Machine Learning a Manifold
How can a neural network be used to identify a symmetry in a dataset? Collaborators and I have a proposal…
Axion instability supernovae
How new particles inside blue supergiants can lead to extreme explosions!
False vacuum decay 2.0
The prediction of gravitational waves from the early Universe relies on calculations of the false vacuum decay rate. I describe a new method to do so.
Stellar death
How stellar death teaches us about particle physics, explained through a cool plot.
Heavy black holes and light particles
Particle physics through gravitational waves: the existence of the heavy black holes detected by LIGO/Virgo has implications for the lightest particles.
A poem for postdocs
I wrote a little poem for all my friends holding their breath until January 7th.
For Ann
Last summer, one of my role models died. Together with a close friend, I wrote an obituary for Ann Elizabeth Nelson.
Symmetries in particle physics
An explanation of internal symmetries in particle physics without mathematics, using my own face, a mirror, and a simple graph.
10 things similarly priced to the Future Circular Collider
The Future Circular Collider (FCC) is estimated to cost $10 billion. How much money is that actually? The QM compares 10 similarly priced things.
Particles for Justice: the HEP-19
How 19 authors united behind #ParticlesforJustice and I made many new friends.