Dan Gilman intro

0:45>> Hello internet, this is your captain speaking, Lester Nare, and today I am joined in studio by a very special guest, friend of the pod, and astrophysicist, Dan Gilman, as we await the return of Krishna, who's on family leave. I'm super excited to have a chat with you today. We are going to be covering and talking about uh an area that you do research around, which is dark matter, and I think we're going to have a an exciting conversation. I think the last time I saw you in person was almost 3 years ago? >> Something like that. Yeah, maybe 2 years ago or something, three maybe.

1:25>> It was uh for Krishna's wedding and just prior bachelor party. And before we jump into the weeds, uh I was requested to have you provide an explanation for these two photos of of you and Krishna. >> Yeah, so the first one, the one on the right, uh that was in Thailand. I think it was like 2017, 2018. >> Okay. >> I believe it was Koh Phi Phi, Koh Phi Phi. I don't know. I always forget how to pronounce it. >> And I think Krishna has a broken arm in this photo. Do we have any >> He broke his arm. I don't know. Probably something dumb. I don't remember what he did.

2:07>> And then here on the left, you guys are pointing to a couple of plaques it looks like. >> Uh yeah, that the one on the left. The other one was in Vienna. And we were outside of a famous scientist's house. I don't remember who it was. Krishna definitely remembers. He remembers that kind of stuff. >> So, Krishna when you're when you're back we'll ask you whose house you were at for that photo. And so, before another thing before we do is like how do you guys actually like know each other? What's the story behind how you two initially met? >> So, we were the same year in grad school >> at at UCLA. >> at UCLA. >> Yeah, so we entered the same year. >> The first year of grad school you have

2:47to take a bunch of classes. >> Okay. >> So, we were taking the same classes together. We studied together. Uh before your first your second year you have to pass a big written test. And so, we studied for the test together. Uh and then we started we eventually became roommates. I think after the after the second year we became roommates. >> I I remember when you guys were roommates cuz I would come over and I would badger you in the kitchen uh asking you to explain to me what you're researching and you would always be like, "What I I don't I don't know, man. It's kind of it's kind of in the weeds." And uh >> Dude, you guys have been talking you guys have been doing this podcast for 10 years. I've been listening to you guys do this in our in our living room for 10 years.

3:28Now you're recording. It's the only difference. >> Uh which which is is is is so true. Um and it's something we talk about in terms of like where the inspiration for the show came from. But since UCLA you went moved out to Chicago.