Living that aqua vitae (water life)
Jun 04, 2019•43 min
Episode description
In grade school, we learn about the solid, liquid, and gas form of water and assume we know everything. Turns out, that's totally wrong! There's a lot that we don't know about water molecules. but don't worry, we have PhD student Memo here to get us up to speed on his research.
Suggested Reading:
Intro to ultrafast spectroscopy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8BFQzSyDw
Interview with Memo's undergrad advisor on water: http://nautil.us/issue/25/water/ingenious-richard-saykally
Research from Memo's lab: https://phys.org/news/2018-08-reveals-proton-hydration-asymmetric.html
Follow Memo Carpenter: @wmcarpenter760
Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
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