According to My Research...
What do articles in academic journal’s guarantee?
A Peer Review Filter
Known for research on… haunted animatronics and way more than we needed to know about plumbers...
Mathew Patrick, “MatPat” or “The Game Theorist”
The infinite number associated with the circumference of a circle
Pi
The powerhouse of the cell:
Mitochondria (Both Animal & Plant cells have this)
This famous painting gained its popularity after its dramatic theft in 1911 from the Louvre.
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
This step of the research process involves finding sources, gathering information, and studying the subject, also known as “Catching up on the global academic conversation,” and the most boring part of the research process.
Literature review
This researcher gave us “the world’s most famous equation” and breakthroughs on relativity. Their equally, if not more, famous selfie is not unlike those of your aunt after too many margaritas.
Albert Einstein
The “___ Sequence” is associated with the “golden ratio,” a pattern found in leaves and snail shells that has been studied since ancient greece
Fibonacci
Why is the sky blue in the daytime?
“Rayleigh Scattering.” Scattering of light through the atmosphere (blue more than others in daytime)
The most prominent artist of the surrealist movement
Dalí, Full Name Salvador Dalí
An event for showcasing and listening to research presentations
Conference
Although commonly known for one particularly enlightening invention, he also invented the phonograph, power distribution, and motion pictures
Thomas Eddison
What is Avogadro’s number, also known as a mole?
6.022 * 1023
This geologic formation may be found overhead if you are in a cave
Stalactites
This musician and composer was famously deaf while writing his hit symphonies!
Ludwig van Beethoven
What is commonly mistaken for a “Theory”
Hypothesis
Regarded as one of the “founders of bacteriology”, this researcher made milk safe to drink.
Louis Pasteur
This rule was named after a person, not a hospital.
L'Hôpital's rule
What is the study of fungi called?
Mycology
This modern music star is a data analyst’s dream, with all of their 19 releases breaking industry records upon release, with the lone exception being their self-titled 2006 debut album.
Taylor Swift
This summer research program ran by NSF (National Science Foundation) offers ~$5,000 for a 6-10 week program alongside housing, travel, and dining coverage in over 1,000 opportunities around the United States.
REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates)
This researcher famously gave up their life for science; ignoring medical advice early in their career, continuing to work until months before death, all while knowing their research was directly responsible for their physical degradation.
Madame Curie
Also known as the most beautiful equation, this identity contains both irrational and imaginary numbers.
Euler's Identity
epi * i + 1 = 0
What are the two most common elements in the universe?
Hydrogen + Helium
This researcher begrudgingly sailed from island to island, collecting wildlife samples and creating a theory that creationists everywhere contend with
Charles Darwin (Theory of Evolution)