{"id":706,"date":"2014-02-24T18:13:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/?p=706"},"modified":"2016-11-15T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T16:49:51","slug":"charlotte-churchs-chaotic-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2014\/02\/24\/charlotte-churchs-chaotic-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Church&#8217;s chaotic experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"Image pull-right\"><div id=\"attachment_707\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2014\/02\/photo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-707\" alt=\"Dr Edward Gomez and Charlotte Church standing next to the scale model of the Herschel Space Observatory (whose SPIRE instrument was led by Head of School Professor Matt Griffin).\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2014\/02\/photo1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2014\/02\/photo1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2014\/02\/photo1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2014\/02\/photo1-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Edward Gomez and Charlotte Church standing next to the scale model of the Herschel Space Observatory (whose SPIRE instrument was led by Head of School Professor Matt Griffin).<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n<div>Dr Edward Gomez welcomed singer and television personality Charlotte Church to the School of Physics and Astronomy this afternoon to talk science for her upcoming new album.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Edward and Charlotte chatted about chaos theory including Edward&#8217;s work on asteroids. \u00a0 Many asteroids exhibit chaotic orbits or are hurtling into the inner Solar System because of chaotic effects and this was demonstrated to Charlotte using a double pendulum and some plasticine.<!--more-->&#8220;It was great to chat to some-one who was clearly so enthusiastic about science.&#8221; said Edward, &#8220;Charlotte was down-to-Earth and really interested in learning more about physics and astronomy.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not everyday you have a celebrity asking tricky questions about quantum entanglement!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The School of Physics and Astronomy wish Charlotte well for the new album, and look forward to welcoming her back for more physics discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Edward Gomez welcomed singer and television personality Charlotte Church to the School of Physics and Astronomy this afternoon to talk science for her upcoming new album. 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