Dr. Inna Vishik is a professor of Physics at UC Davis, where her lab studies the spectroscopic properties of exotic condensed matter. We dig down into how she sees the atomic landscapes she studies, the significance of mathematical descriptions that show up all over the place, harmonic oscillators at the scale of an electron, and why physics is perfectly happy to deal in abstractions, even when better models might be available. 00:00:00 Go! 00:00:18 Who is Inna Vishik? 00:02:33 Condensed Matter Physics 00:10:07 Atomic shape changes in conduction 00:14:53 Wavelength & Momentum in Electronics 00:22:13 Simplifications as Good Enough 00:29:16 Material Models of the Atom 00:33:50 Atom as Harmonic Oscilator 00:43:30 A Sufficient Level of Abstraction 00:44:42 Experimental Approach 01:00:03 Fundamental Science & Applications 01:07:15 What Makes an Interesting Material? 01:13:04 Space for Play in the Lab 01:16:30 Experimental Techniques 01:23:49 Phonons & Electronics 01:34:25 Intensive v. Extensive Physical Properties 01:36:46 LK-99 01:48:51 Electric Astronomy 01:52:06 Closing Thoughts Support the scientific revolution by joining our Patreon: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub #physics #quantum #quantumphysics Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671