{"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":"The Bad Boy of Science: Particle Physics meets Science Communications","slug":"the-bad-boy-of-science-particle-physics-meets-science-communications","published_at":"2024-12-05T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-doing-physics-4852314/the-bad-boy-of-science-particle-physics-meets-science-communications","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-doing-physics-4852314","url":"https://people-doing-physics.captivate.fm/episode/the-bad-boy-of-science-particle-physics-meets-science-communications","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1c9ac0a0-7e28-4cff-a125-b1ca495e4234/podcast-dec24.mp3","summary":"This month, our guest is Dr Sam Gregson, better known as YouTube’s Bad Boy of Science. Formerly a Cavendish particle physicist working on the LHCb experiment at CERN, Sam found that he enjoyed finding ways to engage non-specialist audiences with fundamental physics more than submitting himself to peer-review and moved into science communication. The founder of LHComedy, CERN’s first ever comedy show, he now runs science education shows that have played in venues as diverse as the Royal Institution and The Green Man Festival. His Hunting the Higgs talk was recently performed for hundreds of school students here at the Cavendish, and has been seen by tens of thousands around the world. Alongside this, he blogs, podcasts, and regularly posts videos to YouTube covering current scientific stories and in-depth breakdowns of complex particle physics. Today, we’ll talk about what drove him to look for the most fundamental building blocks of the universe, why he now subjects himself to audiences of teenagers, and how he feels particle physics research can make a better case for itself… Stay with us! Useful links Check Sam's website The Bad Boy of Science and his YouTube channel: Welcome to the Bad Boy of Science YT channel! To learn more about the LHCb experiment, check the CERN website: LHCb |CERN LHComedy, CERN's 1st ever comedy show founded by Sam in 2013 , is still available online: LHComedy 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 to find us. Any comment about the podcast or question you would like to ask our physicists, email…","meta_description":"This month, our guest is Dr Sam Gregson, better known as YouTube’s Bad Boy of Science. Formerly a Cavendish particle physicist working on the LHCb experim…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2643,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/people-doing-physics-4852314/episodes/the-bad-boy-of-science-particle-physics-meets-science-communications/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/the-bad-boy-of-science-particle-physics-meets-science-communications.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}