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Ep 5 - Sau Lan Wu - Bosons, Quarks, and Cocktail Party Analogies

Ep 5 - Sau Lan Wu - Bosons, Quarks, and Cocktail Party Analogies

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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

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