22 min
Ep 5 - Sau Lan Wu - Bosons, Quarks, and Cocktail Party Analogies Sweet Defiance - Stories of Remarkable Women in Science
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Sau Lan Wu, a trailblazer in particle physics, shattered barriers as the first East Asian woman earning a physics doctorate. Her groundbreaking research, advocacy for diversity, and dedication to environmental conservation have left a lasting impact.
In this week's episode, we discuss Bosons, Quarks, and fun Cocktail Party Analogies!
Today's Pairing - Quarks Quark Tarts
Tart shells
Quark
Three types of fruit cut into one shape each
Fill the shells with quark (the dairy) and add three pieces of fruit to each.
Each fruit represents one of the following quarks (the particles): Up/Down/Strange.
Try the following combinations:
Up Up Down -> Proton
Up Down Down -> Neutron
Up Down Strange -> Lambda
Videos mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk
All sources in our shownotes: https://sweetdefiance.org/episodes.html
Sau Lan Wu, a trailblazer in particle physics, shattered barriers as the first East Asian woman earning a physics doctorate. Her groundbreaking research, advocacy for diversity, and dedication to environmental conservation have left a lasting impact.
In this week's episode, we discuss Bosons, Quarks, and fun Cocktail Party Analogies!
Today's Pairing - Quarks Quark Tarts
Tart shells
Quark
Three types of fruit cut into one shape each
Fill the shells with quark (the dairy) and add three pieces of fruit to each.
Each fruit represents one of the following quarks (the particles): Up/Down/Strange.
Try the following combinations:
Up Up Down -> Proton
Up Down Down -> Neutron
Up Down Strange -> Lambda
Videos mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joTKd5j3mzk
All sources in our shownotes: https://sweetdefiance.org/episodes.html
22 min