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Dr Harry Cliff: Author & research physicist at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
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Harry Cliff is a particle physicist and former stand-up comedian specialising in making science accessible and fun. Harry is a research physicist working at the cutting-edge of science at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. His latest book (Space Oddities) explores a number of exciting anomalies, and asks whether they suggest a revolutionary new scientific age, or if we might be so desperate to see something new that we risk seeing effects where there are none…
In this episode Ben and Harry bond discuss his new book (and anomalies like the Hubble Tension), the synergies between stand up comedy and science communication and what is Early Dark Energy?
OUTLINE:
Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.
01:05 Intro to Dr Harry Cliff/Christmas vibes
01:58 Upcoming Trip - Work/Play
03:03 Upcoming book:
05:04 The Hubble Tension
08:24 Dark Energy/Matter/Early Dark Energy?
11:50 Researcher at CERN
17:16 Underfunded physicists?
21:15 Stand Up comedian experience
27:30 Quick Fire Question
32:37 Wrap Up’s and Socials
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Website: https://www.harrycliff.co.uk/
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