Gigi Beardsley

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

@MayaRutherfor13 I agree. I get what Schrodigner is saying, but instead of assuming the particle, or cat, is in all states, dead and alive, you should just make an educated guess or assumption as to which state it’s in. #msmithchem

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem The cat example was helpful in demonstrating that if you can’t see the particle, then you must assume that it can exist in all states. While I understand this theory, I still feel like the cat should just be either dead or alive, not both.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem I think it’s weird that Erwin Schrodigner just said that because you don’t actually know which state a particle is in, means that it must be in both. I understand that you can assume that it is more likely to be in one state over another, but it can’t be both...

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

I now understand that these stories were most likely caused by gamma radiation.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem However, the reason that I associate these things, cancer and nuclear power plants, with radioactivity, is because of the horror stories I hear and read about in the media.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem I immediately discarded the information about the “safety” of the other forms. Now, all I can wonder is, what if a layer of skin was penetrated and beta decay or alpha radiation was to enter your system? Would it be as harmful as gamma decay?

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem However, after continuing to watch, I learned about Gamma decay, a more dangerous form of radiation. This turned my interest back to the other forms of radiation, now with Gamma radiation in mind.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem When I first learned about the forms of radiation that don’t penetrate a cloth, aluminum, or even a layer of skin, I was a little relieved. As opposed to my previous beliefs, I now understand that some forms of radiation aren’t all that dangerous.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem I’m actually not sure what radioactivity is, scientifically, and I would not even know where to start if I had to guess. I don’t know very much about it, only that it can be extremely dangerous. I generally associate radioactivity with nuclear power plants and cancer.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

@ColeMeilani I agree! I had the same thought and it still surprises me that a botanist, of all people, discovered that. However, the more I think about it, the less strange it becomes, considering that atoms are everywhere and common within every field of expertise.

[Gigi Beardsley @BeardsleyGigi]

#msmithchem I thought it was interesting how atoms were discovered. I had never really thought about how they were found, I always just kind of thought they were there. It surprised me that they were discovered by a botanist, not a scientist.