96 - The Making of Particle Fever (Ft. David Kaplan)

In the years leading up to the Large Hadron Collider turning on, the physics community was buzzing with curiosity and excitement about what they were about to discover. These moments were captured in the documentary Particle Fever, created by the particle physicist David Kaplan. On today's episode, he recounts these historic years from the perspective of both physicist and filmmaker. For ad-free episodes and exclusive ask-us-anything segments, join us for just $3 a month on Patreon: Our merch is available here: Support the show

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96 - The Making of Particle Fever (Ft. David Kaplan) is an episode from Why This Universe? by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman.

This episode is 53:24 long.

This episode was published on Nov 24, 2025.

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