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Beyond the Physics is a podcast run by Joseph Guzman and Irene Roman, PhD physics students, who hope to learn more about the universe, and the people that make up the culture behind the science. Come along as we hope to tackle some of the most difficult, and thought provoking questions of our time, and shatter the notions of what it takes to be a physicist.
Quantum field theory meets 'I haven't taken shit,' and your academic poker face can take the day off.
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A candid return to burnout, academic pressure, and the hard question of whether distance can make work feel possible again.
Beyond the Physics returns with a frank, lightly searching update on burnout, as the host looks back on roughly a year away from podcasting and on the PhD program that had made the work feel miserable.
A loose physics conversation turns study shortcuts and neutron stars into a sharp look at how physicists decide what matters first.
A casual physics conversation turns into a practical tour of what is worth learning first. It begins with a question for Irene about quantum field theory, then broadens into a rough way to prioritize physics without trying to map the whole discipline at once.
A candid update on stepping away from physics, therapy, burnout, and learning gentler tools for difficult conversations.
Beyond the Physics turns a personal update into a clear look at what physics can ask of the people trying to live inside it. Joseph Guzman talks about deferring a semester, stepping away from physics, seeing a therapist regularly, and working out intensely.
A candid return to graduate study, imposter syndrome, and the language that can make difficult feelings easier to name.
Beyond the Physics returns after a seven-month pause with a grounded update on graduate classes, milestones, and Joseph Guzman's account of imposter syndrome.
A candid return about stalled plans, trust in science, and trying to understand political attachment.
Beyond the Physics returns after a long break with Joseph Guzman and Irene Roman looking back on life since September 2019, from COVID to the George Floyd protests.
Big physics questions, answered between the puns.
Recorded PhD summer-school lectures from LMU Munich's Arnold Sommerfeld Center on quantum computing.
Theoretical physics, patiently brought to the board.
Curious physics, explained in motion.
A solo episode where Joseph Guzman discusses giving listeners homework based on things he's learned.
Physics students discuss efficient ways to learn key concepts in quantum field theory and other physics subfields.
The hosts share personal updates about stepping away from physics, therapy, fitness, and a nonviolent communication course, reflecting on changes during COVID-19.
The hosts catch up on their lives as physics PhD students, discussing classes, milestones, and imposter syndrome.
Hosts Joseph and Irene return after a long hiatus to share personal updates and discuss recent world events like COVID and the George Floyd protests.
A physics podcast episode debating whether morality is objective, inspired by Sam Harris's The Moral Landscape.
Host Joseph Guzman introduces the podcast and previews a conversation with Terence, a former physics graduate student, about his motivations and experiences with physics and religion.
Hosts introduce themselves and the podcast's goal of exploring physics and the culture behind science.