Join us in the MOB Auditorium or online for interesting discussions on a wide range of topics related to science and how we do science! Snacks and beverages supplied by your GAPS!
Topics for the week:
Adiabatic transport of ultracold polarized neutrons for the TUCAN EDM experiment -- Emma Klemets
Award-winning WNPPC talk, no reading required 🙂
Creating a more equitable and accessible academic environment -- Yilin Wang
Mediated discussion of 2 short articles in Physics
See No Bias, Hear No Bias, Speak for No Change, Physics 16, 33
Toward More Equitable Academic Research, Anna M. Quider and Gerald C. Blazey, Physics 16, 30
The science behind great chocolate -- Chris Chambers
Scholarly journal about the Conching process in chocolate making
Conching chocolate is a prototypical transition from frictionally jammed solid to flowable suspension with maximal solid content. Elena Blanco et al. PNAS 116 (21) 10303-10308
TLDR: https://www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-friends/supplements/science-behind-great-chocolate