{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Physics &amp; Astronomy","provider_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics","author_name":"Elle Cochrane","author_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/author\/cochratcuwm-edu\/","title":"Physics Colloquium - Tony Rodriguez","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mtBnJKzXtO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/event\/physics-colloquium-tony-rodriguez\/\">Physics Colloquium &#8211; Tony Rodriguez<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/event\/physics-colloquium-tony-rodriguez\/embed\/#?secret=mtBnJKzXtO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Physics Colloquium &#8211; Tony Rodriguez&#8221; &#8212; Physics &amp; Astronomy\" data-secret=\"mtBnJKzXtO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"From Extreme Binary Stars to Self-Driving Cars Dr. Tony Rodriguez Data Scientist, Waymo LLC (formerly Harvard CfA)  Compact objects -- white dwarfs (WDs), neutron stars, and black holes -- are laboratories for studying extreme physics under conditions unable to be replicated on Earth. When located in binaries, it becomes possible to measure properties of compact objects such as magnetic field strength, temperature, and the effects of mass transfer from a companion. In this talk, I will describe recent advancements in our understanding of WD magnetism."}