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This is a very special episode. It is the first-ever LBS video episode, and it takes place in the heart of particle physics research -- the CERN 🍾

I went onsite in Geneva, to visit Kevin Greif, a doctoral candidate in particle physics at UC Irvine, and we walked around the CERN campus, talking about particle physics, dark matter, dark energy, machine learning -- and a lot more!

I still released the audio form of this episode, but I really thought and made it as a video-first episode, so I strongly recommend watching this one, as you’ll get a cool tour of the CERN campus and some of its experiments ;) I put the YouTube link in the show notes.

I hope you'll enjoy this deep dive into all things physics. If you have any recommendations for other cool scientific places I should do a documentary about, please get in touch on Twitter @LearnBayesStats, or by email.

This was literally a one-person endeavor — you may have noticed that I edited the video myself. So, if you liked it, please send this episode to your friends and colleagues -- and tell them to support the show on Patreon 😉 

With enough support, that means I'll be able to continue with such in-depth content, and maybe, maybe, even pay for a professional video editor next time 🙈 

Enjoy, my dear Bayesians, and best Bayesian wishes 🖖

Our theme music is « Good Bayesian », by Baba Brinkman (feat MC Lars and Mega Ran). Check out his awesome work at https://bababrinkman.com/ !

Thank you to my Patrons for making this episode possible!

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Links from the show:

• Video of the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOaqIIEtdpI
• Kevin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-greif-824b091b4/ 
• Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greif_kevin
• ATLAS homepage: https://atlas.cern
• Kevin’s most recent paper on unfolding: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10399
• LBS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LearnBayesStats
• LBS on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/91594158/admin/feed/posts/
• LBS Physics Playlist: https://learnbayesstats.com/physics-astrophysics/ 
• LBS #72, Why the Universe is so Deliciously Crazy, with Daniel Whiteson: https://learnbayesstats.com/episode/72-why-the-universe-is-so-deliciously-crazy-daniel-whiteson/ 
• CERN Website: https://www.home.cern/

Some physics (and physics adjacent) books Kevin enjoys:

• Copenhagen” by Michael Frayn: https://www.amazon.com/Copenhagen-Michael-Frayn/dp/0385720793
• “The Three Body Problem” by Cixin Liu https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20518872-the-three-body-problem
• “The Aleph” by Jorge Luis Borges https://books.google.com.ar/books/about/The_Aleph_and_Other_Stories.html?id=XYZlAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
• The NOVA special that started it all for Kevin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V64toYdH9hU