/sci/ - Science & Math

What Einstein didn't tell everyone was that during his years as a patent clerk he found, and later used, many good ideas that were never given their due credit. This is what a 'smart' man does, as there's no use in reinventing the wheel. He may have been, more than anything, an expert researcher, in the right place at the right time.

I didn't know there was a semi-popular conspiracy concept related to this. But I know it in my heart because I am jewish, and I know how we are taught. Makes me sad.

Do you know if there is any kind of application or algorithm that automatically generate a sort of concept map? (i.e. using a dictionary or wiki)

for example my input is "apple" and then the program outputs "fruit", "computers", "mac",
then "tree", "reproduction" "seeds" "steve jobs", "ipod",
then "businessman", "mp3", "music", "plants", "sex", "job" "operating system" etc etc..

..eventually showing also the kind of connection i.e. [apple] *is a* [fruit]" *product of* [trees] etc etc..

I think you got it.

A developed version of such an application would be great in helping people to have new idea, don't you think?

Why Does Religion Exist?

guys
my brain just broke relativity for me
if i travel away from earth at relativistic speed, earth ppl ages much faster than i do

but who's is to say i'm moving away from the earth, it might just be as well be earth that's moving away from me at relativistic speed, hence i should age much faster than they are.

i dunno, someone please clear this out

So Einstein believed in Spinoza's God.
Question. What is spinoza's god, in a nutshell?

>>2252140 looks fairly legit to me

/sci/, what scientists/mathematicians inspire you? When you have a tough time understanding a concept, or even studying, who inspires you to never give up?