With chocolate chip cookies as the medium, master baker Jay explains the reasoning behind all the ingredients involved in baking, and techniques that affect taste and texture.
Past Talks
The Journey to Becoming a Figure Skater
Understand the basics when watching this sport and an interactive demo on what spinning on ice is like.
Slides available on Dropbox.
The Art of Tidying
Do you avoid home to study because it’s too messy? Are you overwhelmed every time you have to move by just how many things you have? Then you might need to tidy. But this isn’t your mother’s tidying (unless your mother reads Marie Kondo), this is the art of being able to let go of the things you don’t need anymore and finding the stuff that sparks joy in your heart.
The Magic of Tidying
“When you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll *never* have to do it again.” Marie Kondo, a Japanese cleaning consultant, made this bold claim in her New York Times Best Seller “the life-changing magic of tidying up”. Distilled from the book, this talk will share the simple techniques and delightful mindsets about tidying.
Intro to Curling
Curling is an intensely strategic and Canadian. Brendan runs us through some of the basic rules and the tactics used to get you started.
Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming is a state of mind where you are dreaming, but are still in control of your dreams. Mason gives tips (reality checks, sleeping) and warns of some risks you should be aware of (sleep paralysis) for becoming a lucid dreamer.
KNOTS! KNOTS! KNOTS!
The three basic knots you need to not die. The Fixed Loop (self-explanatory), the Clove Hitch (tying rope to object) and the Double Fisherman’s Bend (tying a rope to another rope) for extension purposes.
Speedcubing
The world of twisty puzzles and what makes them hard/interesting. Demonstrating an assortment of different puzzles/ways people compete in, and the general mindset people follow when solving the puzzles professionally. Also an interactive walkthrough of blind cubing!
How Airplanes Work
The physics and mechanics of airplanes with tons of animations and a delightful cardboard model.
Behind the Scenes at the Olympics
I worked at the past 3 Olympics games in sports marketing and will share some stories and behind the scenes insights of what makes a monumental event like the Olympics run.
