Hi darling! 
This week I discuss what it is actually like to work in academia and research, and the science behind 'stranger things'... Are scientists “still in school”? Do professors just teach all day? And is the science in Stranger Things even remotely realistic?

In this solo episode of Alex the Physicist & Friends, I break down what a career in science and academia really looks like, from PhDs and postdocs to permanent academic positions. I talk honestly about the pros, cons, instability, freedom, pressure, and misconceptions that come with working in research, especially in physics.

We also dive into the real science behind Stranger Things, unpacking wormholes, spacetime, exotic matter, and how much of sci-fi is grounded in real physics (and where it definitely takes creative liberties).
The paper I mentioned by Kip Thorne can be found here https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.1446 

Alongside that, I share life updates from California and Stanford, what I’m currently working on in gravitational wave research

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