This morning we continued working on the paper, but we worked on it on the third floor as opposed to our usual corner because we wanted to watch the thunderstorm. Pretty much everyone else in the REU joined. It was fun to work sitting side by side with everyone since we haven’t all worked in the same area for a while. After two hours of working on the paper, we went to the luncheon lecture, which was arguably one of the most interesting one’s we’ve heard so far. The presenter was proficient in psychology and law, a fascinating combination, and she studied the criminal justice system and how it basically uses pleas for unfair negotiation. In other words, people with money and other resources can easily get out of sentences, and pleas can be offered to make someone plead guilty even if they are innocent just so that they can avoid a harsher sentence. Overall, her talk was very engaging and interesting.

This afternoon we’re going to continue working on reviewing and revising the paper o_o at least we will be done with it tomorrow afternoon though, because then we will only need to focus on practicing our pitch for the poster symposium, and maybe we’ll be able to touch up the game a little. I still can’t believe we’re this close to being done. It’s been a whirlwind of a summer, but I have had so much fun and have gained a lot of knowledge within these ten weeks that is going to play a major role in the rest of my life with regards to how I plan my career path.

Until next time 🙂