Helen Czerski giving a talk entitled "Physicist in the wild" on the Our Planet Stage, during the dedicated Shool's Day, at New Scientist Live 2022
There’s a perception that physics belongs in the lab, safely tamed in sterile environments and controlled by electrical switches, where the only protective equipment needed is a white coat. But the biggest physical system that most of us will ever see and touch is the huge engine that we’re all part of: Planet Earth. Our planet is vast and fascinating, but also messy, complicated and full of surprises. Studying the physics of the natural world is critical, because this is our planetary life support system, and we want to keep it in good working order. The only way to really understand it is to go out into it, and to apply the laws of physics when camping in the wild, living on a ship or working underwater. In this talk, Helen Czerski will share the science she does as a physicist studying planet Earth, and show what it’s like to delve into physics questions while working at the heart of nature. Helen is a physicist, oceanographer, broadcaster and writer. Her academic research at University College London focusses on the bubbles formed by breaking waves in the open ocean and their effect on the ocean and the climate. She has been a regular science presenter for the BBC for ten years, writes a column for the Wall Street Journal on the physics of everyday life, covers the science of green energy and transport for the Fully Charged channel, and was awarded the Institute of Physics Gold Medal in 2018 for her work on physics communication.
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