10 July 2025
In a new, third season of BNR radio podcast In de Diepte Nikhef researcher Ivo van Vulpen takes listeners to the heart of matter itself. In five episodes he explains the basics of particle physics, the science of the elementary building blocks of the universe. Click on the picture to play.
Van Vulpen is co-discoverer of the Higgs particle and professor of science communication at Leiden University. Key messages of the series: investigating the smallest details of the world is hard work but also an amazing and truly international adventure, still ongoing, with many spinoffs to society.
The Dutch-language podcast is available at BNR Radio and the usual podcast apps.