Madelyn Leembruggen

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What's more interesting: learning about the phases of matter or thinking about what you're going to have for lunch? Now you can do both! Physicist Madelyn shares her hypothesis that all foods can be categorized as a soup, salad, or sandwich, and walks you through the scientific reasoning to prove it. This fun talk is guaranteed to leave you a little bit smarter and a whole lot hungrier. Madelyn Leembruggen is a Ph.D. candidate in theoretical physics at Harvard University. Her research interests are broad; she wants to understand how microscopic (dis)order gives rise to macroscopic structure. Madelyn is dedicated to making physics an equitable, inclusive, and accessible space for people from all backgrounds, and with this goal she creates science content for all ages. When she isn't doing physics she's brewing coffee, thrift shopping, or cooking Indo-Dutch food for her family. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Nuclear fusion underpins some of the most basic processes in our universe and holds the promise of virtually limitless, clean, carbon-free energy. Dr. Anne White, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been challenged to explain the nature of nuclear fusion to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Director: Wendi Jonassen Director of Photography: Jim Petit Editor: Louville Moore Host: Dr. Anne White Guest: Level 1 - Amelya Salva; Level 2 - Marianna Noel McCallum; Level 3 - Yash Bhora; Level 4 - Madelyn Leembruggen; Level 5 - Dr. Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez Creative Producer: Maya Dangerfield Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Brian Galford Sound Mixer: Tim Haggerty Hair & Make-Up: EIeni Koutloumpasis Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael Assistant Editor: Andy Morell -- 0:00 5 Levels of Nuclear Fusion 0:29 Level 1: Child 5:03 Level 2: Teen 9:27 Level 3: College Student 13:52 Level 4: Grad Student 19:33 Level 5: Expert 24:11 Conclusion Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.

Humans have gotten really great at bending light to their will. Turns out, all that innovation started with lenses! We’ve progressed from starting fires with ice spheres over 2000 years ago to streaming videos with fiber optic cables today, and we owe it all to the field of photonics. This video supports Lesson 1 of Galactic Polymath’s “Photon Engineers” Unit: https://www.galacticpolymath.com/lessons/en-US/9 This work was developed in collaboration with Prof. Tom Folland at the University of Iowa. His lab focuses on nanophotonics and quantum materials research, from learning about fundamental properties to designing new devices and applications. Check it out here: https://folland.lab.uiowa.edu/thomas-folland Please support our work: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Sign up for email updates! https://bit.ly/getGPemails - Hire us to make an awesome lesson about your work! https://www.galacticpolymath.com/hire-us

Turning a deep-sea passion into singular discoveries. Read the blog to explore more about button corals and Dr. Owens' research: https://www.wowstem.org/post/joan-murrell-owens Adapted from "Joan Murrell Owens and the Button Corals" by David Obuchowski A married couple, Sarah Pedry and David Obuchowski collaborate on various projects. In addition to their "Scenes & Sketches" of Women Naturalists for The Hairpin, Sarah and David will have their first children's picture book published in March, 2023 by mineditionUS (Astra Publishing). It is entitled How Birds Sleep and is available for pre-order/purchase wherever books are sold. They are quite active in their own independent work, as well. Learn more about the book here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/how-birds-sleep-9781662650970/ Sarah is an artist and illustrator who is deeply inspired by nature. A voracious researcher, she is also a teaching artist at the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration. There, she teaches classes on a variety of subjects from nature journaling to abstract art. Among other places, her work has been featured at the High Line in New York City. Her website is SarahPedry.com David is a prolific writer of both fiction and nonfiction whose long-form essays focus on culture, the arts, and the human experience as it relates to cars. His short fiction has been nominated for multiple Pushcart Prizes as well as inclusion in the Best American Short Stories and Best of the Net anthologies. He is the creator, host, producer, and writer of the audio documentary series, TEMPEST, which was recently adapted into a television series. His website is DavidObuchowski.com Primary sources and additional readings: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/welcome.html https://ocean.si.edu/human-connections/careers/joan-murrell-owens-and-her-button-corals Intro and outro jingle credits: Erin Crawley, IG @tunes.with.erin

Join Madelyn as she demonstrates the incredible piezoelectric effect - how squeezing certain crystals can generate electric sparks that look like lightning! Learn about the science behind this phenomenon and why only certain crystals have this power based on their atomic arrangement and symmetry. This video supports Part 3 of "Electric Crystals: A tour of crystal symmetry and function through comics." Lesson link: https://galacticpolymath.com/lessons/en-us/6 Please support our work: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Sign up for email updates! https://bit.ly/getGPemails - If you can, hire us to make an awesome lesson about your work! https://www.galacticpolymath.com/hire-us