Quantum Physics for 7 Year Olds | Dominic Walliman | TEDxEastVan

"Does this make a difference?" And if you're speaking to an audience, you have to get it right, and raising your hand can help too. It's always good to err on the side of caution. interested in hearing information they already know. Well, principle number two: don't delve too deeply into the topic. People tend to absorb a certain amount of information at a time, and we need to be realistic about this. things that the person will be able to understand and remember, rather than bombarding them with a huge amount of information because that will undo all the good work they started with.

So I could go on and on about

quantum

physics

, but I hope I got it right. You have enough examples that will interest you and you can continue with them. Well, number three: clarity trumps precision. But they tend to make the explanation longer and more complicated. It is better to start with a simple explanation that may not be properly practical. but consider it the starting point, imagine that they are here and the full explanation is here and all you have to do is show them the way, for example, when I was talking about rotation in

quantum

systems, the truth is that this topic is. a little complicated, I mean the rotation of those partial particles, but what I told you was a complete picture, and if you are still interested, you can look up the details later.

Good. Number four: explain what you think is interesting. (Laughs) If you're trying to explain something to someone, there's definitely a reason why you're explaining it. It's either super important or super fun. The more you can convey to that person, the more they will remember it and value it, and you can do this in many ways. One of them is to show your passion for the topic. Another way to present it is through examples that show how this topic relates to our lives. For example, quantum

physics

: every time you turn on your phone, you remember the basic laws of the universe to make your presentation (Laughs) and you tweet a photo of your cat. (Laughs) Those are my four principles.

I would like to stop at a joke. When I meet people for the first time. And I introduce myself and say I'm a physicist, and normal people react the opposite, like, "Oh, physics. I didn't understand physics in school." (Laughter) And he repeatedly said, what a shame. Knowledge is not about being good at it or not. It should be about what interests you. If science seems scary to you or has ever seemed that way, I encourage you: there is a lot of information you are missing these days. Simply choose a topic that appeals to you, look up some references, and pursue your curiosity from there.

Thank you. (applause)