This week I was unable to do what I had planned so instead, I went to a physics talk. This talk is titled How do we know what is going on in the world of a super super super small: testing QED in neutral beryllium – 9. During this entire talk I was relatively confused because I have no technical knowledge of this subject. But, I still found it really inspiring. I was able to expose myself to another subject that is so different from the subjects that I am directly studying. I learned that although quantum mechanics is useful in helping us understand the universe something is missing from it and it is partially incorrect. Through this whole lecture I learned that so many theories within physics are wrong but can be tested to be true. There are two theories that are tested in labs and both prove the other to be impossible but both are true. This craziness of the world around us is so inspiring to me. I learned that everything is possible and things just have smaller or larger probabilities. For example, if it possible that if you touch a boiling pot of water your hand would get colder but, it is just extremely extremely unlikely. This was really interesting to learn about and has inspired me to broaden my horizons. The benefit of going to a liberal arts college is being able to explore different perspectives and become a more well rounded person. I find that I sometimes get caught up with the things I am directly interested in and dont always use Bucknell’s libreal arts curriculum and resources to benefit me in the best ways. After this lecture I am inspired to go to more lectures like this and make a greater effort to embrace the liberal arts education.
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