What's it like doing a PhD at CERN?

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  • Want to research antimatter? Get to grips with quantum mechanics and practice your physics with www.brilliant.org/simonclark
    In this video I spend a few days with PhD student Joanna (Asia) Peszka, who is doing her PhD at CERN in antimatter, researching how antihydrogen interacts with the electromagnetic force. Specifically she is improving antihydrogen trapping via berylium ions, which will help us better undertake experiments which will tell us how antimatter interacts with the fundamental forces. Really exciting, cutting edge physics stuff!
    Also in this video I show you some less seen bits of CERN, take a tour of the LHC, and even go on a run from Switzerland to France and back!
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  • @brylevillaguardia3047
    @brylevillaguardia3047 Před 4 lety +1329

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

  • @Tetraglot
    @Tetraglot Před 4 lety +273

    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
      @bshaw8175 Před 4 lety +60

      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
      @djwindkind Před rokem +1

      magnifique! 😄😄😄

  • @hannahlouis8532
    @hannahlouis8532 Před 4 lety +543

    I liked her “cute date” explanation of spectroscopy lol

    • @chronohax7186
      @chronohax7186 Před 4 lety +7

      Maybe that is her lol

    • @Giancarlolol
      @Giancarlolol Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @hannahlouis8532
      @hannahlouis8532 Před 4 lety +11

      Androva J. Patreon early access

  • @hoshizora719
    @hoshizora719 Před 4 lety +242

    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
      @deogracias8562 Před 4 lety +5

      just fuccing do it asat mgharba chdad

    • @adamsrj1999
      @adamsrj1999 Před 4 lety +17

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

    • @lanceanthony5043
      @lanceanthony5043 Před 4 lety +11

      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
      @w0ttheh3ll Před 4 lety +53

      I hope you realize that CERN employs hundreds of programmers.

    • @AvadaKedavra943
      @AvadaKedavra943 Před 4 lety +19

      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.

  • @user-xk9td5kk3p
    @user-xk9td5kk3p Před 4 lety +380

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

    • @maryammanahil1005
      @maryammanahil1005 Před 4 lety +7

      and I relate to u my friend

    • @blackclover4375
      @blackclover4375 Před 4 lety +10

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

    • @karthikeyanvaiyapuri6789
      @karthikeyanvaiyapuri6789 Před 4 lety

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

    • @grass5697
      @grass5697 Před 3 lety

      @@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
      @Ashu_18213 Před 2 lety

      Constant.yu

  • @brylevillaguardia3047
    @brylevillaguardia3047 Před 4 lety +184

    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
      @tauhid9983 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @brylevillaguardia3047
      @brylevillaguardia3047 Před 4 lety

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

    • @okaberintarou8480
      @okaberintarou8480 Před 4 lety +1

      @@tauhid9983 Same

    • @tauhid9983
      @tauhid9983 Před 4 lety +1

      @@brylevillaguardia3047 thx, u too mate!

    • @R3lay0
      @R3lay0 Před 4 lety +1

      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.

  • @TheRetsekShow2236
    @TheRetsekShow2236 Před 4 lety +284

    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 CZcams 'journalists' fail at this

    • @POLYMATHEMPIRE
      @POLYMATHEMPIRE Před 4 lety +17

      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
      @MarianKeller Před 4 lety +5

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

    • @POLYMATHEMPIRE
      @POLYMATHEMPIRE Před 4 lety +6

      @@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
      @gshan994 Před 4 lety

      he likes her

  • @mrabdii7765
    @mrabdii7765 Před 4 lety +125

    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

  • @pseudophd1073
    @pseudophd1073 Před 4 lety +47

    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!

  • @aliriano15
    @aliriano15 Před 4 lety +30

    This seems like an excellent series! Good job Simon

  • @adamfreed4015
    @adamfreed4015 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @jasonwasham7204
    @jasonwasham7204 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @GabBy19961
    @GabBy19961 Před 4 lety +4

    I'm so excited about the series 😍♥️

  • @AhmedLazrak95
    @AhmedLazrak95 Před 4 lety +73

    21:09 many students can relate to this moment

  • @igorfrancetic3
    @igorfrancetic3 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @aditi_05
    @aditi_05 Před 4 lety

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

  • @AdityanBorkotoki3136601
    @AdityanBorkotoki3136601 Před 4 lety +7

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

  • @l00narcy
    @l00narcy Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @TenzinKonchok
    @TenzinKonchok Před 4 lety +4

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

  • @NorthEndLeader
    @NorthEndLeader Před 4 lety +7

    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 !

  • @alijassim7015
    @alijassim7015 Před 4 lety +1

    Love the idea of the series!! Keep it UP

  • @otiagomarques
    @otiagomarques Před 4 lety +90

    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!

  • @Hiddenkeymaster3
    @Hiddenkeymaster3 Před 4 lety +6

    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.

  • @isabellawalser4150
    @isabellawalser4150 Před 4 lety +17

    I can only repeat myself: great, great series!

  • @ButzPunk
    @ButzPunk Před 4 lety +4

    Man, everything about this is so cool!

  • @hilmijohari4821
    @hilmijohari4821 Před 4 lety

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

  • @cameronduchatel
    @cameronduchatel Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @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!

  • @zenithone1235
    @zenithone1235 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @ornestebuitkute9720
    @ornestebuitkute9720 Před 4 lety

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

  • @masie8810
    @masie8810 Před 4 lety

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

  • @Jonago.
    @Jonago. Před 4 lety +9

    She's so excited I love it

  • @kavish2307
    @kavish2307 Před 4 lety

    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 :)

  • @sameerdambal8495
    @sameerdambal8495 Před 3 lety

    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 :)

  • @nadiaouerfelli4798
    @nadiaouerfelli4798 Před 4 lety +1

    So inspiring. Thanks Asha and Thanks Simon!!!

  • @anugrahmathewprasad172
    @anugrahmathewprasad172 Před 4 lety +27

    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

  • @khushib9390
    @khushib9390 Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @anamarta7539
    @anamarta7539 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Zedstergal
    @Zedstergal Před 4 lety +2

    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?

  • @johndoex94
    @johndoex94 Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @Banana-df7jj
    @Banana-df7jj Před 3 lety

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

  • @BelgianGeneral
    @BelgianGeneral Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @evanmiles7252
    @evanmiles7252 Před 4 lety

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

  • @robertschlesinger1342
    @robertschlesinger1342 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @GenerationBright
    @GenerationBright Před 4 lety +565

    god I wish I was smart

    • @SimonClark
      @SimonClark  Před 4 lety +294

      Same, honestly

    • @ttrash6404
      @ttrash6404 Před 4 lety +9

      You are

    • @chibuokearinze6286
      @chibuokearinze6286 Před 4 lety +15

      God I wish I had those accents..

    • @emad3241
      @emad3241 Před 4 lety +35

      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
      @still_have_chaos Před 4 lety +58

      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.

  • @PapaFlammy69
    @PapaFlammy69 Před 4 lety +196

    Hey! :3

  • @edwardlee2794
    @edwardlee2794 Před 4 lety

    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

  • @samuborostyan9047
    @samuborostyan9047 Před 4 lety +2

    Phenomenal video Simon! :)

  • @liverpoolfugl
    @liverpoolfugl Před 4 lety +3

    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.

  • @stijnboeren3943
    @stijnboeren3943 Před 4 lety +1

    Brilliant video Simon!

  • @randomcommenthere
    @randomcommenthere Před 4 lety

    I love this format!

  • @cristinaalexe7454
    @cristinaalexe7454 Před 2 lety

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

  • @iasdlondres
    @iasdlondres Před 4 lety

    Another awesome video! Hats off

  • @OlgaMythago
    @OlgaMythago Před 4 lety

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

  • @JMAssainatorz
    @JMAssainatorz Před 2 lety

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

  • @martinjensen9928
    @martinjensen9928 Před 4 lety +1

    Great work, Simon.

  • @rreell4372
    @rreell4372 Před 3 lety

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

  • @TranquilSeaOfMath
    @TranquilSeaOfMath Před rokem

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

  • @paul4105
    @paul4105 Před 4 lety

    Man this is so cool. Thanks for the amazing insight.

  • @MegaKakaruto
    @MegaKakaruto Před 4 lety

    her explanation is easy to follow.. big respect

  • @azzamfs
    @azzamfs Před 3 lety

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

  • @samanthaghostlady
    @samanthaghostlady Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @jollyjokress3852
    @jollyjokress3852 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @jimhiggs6281
    @jimhiggs6281 Před 4 lety +4

    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

  • @greenqueenn
    @greenqueenn Před 4 lety +17

    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😂🥳

  • @j99701
    @j99701 Před 4 lety +199

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

    • @alisonlaett9625
      @alisonlaett9625 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @everlastingideas8625
      @everlastingideas8625 Před 4 lety +1

      @@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
      @rickskeptical Před 3 lety +4

      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
      @marcialabrahantes3369 Před 3 lety +1

      Super girl look a like !
      Nerds rule

  • @ChickenWingzz
    @ChickenWingzz Před 4 lety

    Love this series! Please do one on biology :)

  • @bazoo513
    @bazoo513 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Unknown42Life
    @Unknown42Life Před 4 lety

    Thanks a lot for putting this video Simon.. it is really inspiring.. And I really wish her good luck.. she seems really nice and sweet..Simon can upload another video after she gets her PhD..

  • @gabriellem6080
    @gabriellem6080 Před 4 lety

    Great video, really interesting!!

  • @BestKhosa
    @BestKhosa Před 4 lety

    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

  • @Luemm3l
    @Luemm3l Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @henrygreen2096
    @henrygreen2096 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @fernandorahn5807
    @fernandorahn5807 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @alexanerzuev3676
    @alexanerzuev3676 Před 2 lety

    Great video, also if you explain more and do separate video on what is Standard Model it would be great

  • @collinsngetich3588
    @collinsngetich3588 Před 2 lety

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

  • @mjl7810
    @mjl7810 Před 4 lety +1

    Being a physics major, I love this channel

  • @lm2182
    @lm2182 Před 4 lety

    it is so cool how motivated she is :)

  • @a.kataoka2917
    @a.kataoka2917 Před 4 lety

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

  • @The102Master
    @The102Master Před 4 lety +1

    Great video!

  • @themcscientist6003
    @themcscientist6003 Před 4 lety +123

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

  • @itsbdullah
    @itsbdullah Před 4 lety

    Love this series there really isn't any exposure on the lives of PhD's or people in academia. Would love to see Robotics and/or CS PhD's :)

  • @apurva845
    @apurva845 Před 3 lety

    She explained it so nicely and excitingly also she is adorable

  • @freyaeilene6080
    @freyaeilene6080 Před 4 lety

    This spectroscopy explanation made my day. From now on I am explaining it to my undergrad students like that. XD

  • @nicholasandert9579
    @nicholasandert9579 Před 4 lety

    More of Joanna! Also more of Simon!

  • @ah-jb2jz
    @ah-jb2jz Před 4 lety +7

    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

  • @tobogansky
    @tobogansky Před 4 lety

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

  • @sevearka
    @sevearka Před 4 lety +1

    Nice video! Really liking this series. Makes me want to do a PhD myself, though it wouldn't be nearly as interesting as this (Archival science... Ahaha).

  • @varvara3199
    @varvara3199 Před 4 lety

    This is amazing thank you

  • @roiferreach100
    @roiferreach100 Před 4 lety

    Wow! I heard a lot about CERN's contributions to our technology. I wish I could go there.

  • @uditnarayan8804
    @uditnarayan8804 Před rokem

    She seems so energetic and enthusiasm wow ..♥️

  • @viradeus4322
    @viradeus4322 Před 4 lety

    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)!

  • @djwindkind
    @djwindkind Před rokem

    I hope you took asha on a nice date later! the chemistry was really lovely!
    how about an update to her PhD?

  • @RebekahSolWest
    @RebekahSolWest Před 4 lety

    Coincidentally, before the end of high school, I also thought I didn’t like physics and wanted to study chemistry. It turns out I was just interested in the quantum-mechanical aspects of chemistry and didn’t realize that physics was more than Newtonian mechanics. Also, LOVE the Skaven reference.

  • @jovanyagathe2299
    @jovanyagathe2299 Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @PedramNG
    @PedramNG Před 4 lety +1

    Absolutely loved it, even though I am an EE student. 👌 But, my question is how did you get to know her?

  • @Kievlar
    @Kievlar Před 4 lety

    I love your narrating voice. Well-modulated. Fine, fine.

  • @julialianjosecarrera5649
    @julialianjosecarrera5649 Před 4 lety +1

    I Hope you do more videos about humanities Phds, I nos it's nota related yo this channel but it'd be cool

  • @shashanks.k855
    @shashanks.k855 Před 4 lety

    Love this video

  • @AntonFetzer
    @AntonFetzer Před 4 lety

    Damn, have been there so many times. But I want to go back so badly.
    And yes the tunnels are so fun when exploring them with other students.
    Seriously, everyone who wants to spend a summer on this campus should apply for the CERN summer school!!!