Is Flubber Real? Dr. Burks explains it all!

Black Hypothesis

English - June 14, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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In this episode, Louisiana native and HBCU educated Dr. Burks joins us to talk about his experience obtaining his Ph.D. in materials science & engineering, why Robin Williams' flubber will never be a thing, his background in polymer crystallization and polymorphism in Polyvinylidene Fluoride (what is that? we still kind of don't know...), and fun facts about cicadas!

You definitely don't want to miss this fun convo!

To learn more about him and the STEM college experience, visit his website at educatetheswag.com

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