Accelerator Physics w/ Suzie Sheehy

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by <a href="https://www.suziesheehy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">accelerator physicist</a> Dr. Suzie Sheehy to talk about her new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3JSNOyv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbably Experiments Changed the World."</a> They discuss <a href="https://lithub.com/how-the-tiniest-of-particles-helped-build-the-modern-world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">how particle accelerators came to be</a>, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-4-dolphins-and-fishers-work-together-arctic-foxes-epic-treks-and-more-1.6734849/a-physicist-looks-at-the-experiments-that-gave-us-the-modern-picture-of-matter-1.6735201" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">what they actually do</a>, and their <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/16/dr-suzie-sheehy-the-eureka-moment-may-come-once-in-your-career-or-never" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">applications from fundamental particle physics</a> to <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/suzie_sheehy_the_case_for_curiosity_driven_research" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">nuclear medicine and beyond</a>. Follow Suzie: <a href="https://twitter.com/suziesheehy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@suziesheehy</a>.