Poison Frogs - Billie Goolsby (Stanford); Quantum Chemistry - Ashwin Singh ( UC Berkeley) 

Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. This two-part "Ask a Science Envoy" Zoom event, co-presented with The Berkeley Public Library, took place on May 11, 2023, and features the following two presentations:
• Stanford biologist Billie Goolsby on "Family Feud: Familial Decision-Making in Poison Frogs" - Cooperation between parents tends to ensure family success, especially among poison frogs. Through direct observation, sound recordings, and hormone analysis, researchers test how coordination of parenting happens in nature - and how it predicts offspring survival.
• UC Berkeley physicist Ashwin Singh on "Exploring Quantum Chemistry with Earth's Strongest Laser" - Quantum mechanics helps describe cold chemical reactions, like those that occur in outer space. By building the world's strongest laser to hold molecules in place, we can watch quantum chemistry happen in real time.
This video was edited by Neeti Sonth, Wonderfest Science Editor. The Zoom host is Tucker Hiatt, Wonderfest's founding director. Please visit the online home of nonprofit Wonderfest, the San Francisco Bay Area Beacon of Science, at Wonderfest.org .