Adam Fortais's guest appearances

Adam Fortais

Science Sucks

scientificanada

Ben Davis

Matt Berry

Jennifer Williams

Sarah Turner

Sara Mazrouei

Joe Kim

Leonardo DaVinci

David Venus

Robert Ulrich

Ashley Gary

Charly Evon Simpson

Bianca Nogrady

Ben Pearce

Eva Bloom

Parshati Patel

OwlTail

Adam Fortais (he/him) is a PhD candidate studying the physics of soft matter at McMaster University. Adam co-hosts the AlmaMac, a weekly radio show. Each week, hosts Adam, Shawn, and Matt talk to a researcher about their work — what inspires, excites, and makes them curious. If you’re curious about physics, biology, and everything in between, strap in for this interview! Check out all of Adam's writing and SciComm work on his website! If you're interested in science writing/journalism, check out the Concordia Science Journalism program, Massive Science, and The Open Notebook. -- Why we do a land acknowledgement: — Land acknowledgments at Canadian universities and colleges — Land acknowledgments in Ontario A Guide to Land Acknowledgments by The Native Governance Centre — Indigenous Land Acknowledgements, Explained by Delilah Friedler (Teen Vogue) Supporting Indigenous folks (General Resources) — An interactive map of territories, languages, and treaties (Native-Land.ca) — Beyond territorial acknowledgments — Indigenous Ally Toolkit -- You can find me (your host, Ive) on Twitter, Insta, and YouTube. Let's be friends! Any feedback on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @ScienceSucksPod  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesucks/support

Adam Fortais (<a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/he-him" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he/him</a>) is a PhD candidate studying the physics of soft matter at McMaster University. Adam co-hosts the <a href="http://almamac.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AlmaMac</a>, a weekly radio show. Each week, hosts Adam, Shawn, and Matt talk to a researcher about their work — what inspires, excites, and makes them curious. If you’re curious about physics, biology, and everything in between, strap in for this interview! Check out all of Adam's writing and SciComm work on his<a href="https://fortais.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> website</a>! If you're interested in science writing/journalism, check out the <a href="http://www.concordia.ca/artsci/journalism/programs/journalism-studies.html?utm_souce=vanity&amp;utm_campaign=projectedfutures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Concordia Science Journalism program</a>, <a href="https://massivesci.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Massive Science</a>, and<a href="https://www.theopennotebook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Open Notebook</a>. -- Why we do a land acknowledgement: — <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/Guide%20to%20Acknowledging%20First%20Peoples%20&amp;%20Traditional%20Territory" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Land acknowledgments at Canadian universities and colleges</a> — <a href="https://ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017.05.31-Traditional-Territory-Acknowledgement-in-Ont.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Land acknowledgments in Ontario</a> <a href="https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">A Guide to Land Acknowledgments</a> by The Native Governance Centre — <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/indigenous-land-acknowledgement-explained" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Indigenous Land Acknowledgements, Explained</a> by Delilah Friedler (Teen Vogue) Supporting Indigenous folks (General Resources) — <a href="https://native-land.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">An interactive map of territories, languages, and treaties (Native-Land.ca)</a> — <a href="https://apihtawikosisan.com/2016/09/beyond-territorial-acknowledgments/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond territorial acknowledgments</a> — <a href="http://reseaumtlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Ally_email.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Indigenous Ally Toolkit</a> -- You can find me (your host, Ive) on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sciencewithive" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="http://www.instagram.com/sciencewithive" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Insta</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/IveVelikova" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. Let's be friends! Any feedback on the show? Let us know on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sciencesuckspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> at @ScienceSucksPod --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesucks/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesucks/support</a>

35. What rubber bands can tell us about DNA (w/ Adam Fortais)

Matt talks to co-host and PhD candidate Adam Fortais about the experimental physics research he does.  Adam studies "soft condensed matter", or, squishy things. Specifically, he is working with thin elastic fibers (10x thinner than a human hair) to understand how everything from undersea cables, to DNA, to your headphone cables respond to different stresses.  This is a video of Adam's supervisor describing the exploratory work they do in the lab. Adam talks about DNA supercoiling, one of the major inspirations for his current work. This is a short (bio-heavy) description. And finally, while all this looping is cool, it can damage your cables if you aren't careful. Here is some practicle advice on how to avoid damaging cables (not actually Adam). You can follow Adam on Twitter here or check out his blog at www.fortais.com

Matt talks to co-host and PhD candidate Adam Fortais about the experimental physics research he does.  Adam studies "soft condensed matter", or, squishy things. Specifically, he is working with thin elastic fibers (10x thinner than a human hair) to understand how everything from undersea cables, to DNA, to your headphone cables respond to different stresses.  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhtlDXsbxmU&amp;app=desktop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is a video</a> of Adam's supervisor describing the exploratory work they do in the lab. Adam talks about DNA supercoiling, one of the major inspirations for his current work. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyP0cEbqKTc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is a short (bio-heavy) description.</a> And finally, while all this looping is cool, it can damage your cables if you aren't careful.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&amp;v=pEd7ru24Vx0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&amp;v=pEd7ru24Vx0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here is some practicle advice on how to avoid damaging cables</a> (not actually Adam). You can follow Adam on <a href="www.twitter.com/adamfortais" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter here</a> or check out his blog at<a href="www.fortais.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.fortais.com</a>

The AlmaMAC: Using elastic fibers to understand DNA, undersea cables, spider silk... with Adam Fortais (Host: Matt)