Sam Gregson
@badboyofscience.bsky.social
Uni of Cambridge and LHC physicist (Graduated)
Science communicator and YouTuber
The Bad Boy of Science
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/badboyofscience
Science communicator and YouTuber
The Bad Boy of Science
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/badboyofscience
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Have you ever wondered why physicists are so excited to study the Higgs Boson at a new Higgs Factory collider?
Wonder no more!
I explain what a Higgs factory is, why we need one, and the amazing measurements the machine will make.
Check it out!
Link: youtu.be/xtJgh7yZHkk
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Wonder no more!
I explain what a Higgs factory is, why we need one, and the amazing measurements the machine will make.
Check it out!
Link: youtu.be/xtJgh7yZHkk
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September 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Have you ever wondered why physicists are so excited to study the Higgs Boson at a new Higgs Factory collider?
Wonder no more!
I explain what a Higgs factory is, why we need one, and the amazing measurements the machine will make.
Check it out!
Link: youtu.be/xtJgh7yZHkk
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Wonder no more!
I explain what a Higgs factory is, why we need one, and the amazing measurements the machine will make.
Check it out!
Link: youtu.be/xtJgh7yZHkk
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Had the pleasure of chatting with Prof Steve Desch (@deschscoveries.bsky.social) regarding Avi Loeb's latest claims that an interstellar object might be a hostile alien probe.
Spoiler alert: It isn't.
We break down Loeb's weak, cherry picking arguments.
Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=B4wp...
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Spoiler alert: It isn't.
We break down Loeb's weak, cherry picking arguments.
Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=B4wp...
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August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Had the pleasure of chatting with Prof Steve Desch (@deschscoveries.bsky.social) regarding Avi Loeb's latest claims that an interstellar object might be a hostile alien probe.
Spoiler alert: It isn't.
We break down Loeb's weak, cherry picking arguments.
Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=B4wp...
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Spoiler alert: It isn't.
We break down Loeb's weak, cherry picking arguments.
Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=B4wp...
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My final thoughts on the now infamous Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate and the absurdly inflated play that Eric - and his ideas - get in online spaces.
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=VIOV...
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Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=VIOV...
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June 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My final thoughts on the now infamous Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate and the absurdly inflated play that Eric - and his ideas - get in online spaces.
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=VIOV...
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Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=VIOV...
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Short summary of the recent Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate:
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May 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Short summary of the recent Sean Carroll vs Eric Weinstein debate:
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Honoured to share a tiny fraction of the science #BreakthroughPrize with dozens of amazing former colleagues.
Being part of the brilliant LHCb collaboration was an incredible experience and privilege and the scientists involved taught me more than I can ever explain.
Thank you!
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Being part of the brilliant LHCb collaboration was an incredible experience and privilege and the scientists involved taught me more than I can ever explain.
Thank you!
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April 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Honoured to share a tiny fraction of the science #BreakthroughPrize with dozens of amazing former colleagues.
Being part of the brilliant LHCb collaboration was an incredible experience and privilege and the scientists involved taught me more than I can ever explain.
Thank you!
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Being part of the brilliant LHCb collaboration was an incredible experience and privilege and the scientists involved taught me more than I can ever explain.
Thank you!
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When floating ice melts, does the water level go up or down? 🧊🧊🧊🥤
Actually, for pure water and ice, it doesn't change! 🤯
Here's why! 🤔
#Physics
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/shorts/V77Q5...
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Actually, for pure water and ice, it doesn't change! 🤯
Here's why! 🤔
#Physics
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/shorts/V77Q5...
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April 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When floating ice melts, does the water level go up or down? 🧊🧊🧊🥤
Actually, for pure water and ice, it doesn't change! 🤯
Here's why! 🤔
#Physics
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/shorts/V77Q5...
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Actually, for pure water and ice, it doesn't change! 🤯
Here's why! 🤔
#Physics
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/shorts/V77Q5...
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March 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Great discussion with @theorydad.bsky.social, Jenny List & @koppenburg.ch on the potential future of particle physics and the pros and cons of future machines.
Particle physicists need to form a clear consensus in the next year to drive the field forward.
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=wr3Xbnr0UD8
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Particle physicists need to form a clear consensus in the next year to drive the field forward.
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=wr3Xbnr0UD8
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March 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Great discussion with @theorydad.bsky.social, Jenny List & @koppenburg.ch on the potential future of particle physics and the pros and cons of future machines.
Particle physicists need to form a clear consensus in the next year to drive the field forward.
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=wr3Xbnr0UD8
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Particle physicists need to form a clear consensus in the next year to drive the field forward.
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=wr3Xbnr0UD8
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Why do rapidly spinning objects often look like they're spinning slowly or even backwards? ⚔️
This is the phenomenon of "aliasing".
Some cameras record video at a frame rate that's too slow to reconstruct the true motion of an object. ⏩
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Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/EjnqJ7GTeaU
This is the phenomenon of "aliasing".
Some cameras record video at a frame rate that's too slow to reconstruct the true motion of an object. ⏩
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Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/EjnqJ7GTeaU
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why do rapidly spinning objects often look like they're spinning slowly or even backwards? ⚔️
This is the phenomenon of "aliasing".
Some cameras record video at a frame rate that's too slow to reconstruct the true motion of an object. ⏩
⚛️🧪
Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/EjnqJ7GTeaU
This is the phenomenon of "aliasing".
Some cameras record video at a frame rate that's too slow to reconstruct the true motion of an object. ⏩
⚛️🧪
Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/EjnqJ7GTeaU
Standard (Model) routine:
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March 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Standard (Model) routine:
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Did you know that you can visit tonnes of #CERN experiments and facilities virtually from the comfort of your own home? 🤔
Check out the @cern.bsky.social Panoramas Project here:
panoramas-outreach.cern.ch/home
and my quick video tour here:
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=i335...
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#largehadroncollider
Check out the @cern.bsky.social Panoramas Project here:
panoramas-outreach.cern.ch/home
and my quick video tour here:
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=i335...
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#largehadroncollider
March 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Did you know that you can visit tonnes of #CERN experiments and facilities virtually from the comfort of your own home? 🤔
Check out the @cern.bsky.social Panoramas Project here:
panoramas-outreach.cern.ch/home
and my quick video tour here:
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=i335...
🧪⚛️
#largehadroncollider
Check out the @cern.bsky.social Panoramas Project here:
panoramas-outreach.cern.ch/home
and my quick video tour here:
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=i335...
🧪⚛️
#largehadroncollider
Did you know that old cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs were like mini Large Hadron Colliders?
Your (grand)parents used to watch TV on a particle accelerator in their very own home!
Check it out!
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#particlephysics #physics #tv #history #largehadroncollider
Your (grand)parents used to watch TV on a particle accelerator in their very own home!
Check it out!
🧪⚛️
#particlephysics #physics #tv #history #largehadroncollider
March 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Did you know that old cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs were like mini Large Hadron Colliders?
Your (grand)parents used to watch TV on a particle accelerator in their very own home!
Check it out!
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#particlephysics #physics #tv #history #largehadroncollider
Your (grand)parents used to watch TV on a particle accelerator in their very own home!
Check it out!
🧪⚛️
#particlephysics #physics #tv #history #largehadroncollider
How powerful are the beams of the Large Hadron Collider?
The answer might shock you... 😅
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#physics #particlephysics #CERN #LHC #largehadroncollider #energy
The answer might shock you... 😅
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#physics #particlephysics #CERN #LHC #largehadroncollider #energy
March 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How powerful are the beams of the Large Hadron Collider?
The answer might shock you... 😅
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#physics #particlephysics #CERN #LHC #largehadroncollider #energy
The answer might shock you... 😅
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#physics #particlephysics #CERN #LHC #largehadroncollider #energy
The vast majority of scientists believe RFK Jr to be a serious threat to science. I agree.
However, we should also give him his due.
At least we now know that wormholes do exist. 🪱 🕳️
However, we should also give him his due.
At least we now know that wormholes do exist. 🪱 🕳️
February 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The vast majority of scientists believe RFK Jr to be a serious threat to science. I agree.
However, we should also give him his due.
At least we now know that wormholes do exist. 🪱 🕳️
However, we should also give him his due.
At least we now know that wormholes do exist. 🪱 🕳️
Ep4 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out!
How can we map the Higgs potential experimentally? and why does such a mapping demand a new collider? 🤔
The answer lies in the simultaneous interaction between multiple Higgs bosons! 💥💥
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Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jod9...
How can we map the Higgs potential experimentally? and why does such a mapping demand a new collider? 🤔
The answer lies in the simultaneous interaction between multiple Higgs bosons! 💥💥
🧪⚛️
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jod9...
February 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ep4 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out!
How can we map the Higgs potential experimentally? and why does such a mapping demand a new collider? 🤔
The answer lies in the simultaneous interaction between multiple Higgs bosons! 💥💥
🧪⚛️
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jod9...
How can we map the Higgs potential experimentally? and why does such a mapping demand a new collider? 🤔
The answer lies in the simultaneous interaction between multiple Higgs bosons! 💥💥
🧪⚛️
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jod9...
It's very clear where this kind of "physics is broken" nonsense finds purchase:
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's very clear where this kind of "physics is broken" nonsense finds purchase:
You might have heard about the detection of an incredibly high energy cosmic neutrino by an amazing, underwater experiment 🔬 🌊
I covered @km3net.bsky.social last time they broke the neutrino energy record!
Check it out and know what all the fuss is about!
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Link: youtu.be/ceB_M81LDhE?...
I covered @km3net.bsky.social last time they broke the neutrino energy record!
Check it out and know what all the fuss is about!
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Link: youtu.be/ceB_M81LDhE?...
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
You might have heard about the detection of an incredibly high energy cosmic neutrino by an amazing, underwater experiment 🔬 🌊
I covered @km3net.bsky.social last time they broke the neutrino energy record!
Check it out and know what all the fuss is about!
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Link: youtu.be/ceB_M81LDhE?...
I covered @km3net.bsky.social last time they broke the neutrino energy record!
Check it out and know what all the fuss is about!
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Link: youtu.be/ceB_M81LDhE?...
February 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Ep3 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out!
Why is mapping the Higgs potential at a new collider so important?
Such a mapping may allow us to understand how the universe may end and why we are even here to ask any questions at all.
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Link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Why is mapping the Higgs potential at a new collider so important?
Such a mapping may allow us to understand how the universe may end and why we are even here to ask any questions at all.
🧪⚛️
Link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ep3 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out!
Why is mapping the Higgs potential at a new collider so important?
Such a mapping may allow us to understand how the universe may end and why we are even here to ask any questions at all.
🧪⚛️
Link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Why is mapping the Higgs potential at a new collider so important?
Such a mapping may allow us to understand how the universe may end and why we are even here to ask any questions at all.
🧪⚛️
Link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
You’re very welcome!
I definitely had to clean up some of my knowledge from dark, dusty corners 😅
I definitely had to clean up some of my knowledge from dark, dusty corners 😅
January 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
You’re very welcome!
I definitely had to clean up some of my knowledge from dark, dusty corners 😅
I definitely had to clean up some of my knowledge from dark, dusty corners 😅
Episode 2 of the "Case for a new collider series" is out!
Today, we explore the Higgs potential and how its form in our universe is still a deep mystery that might hide answers to some of the most pressing open questions in particle physics.
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Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Today, we explore the Higgs potential and how its form in our universe is still a deep mystery that might hide answers to some of the most pressing open questions in particle physics.
🧪⚛️
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Episode 2 of the "Case for a new collider series" is out!
Today, we explore the Higgs potential and how its form in our universe is still a deep mystery that might hide answers to some of the most pressing open questions in particle physics.
🧪⚛️
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Today, we explore the Higgs potential and how its form in our universe is still a deep mystery that might hide answers to some of the most pressing open questions in particle physics.
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Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Follower art corner.
This is a serious series, God damn it! 😅
This is a serious series, God damn it! 😅
January 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Follower art corner.
This is a serious series, God damn it! 😅
This is a serious series, God damn it! 😅