What's it like doing a PhD at CERN?

[@brylevillaguardia3047]

I'm afraid to go inside the Antimatter Factory. But it doesn't matter

[@pattywan923]

A logical Fractal crash

[@unicockboy1666]

This is lowkey the best joke I have heard in my LIFE

[@brylevillaguardia3047]

unicockboy Wow, thanks

[@mihaidumitrescu6272]

haha. Soo good that is does matter in the end! Good joke

[@facucanale]

Easy, subtle and very funny. 9/10

[@hannahlouis8532]

I liked her “cute date” explanation of spectroscopy lol

[@chronohax7186]

Maybe that is her lol

[@Giancarlolol]

Even if you have a timemachine you cannot post a comment if there s no video...

[@hannahlouis8532]

Androva J. Patreon early access

[@Tetraglot]

My dad took me here a couple of years ago... because there was free parking. He had no idea there was a particle accelerator. He just thought it was a free parking lot.

[@bshaw8175]

classic dad move, goes to something that could change our fundamental understadning of life, the universer and everything in it "Oh yeah i just came for free parking" Classic dad move

[@djwindkind]

magnifique! 😄😄😄

[@TheRetsekShow2236]

Brilliant video Simon! I really appreciate how when she's talking about something that you clearly also know lots about, you don't cut her off, or finish her sentences or steal the explanation. Lots of KZbin 'journalists' fail at this

[@KAIZORIANEMPIRE]

He doesn't know alot of about this field of physics. Sure he did a physics undergrad. His PhD was on calculations on atmospheric modelling which is like classical physics mostly not quntum or high energy particle physics.

[@MarianKeller]

@@KAIZORIANEMPIRE Knowing enough to explain the basic concept, and actually understanding and knowing enough to actually do any work in that field are very different.

[@KAIZORIANEMPIRE]

@@MarianKeller I know that the point is he can't really talk over someone on something he's not well versed in cause he is not stupid. He could make himself look stupid. am sure if she was an atmospheric PhD student he'd have added and or corrected her lol. 100% sure since that's how humans act and there's nothing wrong with it.

[@gshan994]

he likes her

[@hoshizora719]

Just like her, when i was younger, i'd always dream about working in CERN and do fun physics, but life has lead me down the path of programming, which is heart breaking. Seeing her where she is made me want to figure out a transition. Hope that's possible. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@deogracias8562]

just fuccing do it asat mgharba chdad

[@adamsrj1999]

Of course its possible. Why would you ever settle on spending time on things you dont care about? Chase what you love

[@lanceanthony5043]

As a fellow programmer I must say i am highly disappointed with your comment. Programming is way better than physics, especially when you add some hacking to it.

[@w0ttheh3ll]

I hope you realize that CERN employs hundreds of programmers.

[@AvadaKedavra943]

If you are not a code monkey programmer but a Computer Scientist, a Computer Engineer or a Software Engineer, you can most definitely get a placement in CERN.

[@6thi8yhvfrt7uikmnbvd]

University: Exists. Me: I've got a PhD in Procrastination of Relativity.

[@maryammanahil1005]

and I relate to u my friend

[@reeeeeeee-e2g]

time itself might be relative but like the speed of light, it's constant and so is procrastination lol

[@karthikeyanvaiyapuri6789]

@black cover no way that procrastination is constant.you might have to prove it 😂

[@grass5697]

@@Pewwwww_2025 it's basically laziness, but in terms of having task in procrastination we tend to do it until the deadline is closed...

[@Ashu_18213]

Constant.yu

[@brylevillaguardia3047]

One of my biggest dreams is to go to CERN and see the Large Hadron Collider. And watching this video inspires me more. Thank you for this, Simon. Now wash your hands

[@tauhid9983]

Lmao! I have a similar dream. Not just going to CERN but to actually work there with those incredible people.

[@brylevillaguardia3047]

EPIC Tube HD That's great! Good luck for your journey

[@okaberintarou8480]

@@tauhid9983 Same

[@tauhid9983]

@@brylevillaguardia3047 thx, u too mate!

[@R3lay0]

Cern is open to vistors every 5 years (I think) the last time was in 2019 so you'll have to wait some time. Unless you do research there ofc.

[@mrabdii7765]

That raised my spirit to change the future of our species in this blue dot or die in an attempt to do that. Thanks Simon

[@FisicoNuclearCuantico]

Go for it.

[@kavish2307]

pale blue dot

[@pseudophd1073]

This was nice. I certainly remember starting my PhD and being worried that I would be asked questions I couldn't answer. The confidence in your work builds over time. CERN must be an amazing place to do a PhD!

[@otiagomarques]

I love this series! The guest was also pretty amazing at explaining everything, and seem pretty excited about the subject! I guess all this enthusiasm is also part of what science is!

[@AhmedLazrak95]

21:09 many students can relate to this moment

[@aliriano15]

This seems like an excellent series! Good job Simon

[@PapaFlammy69]

Hey! :3

[@FirstnameLastname-iq9oo]

h-h-hey there, Daddy . . .😳😖👉👈

[@tanmayjyothis5329]

Inflammable Maths...

[@Simone-uu8ne]

This is Physics, not Mathematics though :o

[@noether9447]

I knew you secretly loved physics! When are you coming out?

[@EstiagoGaming]

Wtf are you doing here 😂😂😂

[@Jonago.]

She's so excited I love it

[@johndoex94]

The best of what you've been doing since graduating IMO

[@anugrahmathewprasad172]

She was really cool. Thanks for this series man. After masters, to and through PhD is such a tough time. So these are really helpful personal stories.. Also, stay safe

[@GenerationBright]

god I wish I was smart

[@SimonClark]

Same, honestly

[@ttrash6404]

You are

[@chibuokearinze6286]

God I wish I had those accents..

[@emad3241]

all people have a close intelligence rate (albert einstein) you don't need to be smart you just need to learn what you like or don't complain because (not being smart) is just excuse

[@still_have_chaos]

HungerCake I envy you. People like you can never understand what it feels like to pursue a field for years, only to find out that no amount of practise or acquired skill can substitute for your lack of intelligence. It is possible to work hard and achieve desirable results, but then there is always this idea in the back of your mind, that you'd have gotten much, much better results had you worked the same but were much more smarter, which demotivates you to such an extent that you don't even feel like putting the effort you could have put.

[@isabellawalser4150]

I can only repeat myself: great, great series!

[@j99701]

She is so cute and so smart that I almost died watching this video lol

[@alisonlaett9625]

@Natural order of things supporter @ Natural order of things supporter lol good luck ever dating anyone with that attitude. smh

[@everlastingideas8625]

@@alisonlaett9625 Sadly, people like him only have that attitude on the internet so people irl don't know. If only there was a mark on these specimens so they would get filtered out.

[@rickskeptical]

Women like her are too few in the world. Actually people like her are too few in the world. I have always found extremely intelligent and educated women as beautiful. Too bad there is too little funding for education, too little emphasis for it - and too much acceptance and popularity (at least in my country) with ignorance, superstition and anti-science.

[@marcialabrahantes3369]

Super girl look a like ! Nerds rule

[@Hiddenkeymaster3]

This was excellent. It is so interesting to see the premier atomic research facility in the world and the people who do the immense and important work within it.

[@NorthEndLeader]

This series is so great! I really enjoyed both of them so far. Such a shame the first one performed so poorly. Hope it is still worth for you to keep making these !

[@jollyjokress3852]

She is so adorable. I could listen to her all day - she is so smart.

[@liverpoolfugl]

I can relate. I had a terrible chemistry and biology teacher (same guy) in high school. After doing a massive amount of self studies I fell in love with different aspects of the two fields. Now I'm doing a PhD in ecotoxicology.

[@zenithone1235]

she explains so excitedly it makes me excited and motivated for my high school science

[@AdityanBorkotoki3136601]

Great concept . This is gonna be a great series. Please do interview people from fields other than physics as well.cheers . Best wishes

[@greenqueenn]

Hahahahaha this is so wild I literally just found out today that I'm gonna be doing a summer studentship at the antimatter factory doing exactly what Joanna is doing, so thanks for such an informative video for me personally😂🥳

[@TenzinKonchok]

This video is helpful in many ways for someone who's aspiring to do PhD even in Theoretical Physics.

[@igorfrancetic3]

Freakin' awesome. This series is great (#1 included), keep 'em coming!

[@GabBy19961]

I'm so excited about the series 😍♥️

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Interesting and worthwhile video showing sections of CERN working on anti-matter.

[@jasonwasham7204]

I really love this series! So fascinating seeing how passionate people are about their research.

[@jimhiggs6281]

With you having a PhD in Physics, I assumed you would at least have visited CERN before attaining a PhD. Good to see you’ve gone there. #CERNfortheWin

[@JMAssainatorz]

Witnessing this girls shear joy in talking about her work brings quite a smile to my face!

[@themcscientist6003]

Every Steins;gate fan: SHE MUST BE WORKING FOR THE AGENCY!!!

[@lestersanchez5534]

Time to rewatch it!!!

[@kunxv15]

el psy congroo

[@themcscientist6003]

😂😂

[@drprocrastinate4719]

kunxv15 el psy congree

[@theonionpirate1076]

Watched most of that show stoned. The last few episodes and ending were an effing frightening mindfuck.

[@bazoo513]

Asia is terrific! Kids like her make the world move along.

[@adamfreed4015]

Can't wait to see the next in the series. This is a fantastic set of videos that really helps to shine a light on PhD projects around the world. Love it.

[@ButzPunk]

Man, everything about this is so cool!

[@cameronduchatel]

You've hit a spot! More of this please (PhD reviews + runs 😉)

[@l00narcy]

This was a really interesting and informative video! I'm excited for my school trip to CERN next year and I'm now excited for it.

[@jovanyagathe2299]

I'm from Mauritius. I'm looking forward for a PhD in Quantum computation.

[@aditi_05]

Nice one! And congrats on getting to see the LHC! It's indeed incredible. Thanks for giving us an inside view!

[@cristinaalexe7454]

Loved to listen about Asha's project and pushing knowledge with her PhD!!

[@monferno71]

These videos make me pumped to do a PhD, even though I'm still an undergrad lol

[@alijassim7015]

Love the idea of the series!! Keep it UP

[@thewanderingone679]

I presume her studies were conducted in English, imagine learning and explaining all these in a 2nd or 3rd language. Also, great series! You got a new subscriber

[@nekdo_kavc]

You get used to it. I use English more in my daily life then my mother tong.

[@khushib9390]

Thank you so much for the video. Looking forward to seeing more such videos in this series. Am also an ongoing PhD student and, although currently in theoretical condensed matter, my master's project was in high energy physics and since the going to CERN is a dream. Hope I get to visit some day.

[@justadreamerforgood69]

Which college are you in?

[@dailengarciarosales5041]

Simon, I didn't fully understand what her experiment was about but your videos are so engaging that I watched the entire thing. Love this series!

[@anamarta7539]

My story for choosing to study physics is exactly the same haha! I loved this video! Keep up with the good work :)

[@ryanbelanger3678]

19:23 Nothing wrong with being an engineer now Simon

[@unrelentingawesomeness7501]

Incorrect

[@mikedang3613]

*Hisses in Physicist*

[@nielsmoureau6666]

Sheldon would disagree

[@falahati]

Not only Engineers are a necessary part of anything practical (as valuable as anyone else); An engineer with a low-level of knowledge of the underlying theories is a very valuable person comparing to both sides.

[@superduperfreakyDj]

Scientist always act so high and mighty until they have to construct something or fix something, then the engineers are suddenly not so bad

[@fernandorahn5807]

Can we get a follow up video about what turned to be her PhD once she have finished it? Great work with the video.

[@Zedstergal]

Great episode Simon! Can't wait to see how you've edited together my PhD in the next one! Maybe it will give me some clarity?

[@ornestebuitkute9720]

Loved it! I am a first year PhD student as well and ohhh boy there is so much work to be done! Inspiring!

[@daveconerly1450]

I suggest her grades throughout her college years were all A plus. Every single class she received an A plus . She graduated with honors . Her graduate studies she passed with all flying colors All classes , discussions and leadership she received all A plus .Her phd program she has also received all A.plus . Every study every program she accoplishes with A plus..Her final thesis she's working on now at cern , she continues to exceed all the limits of the highest grade point average. Perfect grade scores as she finalizes her success. To find that she herself is the equivalent of anti matter.. That's why her positive accumulation equals is all A plus The negative side she completely already knows , but in the understanding she is infinite as she unfolds the knowledge she already knows is there just waiting to be discovered and the negative

[@TranquilSeaOfMath]

Great video! Your run to France was inspiring too. It looked so beautiful and pleasant.

[@edwardlee2794]

Thanks Mr Clark. Not only educating , it's entertaining too. But for the retired, highly aspired, what to do to further aspire our intellect (. So to speak ) looking forward to hearing in the future. Thanks again and keep up with the good work. From HK

[@BelgianGeneral]

This is very well-produced by the way. Top content.

[@samuborostyan9047]

Phenomenal video Simon! :)

[@ah-jb2jz]

wish you would've asked her about Angles and Demons by Dan Brown! definitely created an image of cern in my head which might not be true lol

[@mjl7810]

Being a physics major, I love this channel

[@fahadraza7916]

Once i love chemistry because of same reason and then i realized its all about physics....

[@andi82561]

Well I'm Polish and it was pretty funny to hear your pronunciation of Asia's name. The first thought I had was that she is Russian not Polish so I was suprised that you later said that you can't speak Polish.

[@MegaKakaruto]

her explanation is easy to follow.. big respect

[@Banana-df7jj]

Thank you and thank you to Joanna. It's amazing to be able to see this.

[@sameerdambal8495]

Absolutely amazing place and a thoroughly great coverage of the place, ambience, daily routine, and the work done at CERN!! Thanks a ton for the video! Best wishes from a physics enthusiast! Hope to work there in the future :)

[@_alyscxz]

It’s really cool to see a woman figure to look up to in this kind of field! I hope her the best in her PhD! Now I gotta look up CERN and how can I get in🤣👀 Btw great video Simon!!! Very excited to see the next video!

[@Neilhuny]

I couldn't agree more. And there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON why it shouldn't be 50:50 gender split (including all variations around gender) in Physics, engineering etc. The world is poorer for not having an equal split because it means a lot of talented people are not where they could or should be. Grrrr. More women needed in all the sciences. Best of luck to you in your endeavours!

[@hasanhas00n1]

@@Neilhuny its not a 50:50 split because different genders tend to gravitate towards different fields. it is idiotic to deny male physicist the opportunity of pushing the limits of science because you are more invested in what's between their legs rather than actual science. science does not need more women, it needs more brains whether it is a male, female or everything in between. I hope more women look at science and engineering as viable, interesting fields, but giving a 50/50 split does not build incentive to improve science, it serves nothing other than your stupid identity politics.

[@SethTheOrigin]

@@Neilhuny lol yeah same reason why it shouldn't be 50:50 split in nursing amirite?

[@mariakhan6090]

@@hasanhas00n1 you're absolutely right

[@hilmijohari4821]

Loving these series Simon! Motivates me for my PhD later this year.

[@stijnboeren3943]

Brilliant video Simon!

[@azzamfs]

Very interesting vlog! Can't say i understand 100% of what is being researched, but i enjoyed this whole CERN trip overall

[@nadiaouerfelli4798]

So inspiring. Thanks Asha and Thanks Simon!!!

[@razamadaz3417]

What is the end goal of all this?...Understanding the big bang, developing fusion energy, with the added bonus of winning the nobel peace. It must be great having such high aspirations. Thumbs up.

[@sonochinos]

13:15 "You cannot escape from CERN" Okabe: 👁️👄👁️

[@JustforFun-cb7bo]

Her enthusiasm and spirit is admirable, i hope she keeps it up. She seems to be a good person too, very important.

[@a.kataoka2917]

Exactly the dawn of a new-age science communication, brilliant!

[@evanmiles7252]

Most of this went over my head but I love the series! Keep it up man!

[@Luemm3l]

This is such an intersting idea for a video series (interviewing phds about their projejcts), CERN itself is also highly interesting, and I couldnt help but notice the 3d-printer, a Prusa (czech start up specializing on 3d-printers) in the background at 3:00, which I used with a student team as well for some time! It is so interesting that in science so many different disciplines come together to unravel the mysteries of our world and at the same time connect so many people from different backgrounds as well (as you probably know, science is very international and diverse with students from all over the world studying at CERN, whether it is eastern european states like Poland, Czech Republick or Russia, Chinese and indian researchers or americans, swedes or even african physicists!). As a measly biologist (who didnt have the balls to go for a PhD) things like antimatter and CP-Violation are just too hard to wrap my head around, even just from their wikipedia articles.

[@masie8810]

So cool. Thank you for giving us some more insides!!!

[@tobogansky]

That Monthy Python reference is golden, made me laugh. Great editing and all throughout very entertaining. Thank you

[@OlgaMythago]

Thank you, Simon and Asia, loved the episode :)

[@emanuellopez8578]

2:59 this is why i am studying physics in general to be honest

[@martinjensen9928]

Great work, Simon.

[@kavish2307]

Thanks a ton for posting this video. Out of all things I do or study, this is what I really wanna do. Thanks for keeping me motivated :)

[@samanthaghostlady]

This is an awesome video. My eldest just finished her freshers year studying particle physics and cosmology, and would love to do an internship here one day. PHD here also looks very interesting too, and the back drop of the mountains, very beautiful.

[@collinsngetich3588]

This one sparked a lot of curiosity. Kindly revisit this topic and update us on how the study went.

[@mdshifathossen5546]

Great video by Simon and Asha

[@rreell4372]

You earn a new subscriber, this is very good stuff. You are amazing at conversations.

[@BestKhosa]

I loved this vlog...I did my master’s degree in nuclear power, I had an opportunity to meet some friends from South Africa who have also been visiting to CERN as part of their studies

[@kunspuns200]

Please make this an official series!

[@soroushebi]

Rintaro Okabe was right all along SERN is up to something

[@viveknamikaze761]

Havent seen Christina yet.

[@henrygreen2096]

I'm so jealous! I love this kind of environment and research and stuff. But I will never be good a physics. But am so happy for these people and the work they do. It's beautiful.

[@seldumonde]

Asia was wonderful. I can't wait until she has her own KZbin channel!

[@randomcommenthere]

I love this format!

[@Epicurean999]

The Thumbnail - Ph.D in Anti matter.....PHEW!!!!😍😍😍 The coolest thing on Earth to do. I've always had crush on guys who even dare to mention Anti matter in tandem with quantum mechanics in casual conversations. Big Brains= Big Crush💋

[@stormworks4882]

i watched this high af that girl was so interesting. and then half way through i forgot Simon was British when he was running sounded like an American until he said shrubbery.

[@apurva845]

She explained it so nicely and excitingly also she is adorable

[@Yatukih_001]

I have always been fascinated by all the phenomena associated with CERN. I used to consider CERN as something of a time machine, but no longer do so. It has always struck me as being a kind of a booster. As if you were consuming an energy drink called Cern that basically boosts your body. To some, Cern is even a weather machine. I can not confirm at present to what extent that is accurate. But it would be great, if Cern held a conference in Iceland. It would also be great, if we had a Marcel Grossmann meeting here. During the past decade, Cern´s scientists, together with antivaccers and Jewish communities online were among three of the world´s most persecuted communities, because of a horrible misunderstanding caused by lack of knowledge and goodwill to perform some very basic research.It is great to know that this period is now over. Everything has its tribulations, and Cern is no different. Hopefully the Covid 19 discussion has not stopped all activity at Cern. If nothing good comes out of my clumsy and immature comment, I can remove it with just a little edit and a click. Thank you for this video. Greetings from Iceland.

[@thirrit]

I suppose you were there before the outbreak, because the streets of Geneva do not look like that now

[@iasdlondres]

Another awesome video! Hats off

[@viradeus4322]

Honestly, her story of getting into physics was very similar to mine. Im in the eighth grade and we have a physical science class that teaches us both chem and physics. I thought physics was just writing equations and memorizing formulas. I liked chemistry for some time, and thought I would study that. Then during this pandemic, i decided to relearn physics. I started with Feynman's book's, and am currently reading six easy pieces(and loving it!). I am only 14, but honestly would love to study physics in college(and maybe get a PhD)!

[@uditnarayan8804]

She seems so energetic and enthusiasm wow ..♥️

[@Rkcuddles]

Ok I am sold. Let’s get her, her own KZbin channel I must know more