Austin Physics for Fun Meetup Group

Hybrid means that participants are both in person and online.

Zoom details will be posted approximately 30 minutes prior to the event.

Our goal is to understand how to approach reading scientific and engineering papers without getting lost in the forest for the trees. Participants are expected to have read the article prior to the discussion. -- https://www.science.org/content/article/how-seriously-read-scientific-paper

Past events that may add additional detail and depth to the topic...

Drinking from the Firehose! - Finding Current Sci-Tech News -- https://www.meetup.com/nature-nerds-of-austin/events/295744322/

Investigating the Edge - Current Open Problems -- https://www.meetup.com/nature-nerds-of-austin/events/295763604/

The meeting will be held at a private makerspace, Diogenes. The location is in N. Austin near where Metric ends at Howard Ln. It is the door farthest to the left of the adult business Colette. When you come through the entry proceed to the door at the back of the shop and come upstairs.

If you have questions please feel free to submit them in the comments below or send them to me directly.

Let's hike Brushy creek trail and have some engaging conversations on physics and related topics!

We will meet at the green benches on the south side of the restroom facility at Brushy Creek Sports park. The coordinates are 30.505386, -97.779596.

Address: 2310 Brushy Creek Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613

We will walk westward on the trail up to the public parking lot at the YMCA / Twin Lakes, and return back to the sports park, covering a distance of about 4.3 miles.

The walk will follow a paved trail, with only a brief unpaved stretch. The path is generally flat, with mild inclines in a few spots. Regular shoes/footwear is sufficient—no hiking boots needed. Be sure to bring adequate water. Each participant is fully responsible for their own health and safety.

Sunset is at 7:38pm. It will start getting darker near the last mile of our walk. Bring a flashlight or use one in your phone.

Entire trail map at: https://www.wilcotx.gov/1288/Brushy-Creek-Regional-Trail . We will walk over a small portion only.

Rules / Code of conduct:
* Be courteous to your conversation partners.
* Don't monopolize time. Give your partners a fair share of speaking time.

If you RSVP 'Yes' but later find you can't attend, please update your RSVP to 'No.' This helps the host account for everyone and start on time.

Hybrid means that participants are both in person and online.

The discussion will be held at the Diogenes Makerspace in N. Austin near the intersection of Metric and Howard Ln. This is in the same building as the club Colette occupies. The entrance is the door at the far left of the building. When you enter you will be in a shop space, proceed upstairs. If Colette has an event the parking lot is reserved for them, so please park along the street. -- https://zaubee.com/biz/diogenes-makerspace-jv6oebd8

We'll go over what scientific papers are, the various kinds, and how to find them on the topic(s) that interest you! This will be about current research results that aren't filtered through news media who typically won't have any depth of familiarity with the topic and often get key facts wrong. If you get your news from popular magazines, then this will let you get a month or two head start. Feel free to bring your laptop and play along with the discussion focusing on your interest, you won't need anything other than a browser and maybe a text editor if you want to take notes. Note that if the discussion is lively we are not constrained by the hour timeline. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time.

The Zoom link will be posted approximately an hour before the event starts.