Explore a conference talk on periodically refreshed baths, focusing on a numerical technique and thermodynamic cycle. Delve into the research presented by Archak Purkayastha at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences as part of the "Periodically and Quasi-Periodically Driven Complex Systems" program. Gain insights into the intersection of closed quantum systems, open quantum systems, and gauge theory of coupling between matter and radiation. Discover how this research contributes to understanding terahertz and infrared driven quantum matter, shaken optical lattices, Floquet time crystals, and localization-delocalization physics in quasi-periodically driven systems. Learn about the importance of quantum simulation experiments and their interpretation in scenarios where brute force numerical calculations fail.