Derek Muller, of Veritasium fame on YouTube, holds a loose interview with Caltech experimental physicist Rana Adhikari about their experiences during the first confirmed detection of gravitational waves. Along the way, the two academics shared their musings on how the scientific method is upheld in today’s research environment.
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