Episodi

  • 7: A Final Moment for the Muon

    7: A Final Moment for the Muon
    Nov 15 2025
    Guests
    Fred Gray , Professor of Physics at Regis University, Muon g-2 Experiment
    Claudia Cornella, CERN Theory Research Fellow
    Simon Kuberski, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Theory Research Fellow at CERN

    Contributors
    Host: Steven Goldfarb
    Editor & Producer: Melanie Arnold
    Executive Producer: Jacques Fichet
    Ron Suykerbuyk: Technical Lead
    Sound Engineering: Piotr Traczyk
    Music: The Canettes Blues Band
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    35 min
  • 6: Tangled Up in Quarks

    6: Tangled Up in Quarks
    Apr 14 2025
    In this special episode celebrating the United Nations' International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and World Quantum Day, we dive into the mysterious world of quantum entanglement—this time, at the scale of top quarks.

    Join us as we speak with Giulia Negro (CMS Experiment, Purdue University) and Yoav Afik (ATLAS Experiment, University of Chicago), two physicists behind groundbreaking results from the Large Hadron Collider's biggest experiments.

    From the birth of quantum mechanics 100 years ago to its latest tests in high-energy proton collisions, we explore how the weirdness of the quantum world continues to unfold—one quark pair at a time.

    Contributors:
    Host: Steven Goldfarb
    Editor & Producer: Chetna Krishna
    Executive Producer: Jacques Fichet
    Ron Suykerbuyk: Technical Lead
    Sound Engineering: Piotr Traczyk
    Music: The Canettes Blues Band
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    34 min
  • 5: Exploring matter–antimatter asymmetry with LHCb

    5: Exploring matter–antimatter asymmetry with LHCb
    Feb 4 2025
    Why does our universe seem to be made almost entirely of matter, with barely any antimatter in sight?

    Join us as we dive in this podcast episode of Early Morning Coffee at CERN (Emc2) into the fascinating world of LHCb, the LHC's beauty experiment, with two leading experimentalists, Yasmine Amhis and Patrick Koppenburg. We explore how the LHCb experiment is probing CP violation to studying hadrons containing b and c quarks and preparing for the High-Luminosity LHC era. Discover what makes LHCb unique—its asymmetric design and its remarkable success in identifying new hadrons.

    Contributors:
    Director, Producer & Editor: Chetna Krishna
    Host: Steven Goldfarb
    Production Assistant: Joni Pham
    Guests: Yasmine Amhis and Patrick Koppenburg
    Executive Producer: Jacques Fichet
    Technical Lead: Ron Suykerbuyk
    Sound Engineering: Piotr Traczyk
    Original theme: Canettes Blues Band
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    35 min
  • 4: Turning lead into primordial soup

    4: Turning lead into primordial soup
    Dec 16 2024
    How can the Large Hadron Collider turn lead into primordial soup and why?

    Join us as we dive into the world of heavy ion collisions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In this episode, we connect with an expert from the LHC’s Beam Operations team and a researcher from the ALICE experiment to uncover the science behind colliding lead ions instead of protons. What does it take to vapourize lead, strip off its electrons, and accelerate it to near-light speeds for these extraordinary collisions? And why are these collisions important?

    We’ll explore the challenges of lead ion collisions, how they differ from proton collisions, and the unique role of the ALICE experiment in studying their results. From measurements to discoveries, we’ll unpack the insights gained from these experiments while offering a glimpse into the future of research at the LHC.

    Tune in to explore the fascinating intersection of physics, experimentation, and cutting-edge discovery.
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    36 min
  • 3: Searching dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider

    3: Searching dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider
    Oct 30 2024
    Can dark matter be produced at the Large Hadron Collider?

    On Dark Matter Day, discover how scientists at CERN are using cutting-edge technology and computing to tackle one of the universe’s biggest mysteries.

    Hear from host Steven Goldfarb and our guests Baptise Ravina from the ATLAS experiment and Annapaola de Cosa from the CMS experiment.

    In this episode:
    0:00 - 0:45 — Teaser
    0:45 - 1:20 — Introduction
    1:20 - 2:10 — Origins of Interest in Dark Matter
    2:10 - 3:47 — Dark Matter Evidence
    3:47 - 4:47 — Cosmic Background & Relativity
    4:47 - 5:46 — Gravity and Dark Matter
    5:46 - 9:15 — What Is Dark Matter?
    9:15 - 11:00 — Detection Challenges
    1:00 - 13:30 — Detection Strategy
    13:30 - 16:18 — Differentiating Neutrinos
    16:18 - 18:00 — Alternative Models
    18:00 - 19:35 — Particle Jets
    19:35 - 20:08 — Theory vs. Concept
    21:53 — LHC & Higgs Discovery
    22:12 — Higgs-Dark Matter Link?
    22:27 — LHC Dark Matter Search
    23:02 — Dark Higgs Theory
    24:02 — Dark Leptons & Quarks
    25:03 — Parallel Universe Hypothesis
    25:54 — LHC Upgrades & Future
    27:22 — AI and New Physics
    28:43 — Planning a New Collider
    29:49 — Other Dark Matter Experiments
    30:48 — Complementary Approaches
    31:30 — Dark Matter Quest
    32:11 — Quantum Fields
    33:00 — Team

    Guests
    Annapaola da Cosa, Assistant Professor, ETH Zürich (CMS)
    Baptiste Ravina, Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (ATLAS)

    Contributors:
    Host & Script: Steven Goldfarb
    Executive producer: Jacques Herve Fichet
    Director & Producer: Chetna Krishna
    Editor: Chetna Krishna
    Production Assistant: Joni Pham
    Sound designer: Piotr Traczyk
    Original Music: Canettes Blues Band
    Graphics and animation: Daniel Dominguez
    Technical Lead: Ron Suykerbuyk
    Studio Manager: Max Brice
    Advisors: Matthew Chalmers, Paola Catapano, Arnaud Marsollier
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    35 min
  • 2: The Higgs Boson Special

    2: The Higgs Boson Special
    Jul 2 2024
    Take a deep dive into the past, present and future of Higgs-boson research at CERN. Tune in to a special podcast on the occasion of the enigmatic boson’s 12th anniversary.

    In this episode,
    00:00 Teaser
    00:13 Intro
    03:29 4 July 2012
    07:38 Why was this important?
    14:29 Behind the discovery
    28:19 Bosons and fermions
    30:23 Books and metaphors
    33:02 Since the discovery
    37:47 High-Luminosity LHC
    40:31 Physics at the HL-LHC
    41:58 Detectors
    42:30 The next era
    42:52 Dark matter
    44:28 Future machines
    49:51 Question for you

    Discover us on your favourite podcast listening platform and CERN YouTube.

    We value our listeners' opinions and encourage you to share your thoughts on the pilot episode via this feedback form https://www.surveyhero.com/c/podcast-pilot. The survey will only take a minute of your time and it will be highly valuable for us to hear from you!
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    51 min
  • 1: Teaser

    1: Teaser
    Jul 1 2024
    The Early Morning Coffee at CERN podcast brings you the hottest science topics straight from the scientists of CERN. Get a sneak peek into the new podcast series, Emc2, with a teaser of our pilot episode.

    Contributors
    Executive Producer: Jacques Fichet
    Director and Producer: Chetna Krishna

    Host: Steven Goldfarb
    Social Correspondent: Joni Pham
    Technical Lead: Ron Suykerbuyk
    Studio Manager: Max Brice
    Sound: Piotr Traczyk
    Original Theme: Canettes Blues Band

    This podcast is brought to you by the scientists at CERN in collaboration with the Education, Communications and Outreach group at CERN. Find us on CERN's YouTube channel, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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