Welcome back to PRISM, the SCISOC newsletter! In the 2021 Publications/IT team's last newsletter, we present to you our final event from this year's team!! In our Science News, we talk about the mystical magical mathematical equation of the shape of an egg, and why it's got mathematicians and scientists around the world alike in a chokehold. Finally, in our Fun Corner, we give our audience a look into the team behind PRISM this year, as well as enough blackmail material to last a lifetime. We hope you enjoy this week's newsletter, and we thank everyone who's read our newsletter over the last year. We couldn't have done it without you! <3 |
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UNSW SCISOC Presents: Bob Ross Paint & Sip Are you wondering how it’s already Week 5 and you feel like you’ve done nothing this entire term? Are you looking for some chill activities after partying hard after the long lockdown? Well, SCISOC has got you covered! On the 20th of October, SCISOC will be hosting an online painting event inspired by the great American painter Bob Ross. Spoil yourself from all that hard work you've been putting into your labs and quizzes, and join us in this great opportunity to meet new people and hone your painting skills. Come along and tuck in with some friends for a carefree night of painting beautiful landscapes! Date: Wednesday 20th of October, 2021 Time: 8-11pm Location: Discord |
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The mathematical equation describing the shape of the egg has long been questioned by humanity for centuries. This is due to the multitudinous benefits of uncovering such an equation, with the main focus on describing the shape of an egg. Eggs have always been a point of interest for mathematicians, engineers and biologists for having enough capacity to incubate embryos whilst allowing for smooth hatching and its ability to not roll like a sphere would. |
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The pointed nature of an egg has always been reasoned by its ability to not roll far in a nest; however, recent discoveries have shed another perspective into their mysterious shapes. There have been observations that birds that fly more have a sharper point on the eggs which led to the hypothesis that eggs are shaped as such so that they are more easily packed into a streamlined body. The curves on the eggs are also convenient for any downward force the egg may experience, offering extra protection compared to that of spherical shapes. |
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With this, scientists have recently obtained a formula which can be used to describe all known eggs. Four geometric figures were previously used to analyse all the known egg shapes: sphere, ellipsoid, ovoid and pyriform. By adding an additional function to the ovoid formula, researchers created a brand new geometric shape that could be applied to any egg’s geometry. This universal mathematical formula for egg shape is based on four parameters: egg length, maximum breadth, shift of the vertical axis and the diameter at one-quarter of the egg length. The formula, however, cannot be disclosed publicly due to top-secret scientific uses. |
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This formula is a major breakthrough as it allows more competent scientific descriptions of biological objects. Work in fields of biological systems, egg incubation and selection of poultry will be greatly simplified. It provides egg volume, surface area, radius of curvature all of which are required to identify different eggs. The ability for the weight of an egg to be distributed also allows for the equation to have significance in architectecture. It is shown to be structurally stronger than spherical buildings - so expect to see a near future where everything is egg-shaped. |
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With such an unprecedented discovery, one can only hold their breath as they gaze in awe at the rapid changes society will undertake. So the next time you crack an egg for breakfast, be aware of its ingenuity and biological perfection which scientists have struggled for eons to mimic. |
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This is the final newsletter from the 2021 Publications/IT team, and we wanted to showcase all of our valued writers, who’ve put their minds together to make our weekly newsletter publication possible. From science news, to SCISOC reports, and fun corners, we hope you have learned something and enjoyed reading them as much as we did writing and creating them. It’s been a pleasure and we hope SCISOC Prism has made your fortnightly Friday’s just a little better! |
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| Sylvan The best executive, best Vice President, the Tam to our Tim, amongst a flurry of other titles that would take up this whole article. Sylvan has tirelessly guided, taught, and supported the Publications/IT portfolio over the past year and kept us in check while making us smile and laugh at the same time. We are all indebted to her for showing us the ropes to subcommittee life, teaching us how to Photoshop, taking care of both newsletters and website maintenance, and making sure that we’re being heard and understood. Despite messaging us in the dead of the night or early hours of the morning, we’re always happy to hear from our favourite VPI and will always be grateful for how dedicated she was to the portfolio! |
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Hilary Our resident TikTok star and one of the three pillars to the Publications/IT portfolio. Hilary, from being someone we were all intimidated by, to becoming the Publications director we never knew we needed so much, is someone whose guiding hand through Canva, how to design publications, and how to justify our text, was a godsend, amongst other things. She headed our meetings in the beginning before passing the baton on and taught us those meeting leader skills as well, and also collected so much dirt on us over the past months that we’d regret ever doing her wrong. Mildly dangerous blackmail aside, her passion for the portfolio and society always showed in her work and attitude as a director, which she definitely imparted onto us! |
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| Rahul Our guy in the chair, coding god, and IT director. Rahul is the behind the scenes guy that helps hold up the Publications/IT portfolio, whether it’s suffering through Weebly or teaching us the wonders of Webflow. Though insisting that he’s at least forty years old despite being at most three years older, he has enough knowledge and wisdom to cover those odd thirty-three years. Whilst he also corrects our poor grammar and awkward expressions, our website would have not come alive without him and we can’t truly call ourselves a member of Publications/IT without him. He always makes meetings enjoyable with his random dad jokes, and taught us many valuable skills in website creation. Although he is always behind the scenes, his work never goes unnoticed and we are so grateful to have him as a director! |
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Bing Our hidden artist and definitely-seven-foot-tall subcommittee member. Bing is behind articles such as ‘The Dark Side of the Music Industry’, which detailed the dreadful conflicts that occur in the entertainment industry, as well as the useful ‘Recommendations for an Aspiring Gamer’ article, and the insightful Scientist Spotlight on Gitanjali Rao. He is also one of the minds that helped create the new SCISOC Prism banners, and overall, has shown his creative skills, writing chops, and technical skills over the past months! |
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| Bud By far, our most popular subcommittee member and ladies’ man. Bud wrote top tips on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, which is an extensive guide to get us prepared for the walking dead, an article on the science behind the magnificent blood moon we saw in May, as well as Scientist Spotlights on Tim Berners-Lee and Dr Mansukh Wani, the inventor of the worldwide web and the doctor who contributed greatly to anticancer treatments and chemotherapy drugs. With a penchant for being forgetful sometimes, he always pulls through in the end, whether it's for our fortnightly Prism, website design, or publication actionables! |
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Christian Our Sleeping Beauty and unofficial Publications/IT clown. Having gone through a whole rollercoaster of L’s and occasional W’s over this year, Christian has still managed to write brilliant pieces like the very first 2021 subcommittee Fun Corner ‘4 Different Ways to Cook Your Eggs’, the swift evolution of the self-driving car, and most recently, ‘The World’s Best Accidental Inventions’, which included products like Vaseline and Viagra. He’s also our assigned Weekly Updater after an unfortunate flip-the-coin round, and as expected, one of our prized subcommittee members who has definitely shown his colours in website design, as well as writing articles and publications! |
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| Hayley Our most organised subcommittee member who never fails to impress us with her creative ideas. Hayley was the second creator behind our new stunning SCISOC Prism banners and the talented writer of ‘5 Ways to Entertain Oneself During Lockdown’, which brightened up our time at home by sharing some popular hobbies to add to our routine. She was also behind Scientist Spotlights on Chien-Shiung Wu, the First Lady of Physics, as well as on Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer who had established a firm groundwork to enrich our lives. We can not only count on Hayley for mind-blowing ideas for our publications, but also her endless energy that kept us going through the past months! |
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Helena Our proud cat-mother and SCISOC Report extraordinaire. Helena is behind the article all about NFTs and how they affect the environment, as well as the mouthwatering ‘Fun Ways to Spice Up Your Instant Ramen’, which gave everyone tips and tricks to change up the beloved snack, and the Scientist Spotlight on Isabella Aiona Abbott, a Hawaiian marine scientist who paved the way for other women of colour in the field of science. She’s always up for any job given, whether it’s her nth SCISOC Report for the term, a food-related article, or a website design challenge. Helena has clearly shown her dedication to the portfolio even if her cat Mochi keeps chewing on her laptop as she works! |
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| Julia Our Games Night destroyer with her amazing Tetris skills. Julia wrote the article discussing cheap eats and hangouts to visit using Dine and Discover coupons earlier this year, as well as ‘Paralympics Games: The Secret Olympics’, which detailed the medal design for the Paralympics this year in Tokyo. She also wrote the ‘Surprising Danger of Bit Flips’ that went into detail about what can occur when the memories of electronic devices come in contact with particles created by cosmic rays from outside Earth. The owner of the one-bedroom tent that we all envy greatly, Julia always surprises us with her writing and website design skills, has developed greatly since the beginning of our subcommittee journey! |
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UNSW Science Society is proud to announce our continued partnership with GradReady through 2021. GradReady provides GAMSAT Preparation courses for anyone looking to pursue Medicine after they graduate.
This process starts earlier than you think, so if you’re studying medical science or just have that passion, check out what they have to offer! |
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