I've been trawling through some old science comedy sets. Here's why physics is just like sex... Link: youtube.com/shorts/EurEA... #science #comedy 🧪⚛️

I've been trawling through some old science comedy sets. Here's why physics is just like sex... Link: youtube.com/shorts/EurEA... #science #comedy 🧪⚛️

It's an important continuation of the trend that "all experts are shills and must not be trusted, only populists can be trusted" Even domains that seem far from public policy are attacked. Because if their experts can be trusted, then maybe there are other experts elsewhere, too.

Today LHCb presented a new measurement of the decay of a B meson into a K* and a μ+ μ- pair Previous results disagreed with the Standard Model prediction for the branching fraction and angular distribution The new measurement has almost twice as much data and still disagrees! 🧵1/6

Have you ever wondered why physicists are so excited to study the Higgs Boson at a new Higgs Factory collider? Wonder no more! I explain what a Higgs factory is, why we need one, and the amazing measurements the machine will make. Check it out! Link: youtu.be/xtJgh7yZHkk 🧪⚛️

Have you ever wondered why physicists are so excited to study the Higgs Boson at a new Higgs Factory collider? Wonder no more! I explain what a Higgs factory is, why we need one, and the amazing measurements the machine will make. Check it out! Link: youtu.be/xtJgh7yZHkk 🧪⚛️

I have a complaint about Avi Loeb's latest work and I want to speak to management. medium.com/@steve.desch...

Had the pleasure of chatting with Prof Steve Desch (@deschscoveries.bsky.social) regarding Avi Loeb's latest claims that an interstellar object might be a hostile alien probe. Spoiler alert: It isn't. We break down Loeb's weak, cherry picking arguments. Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=B4wp... 🧪⚛️

Had the pleasure of chatting with Prof Steve Desch (@deschscoveries.bsky.social) regarding Avi Loeb's latest claims that an interstellar object might be a hostile alien probe. Spoiler alert: It isn't. We break down Loeb's weak, cherry picking arguments. Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=B4wp... 🧪⚛️

Carbon-14 may be the most important radioisotope ever discovered. It has revolutionised our understanding of the past, helped demystify bio pathways and confirmed anthropogenic climate change. Come learn about its incredibly fraught discovery! Link: youtube.com/watch?v=47tPQWHL190 🧪⚛️

Carbon-14 may be the most important radioisotope ever discovered. It has revolutionised our understanding of the past, helped demystify bio pathways and confirmed anthropogenic climate change. Come learn about its incredibly fraught discovery! Link: youtube.com/watch?v=47tPQWHL190 🧪⚛️

My final thoughts on the now infamous Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate and the absurdly inflated play that Eric - and his ideas - get in online spaces. Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=VIOV... 🧪⚛️

My final thoughts on the now infamous Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate and the absurdly inflated play that Eric - and his ideas - get in online spaces. Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=VIOV... 🧪⚛️

My thoughts on the Sean Carroll and Eric Weinstein debate. Eric's ideas only exist in the worlds of YouTube grievance, culture war nonsense, and the negative space left by the perceived failings of string theory. tl;dr Eric lost badly. ⚛️🧪 Full video: youtu.be/27RVNYSc2lw

My thoughts on the Sean Carroll and Eric Weinstein debate. Eric's ideas only exist in the worlds of YouTube grievance, culture war nonsense, and the negative space left by the perceived failings of string theory. tl;dr Eric lost badly. ⚛️🧪 Full video: youtu.be/27RVNYSc2lw

This month's bonus episode is about the rise of the lab leak theory from an unfounded theory promoted by right-wing cranks to an unfounded theory promoted by prominent liberal journalists.

The legacy of the promotion of the ragbag of unevidenced and often mutually exclusive lab leak theories by a motley crew of lunatics, conspiracists and MAGA proto-Fascists is that that this will all happen again - the same way it did in 2019. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Breaking: The muon discrepancy seems to be officially gone. The Muon g–2 experiment at @fermilab.bsky.social has just announced its final magnetic moment of the muon, improving precision by 1.8x. This is now in agreement with updated calculations published last week by the Theory Initiative ...🧵

Short summary of the recent Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate: 🧪⚛️

Short summary of the recent Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate: 🧪⚛️

Here's a video bsky.app/profile/badb...

Who knew? The LHC is the philosopher's stone. 🧪⚛️

The ALICE experiment at @cern.bsky.social has quantified the conversion of lead into gold at the Large Hadron Collider. It turns out that the world's most powerful particle collider is also a philosopher's stone! Check it out! Link: youtube.com/shorts/WOJXq... 🧪⚛️

The ALICE experiment at @cern.bsky.social has quantified the conversion of lead into gold at the Large Hadron Collider. It turns out that the world's most powerful particle collider is also a philosopher's stone! Check it out! Link: youtube.com/shorts/WOJXq... 🧪⚛️

The video is an adaption of my lecture about pseudoarchaeology from the #SAA2025 meetings and a workshop on public engagement (co-organized with Milo Rossi aka @miniminuteman.bsky.social ) Available on YouTube (link above) and Spotify (link here) open.spotify.com/episode/68a2...

[NEW VIDEO] Archaeology is under siege from popular anti-intellectual influencers. I document threats and harassment and provide actionable strategies for promoting public educational content Watch, like, comment, and share to boost visibility 🧪🏺 #AncientBlueSky youtu.be/F5PvwzgfKKw

We are hiring a PhD student working on analysis of CMS Run 3 data with focus on the search for Higgs boson pair production through decays of heavy resonances in final states with multiple b quarks, and work on detectors for the CMS upgrade. More info: v22.desy.de/e67416/recor...

Had a brilliant time discussing the claims that biosignature gases may have been found in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b with exoplanetary scientist @distantworlds.space These claims appear to be very premature. Want to know more? Link: youtu.be/4d1WhtUiCRg 🧪⚛️

Had a brilliant time discussing the claims that biosignature gases may have been found in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b with exoplanetary scientist @distantworlds.space These claims appear to be very premature. Want to know more? Link: youtu.be/4d1WhtUiCRg 🧪⚛️

Sam's science comedy breakdowns are brilliant; certainly a much needed guilty pleasure in the insanity of anti-science aggression by the most idiotic forces.

Science comedy breakdown of the biggest science and tech stories of the last month is up! If you hate attacks on science and enjoy edgy (science) comedy with absolutely no punches pulled, check it out! If you don't...yeah. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=stH1... 🧪⚛️

Science comedy breakdown of the biggest science and tech stories of the last month is up! If you hate attacks on science and enjoy edgy (science) comedy with absolutely no punches pulled, check it out! If you don't...yeah. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=stH1... 🧪⚛️

Sam Gregson playing the Higgs Boson solo

This week, I had the honour of winning a tiny fraction of the #breakthroughprize for fundamental #physics alongside some amazing former colleagues. Here are some thoughts and why it is fantastic to see large collaborations receiving recognition. ⚛️🧪 Link: youtube.com/watch?v=hBJXvAOMnmM

This week, I had the honour of winning a tiny fraction of the #breakthroughprize for fundamental #physics alongside some amazing former colleagues. Here are some thoughts and why it is fantastic to see large collaborations receiving recognition. ⚛️🧪 Link: youtube.com/watch?v=hBJXvAOMnmM

Honoured to share a tiny fraction of the science #BreakthroughPrize with dozens of amazing former colleagues. Being part of the brilliant LHCb collaboration was an incredible experience and privilege and the scientists involved taught me more than I can ever explain. Thank you! ⚛️🧪

Fantastic time discussing whether the latest blockbuster cosmology results really do show that Dark Energy is evolving! Brilliant explanations from @clairelamman.bsky.social , @tamarastro.bsky.social and @justshaun.bsky.social Check it out! Full talk: youtu.be/reNicLW2vpY?... 🧪⚛️

Fantastic time discussing whether the latest blockbuster cosmology results really do show that Dark Energy is evolving! Brilliant explanations from @clairelamman.bsky.social , @tamarastro.bsky.social and @justshaun.bsky.social Check it out! Full talk: youtu.be/reNicLW2vpY?... 🧪⚛️

When floating ice melts, does the water level go up or down? 🧊🧊🧊🥤 Actually, for pure water and ice, it doesn't change! 🤯 Here's why! 🤔 #Physics YouTube link: www.youtube.com/shorts/V77Q5... 🧪⚛️

When floating ice melts, does the water level go up or down? 🧊🧊🧊🥤 Actually, for pure water and ice, it doesn't change! 🤯 Here's why! 🤔 #Physics YouTube link: www.youtube.com/shorts/V77Q5... 🧪⚛️

I'm in @badboyofscience.bsky.social podcast to discuss future accelerators.

Great discussion with @theorydad.bsky.social, Jenny List & @koppenburg.ch on the potential future of particle physics and the pros and cons of future machines. Particle physicists need to form a clear consensus in the next year to drive the field forward. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=wr3Xbnr0UD8 ⚛️🧪

Great discussion with @theorydad.bsky.social, Jenny List & @koppenburg.ch on the potential future of particle physics and the pros and cons of future machines. Particle physicists need to form a clear consensus in the next year to drive the field forward. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=wr3Xbnr0UD8 ⚛️🧪

Why do rapidly spinning objects often look like they're spinning slowly or even backwards? ⚔️ This is the phenomenon of "aliasing". Some cameras record video at a frame rate that's too slow to reconstruct the true motion of an object. ⏩ ⚛️🧪 Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/EjnqJ7GTeaU

Why do rapidly spinning objects often look like they're spinning slowly or even backwards? ⚔️ This is the phenomenon of "aliasing". Some cameras record video at a frame rate that's too slow to reconstruct the true motion of an object. ⏩ ⚛️🧪 Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/EjnqJ7GTeaU

Tune in today at 11 AM CET for a live LHC Seminar on new measurements of the top quark! ATLAS physicist Mark Owens will present a new study that has boosted the precision of the top quark mass measurement. Watch live: cern.ch/atlas-webinar

Standard (Model) routine: 🧪⚛️

📢 We're hiring! 📢 In the context of our ENW-XL grant 'The Full Potential of the Higgs' we have 3 open PhD positions in our ATLAS group at Nikhef on the exciting search for double-Higgs production in the LHC Run-3 data! ➡️ jobs.nikhef.nl/jobs/3-phd-p... @nikhef.bsky.social

Did you know that you can visit tonnes of #CERN experiments and facilities virtually from the comfort of your own home? 🤔 Check out the @cern.bsky.social Panoramas Project here: panoramas-outreach.cern.ch/home and my quick video tour here: Link: youtube.com/watch?v=i335... 🧪⚛️ #largehadroncollider

Did you know that you can visit tonnes of #CERN experiments and facilities virtually from the comfort of your own home? 🤔 Check out the @cern.bsky.social Panoramas Project here: panoramas-outreach.cern.ch/home and my quick video tour here: Link: youtube.com/watch?v=i335... 🧪⚛️ #largehadroncollider