Ever wonder what makes for a beautiful portrait shot? We will use the medium of photography to cover the physics of ray diagrams, lens optics, and quantum mechanics! Will include a live demonstration with a DSLR + high speed prime lens.

Have you ever tried to wash your hands without soap? It’s nearly impossible to get the oily dirt off your hands using just water, if you don’t use soap. So how does soap work? Answering this question will take us on a fun journey zooming in on the soap molecules, all the way down to the level of quantum mechanics! During this discussion we will learn about: – basic electrostatic interactions (like charges repel, opposites attract) and polarity of molecules. – basic molecular chemistry (H2O for water, ionic/covalent bonds) and concept of hydrophobic and hydrophilic chemical functional groups – introduction to quantum mechanics (Pauli Exclusion principle)

Have you ever tried to wash your hands without soap? It’s nearly impossible to get the oily dirt off your hands using just water, if you don’t use a soap. So how do they work? Answering this question will take us on a fun journey zooming in on the soap molecules, all the way down to the level of quantum mechanics! During this discussion we will learn about: – basic electrostatic interactions (like charges repel, opposites attract) and polarity of molecules. – basic molecular chemistry (H2O for water, ionic/covalent bonds) and concept of hydrophobic, hydrophilic chemical functional groups – introduction to quantum mechanics (Pauli Exclusion principle)