Experimental physicist Phil Moriarty works with temperamental microscopes and individual atoms. Today's topics include Ireland, mathematics, failing at university, microscopy, academic gripes... and music.
Professor Moriarty's university page - including links to some of his papers)
Phil's book: When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11: Or How to Explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal)
Some of Brady's videos with Phil)
Want more? Hear Phil with Brady on The Unmade Podcast)
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With thanks to MSRI)