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Anonymous Tue Jun 29 15:52:39 2010 No.1297531 [Reply] [Original]

Coming up in about two weeks i have to give an informative speech in class that will last about 5-7 minutes. I want to talk about something in science. Im having trouble thinking of good ideas. Its for a speech class where the people have literally no scientific background so i need something not too complex yet still interesting. Any ideas /sci?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 15:55:39 2010 No.1297557 bump for science

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 15:58:39 2010 No.1297598 ferrofluid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrofluid

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 15:59:39 2010 No.1297612 The Schroedinger equation. Start from that and explain how it underlies all of chemistry.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:10:39 2010 No.1297729 how physics is involved in everyday things. ex antilock breaks and why they work

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:12:39 2010 No.1297765 magnets

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:13:39 2010 No.1297772 >>1297729 Go with this OP

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:13:39 2010 No.1297779 Troll them. There are sure to be uptight people there. Lecture on evolution.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:14:39 2010 No.1297794 File: 2.65 MB, 3456x2304, Ferrofluid.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1297598

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:16:39 2010 No.1297809 File: 2.20 MB, 3456x2304, Ferrofluid2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1297598 Yay they're not too big! First chance I've had to post these.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:17:39 2010 No.1297823 File: 264 KB, 1500x1500, Astronaut in Space.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Fuck it. I'll just post cool science shit now. Maybe it'll inspire you. Starting with.. spacewalk!

Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:18:39 2010 No.1297837

Astrophysics

It is not all that complicated compared to something like particle physics. And the thing is that it IS intresting even for people who do not care about science all that much.
You do not have to even go to the physics area all that much just talk about outer space and if you can present it correctly you have intresting 5-7 minutes right there.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:18:39 2010 No.1297847 File: 1.59 MB, 4000x1600, Colors (2).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Talk about the color spectrum.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:19:39 2010 No.1297858 File: 1.10 MB, 3360x1050, Desert.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The night sky OR walking rocks.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:20:39 2010 No.1297867 File: 2.56 MB, 3072x1728, Easter Island.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] These mofos on Easter Island.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:22:39 2010 No.1297882 File: 461 KB, 2500x2314, Helix Nebula.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The Helix Nebula.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:23:39 2010 No.1297891 File: 584 KB, 1417x1800, Kittinger.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This crazy guy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:23:39 2010 No.1297902 Why don't you do what everyone on /sci/ does and jaw on about religion? You won't need to do any research because none of your audience will have either.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:24:39 2010 No.1297905 File: 1.63 MB, 1967x2950, Jaipur, Monkey At Observatory.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Primate intelligence. Human-like behaviors in animals. Evolution. Etc..

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:25:39 2010 No.1297924 File: 1.22 MB, 2486x1914, Mars Lander.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Mars. Space colonization. Robots. Life on other planets.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:26:39 2010 No.1297940 File: 2.00 MB, 1876x1250, Magma.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Magma. Effect of increased volcanism on Earth and its organisms.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:28:39 2010 No.1297955 File: 151 KB, 2150x1000, Saturn.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Saturn OR its moons.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:29:39 2010 No.1297972 File: 1.63 MB, 3030x1950, X-43A.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hypersonic flight OR scramjet engines.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:31:39 2010 No.1297999 File: 563 KB, 2791x3668, Radiation.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Cherenkov radiation.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:32:39 2010 No.1298010 File: 1.49 MB, 3008x2000, Rockets.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Rockets or spaceflight.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:32:39 2010 No.1298004 do something you're interested in

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:34:39 2010 No.1298029 File: 87 KB, 600x320, fusion_sequence2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Viral membrane fusion.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:34:39 2010 No.1298031 File: 926 KB, 3504x2336, Tilt-shift Soccer England.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Tilt-shift photography, photography techniques, etc..

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:34:39 2010 No.1298039 File: 1.04 MB, 3189x2130, Platypus.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hey someone else is joining in! The platypus.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:36:39 2010 No.1298057 File: 2.83 MB, 3000x2250, Storm (84).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hurricanes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:37:39 2010 No.1298064 File: 2.38 MB, 2000x3000, Storm (36).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Tornadoes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:37:39 2010 No.1298068 Viral membrane fusionfag here. I did a 10 minute presentation on it for my cell&molec class this last semester. I still have the powerpoint if you want it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:37:39 2010 No.1298075 File: 1.72 MB, 3000x2000, Storm (12).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Lightning.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:39:39 2010 No.1298087 File: 2.18 MB, 3264x2448, Fire Twirling.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The effect of fire on human development.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:39:39 2010 No.1298091 File: 2.32 MB, 1583x2200, Just Another Day.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The effect of fire on the human body.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:41:39 2010 No.1298102 File: 702 KB, 2384x3000, Thornton.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Joe Thornton and his inability to perform in the playoffs.

Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:41:39 2010 No.1298103

>>1297531
You need to do something that non-scientific people are interested in, things they've heard from sources that they are unsure about.
Ideas:
-Why cats CAN'T see in the dark
-Why the sky is actually blue/red
-Why radiation isn't as scary as it is often portrayed (Medical physics)
shit like that
>>1297837
I've tried talking to non-scientific crowds about astrophysics, but nothing bores the layman more than space

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:42:39 2010 No.1298114 File: 516 KB, 1800x1136, Execution.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The effect of bullets on the human body OR aggression, violence, and war.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:45:39 2010 No.1298136 File: 204 KB, 1256x1418, Van Gogh 1889.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Mental illness, depression, the mind, thoughts, dreams, emotions, or abnormal psychology.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:47:39 2010 No.1298164 File: 2.11 MB, 3648x2736, Yummy.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The effects of drugs on the human body, pleasure, orgasms, or the pleasure principle.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:52:39 2010 No.1298200 File: 442 KB, 3600x1800, World2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Civilization or light pollution.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:56:39 2010 No.1298230 File: 185 KB, 1400x1400, Wu_Tang_Clan-Iron_Flag-Frontal.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The danger of fucking wit the Wu Tang Clan.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:57:39 2010 No.1298234 File: 143 KB, 594x595, chaostheory.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Chaos theory.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 16:58:39 2010 No.1298248 Anything about masturbation. Animals that masturbate, reasons for masturbating, effects of masturbating. It'll be a hit.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 17:02:39 2010 No.1298289 How nothing every truly touches because of electrons and same charges repel

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 29 17:07:39 2010 No.1298326 >>1298289 just when i'd stopped thinking about that shit.

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