Happy Death Day 2U
Abi is losing her mind! And maybe her PhD!
Episode 2 of the Science at the Movies podcast, hosted by Abigail James and Freda Werdiger, titled "Happy Death Day 2U" was published on April 22, 2021 and runs 74 minutes.
April 22, 2021 ·74m · Science at the Movies
Summary
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) ... Yes this movie has science in it!! No for real!!This week we're talking scifi slashers, the movie genre you never knew you needed! Jessica Rothe is back and we are so here for it. Abi gets to talk about lasers, Freda spirals into another dimension and nobody can explain time loops! If you haven't watched this movie, do it! Even better, go back and watch the first one and listen to our minisode on it! "Same day, same day"Twitter: @movies_scienceInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesReferences, resources and tidbits:Articles:The design inspiration for Sissy? - National Ignition Facility Deceleration of atoms - 1997 Nobel PrizeIs our reality just one part of a multiverse? - New ScientistPapers/Books:C.J. Foot, Atomic Physics, Oxford University Press, 2005 - (This is Abi's academic supervisor so you should definitely read this, well if your a physics student and like textbooks...)P. J. Ungar, D. S. Weiss, E. Riis, and Steven Chu, "Optical molasses and multilevel atoms: theory," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6, 2058-2071 (1989) - ( If you really want to learn about Sisyphus!)YouTube:Laser Cooling - Atoms and Sporks (possibly the best video on youtube that explains the process) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) ... Yes this movie has science in it!! No for real!!
This week we're talking scifi slashers, the movie genre you never knew you needed! Jessica Rothe is back and we are so here for it. Abi gets to talk about lasers, Freda spirals into another dimension and nobody can explain time loops! If you haven't watched this movie, do it! Even better, go back and watch the first one and listen to our minisode on it!
"Same day, same day"
Twitter: @movies_science
Instagram: @scienceatthemovies
References, resources and tidbits:
Articles:
- The design inspiration for Sissy? - National Ignition Facility
- Deceleration of atoms - 1997 Nobel Prize
- Is our reality just one part of a multiverse? - New Scientist
Papers/Books:
- C.J. Foot, Atomic Physics, Oxford University Press, 2005 - (This is Abi's academic supervisor so you should definitely read this, well if your a physics student and like textbooks...)
- P. J. Ungar, D. S. Weiss, E. Riis, and Steven Chu, "Optical molasses and multilevel atoms: theory," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6, 2058-2071 (1989) - ( If you really want to learn about Sisyphus!)
YouTube:
- Laser Cooling - Atoms and Sporks (possibly the best video on youtube that explains the process)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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