us at the Cavendish Laboratory on the first Thursday of every month as we get up close and personal with the researchers, technicians, students, teachers, and people that are the beating heart of Cambridge University’s Physics department. If you want to know what goes on behind the doors of a Physics department, are curious to know how people get into physics, or simply wonder what physicists think and dream about, listen in! Join us on Twitter @DeptofPhysics using the hashtag #PeopleDoingPhysics. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T14:21:08.688439+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-doing-physics-4852314"},"episode":{"title":"Eloy de Lera Acedo: Tiny signals, big ambitions","slug":"eloy-de-lera-acedo-tiny-signals-big-ambitions","published_at":"2024-02-01T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-doing-physics-4852314/eloy-de-lera-acedo-tiny-signals-big-ambitions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-doing-physics-4852314","url":"https://people-doing-physics.captivate.fm/episode/eloy-de-lera-acedo-tiny-signals-big-ambitions","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/podcasts.captivate.fm/media/300a2e55-6132-4baf-b78e-f8290bdccb5b/feb24-ver2.mp3","summary":"Have you ever looked at the sky at night and wondered about the mysteries of the universe? When most of us are just looking at those bright stars in awe, our guest today would be searching for tiny, minuscule signals that would help unlock the mysteries of the so-called Cosmic Dawn, when the universe went from dark to bright. Eloy de Lera Acedo is an Associate Professor of Radio Cosmology and the head of the  Radio Astronomy and Cosmology  research group. His background in engineering and thirst of learning about the big science questions have led him to the Cavendish where he is involved in multiple international projects for new radio telescopes exploring a very, very infant universe. So, with Eloy, we talk about the universe of course and how it went from darkness to radiant, but also about childhood curiosity, choosing between technical and theoretical knowledge, and about convincing people.      Useful links Explore the REACH and SKA projects that Eloy presents in the episode. To learn more about his research work on the early epochs of the Universe, visit Eloy’s research group website . Curious about the history of radio astronomy in Cambridge? Read this article. To learn more about the Cavendish Laboratory, or if you are interested injoining us or studying with us, go to the  Cavendish website Share and join the conversation Help us get better by taking  our quick survey ! Your feedback will help us understand how we can improve in the future. Thank you. If you like this episode don’t forget to rate it and leave a review on your favourite podcast app. It really helps others tofind us. Any comment about the podcast or question you would like to ask our physicists, email us at  podcast@phy.cam.ac.uk  or j…","meta_description":"Have you ever looked at the sky at night and wondered about the mysteries of the universe? When most of us are just looking at those bright stars in awe,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1977,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/people-doing-physics-4852314/episodes/eloy-de-lera-acedo-tiny-signals-big-ambitions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-doing-physics-4852314/eloy-de-lera-acedo-tiny-signals-big-ambitions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}