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RE: Magnetically Levitating frogs... making frogs levitate with magnets!

in #science7 years ago

All of the research that I do is in the field of Medical Physics. It’s an area of Physics that isn’t really that well known to the public, however it‘s an area of Physics that I thoroughly enjoy working in :) I’m currently working on an MRI imaging/spectroscopy methodology to assess bone health in patients suffering from spinal metastases.

What did you think of your internship?

I agree, Quantum Mechanics is a really fascinating area of physics and it is truly mind boggling at first. The uncertainty principle, quantum tunnelling, “spooky-action” at a distance etc, etc, all sounds COMPLETELY crazy at first. But the more you study it, the more you realise that as crazy as it sounds, this is the word that we live in. I do find that QM really does change your perception of reality, however, I wouldn’t worry too much about sounding crazy, you would probably leave more people fascinated than thinking you’re crazy if you talk to them about it, so talk-on :P

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That sounds amazing! I'm grateful to have had an internship, but honestly, it was kind of boring because I kept running out of work. I would keep asking for more work and finally I was told to work slower because if I finish my work too fast, I won't get paid as much as the other interns (who spent roughly 8-10 hours on one assignment). There was one assignment I was given which I finished in 20 minutes. I had to figure out what to do for the next 4 hours and 40 minutes.

So... I just started learning quantum physics during that time. I felt kinda bad learning quantum during my internship time, but it was much more interesting than browsing YT or FB... >.<