From Urination to Georgia Tech’s First Ig Nobel Prize (Public Lecture)

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amorain@gatech.edu

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Inquiring Minds @ Tech Public Lecture: Dr. David Hu, Georgia Tech School of Physics

How long does an elephant urinate? How quickly does a dog shake? How many eyelashes does a camel have? Asking a new and sometimes strange question is arguably the most important step in advancing science, and not any less so if you study animal movement, a field at least as old as Leonardo da Vinci’s pioneering observations. Asking questions is not only fun, but can also lead to unexpected scientific discoveries. In this talk, I will discuss my journey with wacky science, how it led me from being peed on while changing a diaper, to this year’s Ig Nobel Prize.


Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

School of Physics

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
Ig Nobel Prize
Status
  • Created By: Alison Morain
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 8, 2015 - 8:01am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:17pm