Ali James: from Lacrosse to LIGO

Hi Darling! 
Ali and I connect over lasers, lacrosse, LIGO and nationalizing the railways. 
Despite meeting at university in the UK, we are now both working in California and have been working on some projects together for LIGO - the gravitational wave detectors in America. In this conversation we reminisce on some fun times (and some interesting interactions), explain what it's like to work in academia and discuss our journeys to where we are now. 

@alexthephysicist