In grade school, we learn about the solid, liquid, and gas form of water and assume we know everything. Turns out, that's totally wrong! There's a lot that we don't know about water molecules. but don't worry, we have PhD student Memo here to get us up to speed on his research.
Suggested Reading:
Intro to ultrafast spectroscopy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8BFQzSyDw
Interview with Memo's undergrad advisor on water: http://nautil.us/issue/25/water/ingenious-richard-saykally
Research from Memo's lab: https://phys.org/news/2018-08-reveals-proton-hydration-asymmetric.html
Follow Memo Carpenter: @wmcarpenter760
Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
