/sci/ - Science & Math

nowadays in the west women dont need high parental investment mates becasue of nanny state and this is why promiscuitism and short term sexual relationships are so common as opposed to monogamy
change my mind

>>6820271
>The solar system may be ejected into interstellar space
what?

Hey guys, this is my first time on /sci/ and I have to say this thread is pretty damn awesome. Always loved science. This board is now considerably higher on my list of boards.

Please accept my .gif from the golden age of YTMND, sorry, no midnightexpress.mp3 included.

Degree/Major in Astronomy, good idea or bad idea? I love space and science and all. But anyone have any idea about the field?

Dear /sci/ bros,

I come to you with a question you might answer. I am an undergraduate student of physics from Europe and I want to do a summer research project. The point is, I have access to free accomodation in Palo Alto this summer (money is obviously an issue) during July, August and September and I would like to know if anyone knows are there any serious physics summer schools or research opportunities in the area, possibly in Stanford. I am very much interested in particle physics, quantum physics and advanced gravity.

Any help is much appreciated, contacts, ideas, research groups I can talk to etc.

In return, quite possibly, my eternal gratitude...

What if the universe is just an illusion?

You know, I thought about that last night after reading the redit thread about mindfucks. All kind of theories popped in my head about the immensity of the universe right before I went to sleep. What if it's just an illusion? What if everything outside the solar system is "painted"?

I know it's a stupid theory, because Hubble saw stars exploding, galaxies moving etc. But still, it's an interesting theory I think.

I guess we will find out if/when the Voyager 1 hits the "wall".
>animated gif

>>5511871

I'd argue playing video games has some value in that it helps you develop hand-eye coordination which is useful for a lot of jobs and it has cultural value, such as the GTA games, for example, which cynically exaggerate the excesses of contemporary society in order to give people a mirror to look into.

Or the Civilization games, for example, which cause you to think about the ramifications of social, political, religious, scientific, economic, military, infrastructural, etc. decisions in the context of an international fabric.

I'd argue parties are useful in that they introduce you to people and provide you with both utilitarian and leisurely benefits. For example, you might hook up with a girl, score some drugs (leisurely), or you might meet new business contacts (utilitarian).

Utility and leisure are codependent because Utilitarian producers provide the leisurely spenders with goods and services.

But see, I'm using my education to argue for the things you'd rather do than get educated.

I'm using my education to argue from your perspective hypothetically, something I would never do in any other context. Such are the benefits of "being educated," which need not even imply formal education these days, now that we have a digital demigod (google) we can pray to for instant knowledge.

So use your brain, and don't assume intelligent people just want to feel superior. They haven't made the empathetic breakthrough if that's the case.

See, being an intelligent being is a product of genetic, social, poltical, and economic LUCK.

The fact that I'm not a shrew or a turtle is so god damn amazing when I consider the odds, that I only want to use the gift of intelligence to help people, rather than hurt. So that they too can experience GOOD FORTUNE.

Peace.

And use your noodle.

>>5475558

The scientific method started off as an empirical philosophy. Proper methods must be THOUGHT OF before they can be implemented. I'm really tired of any kind-hearted question on this board being dismissed as "herp derp go to /x/".

You ever considered that he knows /x/ is full of people who believe in paranormal phenomenon. You ever considered that he would prefer to consult /sci/ over /x/?

You consider yourself empirical and intelligent, yet you inherit the knee-jerk reaction of so many others on this board, who would redirect a person with a question to a source that lacks credibility because you don't personally like the phrasing of their question.

This makes you the dick, not OP.

The possibility of multiple universes is a genuine possibility,

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The universe exists within these numbers but why havent you embraced them yet? Are you afraid? Truth lies in numbers, every mathematician and physicist has realized this but the normie populace is too afraid to accept this fact. Ambiguity is comforting but it does not give truth. What is truth? Numbers are truth. God is truth, but God doesn't exist. We find fundamental laws with science.

What has been your favorite class in your college career, and why?

>>5397907

You don't have to be an edgy teenager to feel that way.

Laws are man-made and man has proven himself stupid on multiple occasions. Protest and disobedience are natural reactions a population has when it thinks certain laws are unjust, irrelevant, outdated, impossible to enforce, tyrannical, etc.

Welcome to reality. It's complicated.

>>5310015
no it's not pointless. just that one anon is off the rails we need to figure this shit out now.

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i have a basic question, this gif states that ''the most distant things ever photographed, more than 13 billion light years away, when the universe was only 800 million old'', does this take the expanding universe into context, i.e. that our universe is about 90bn ly's across?

hey /sci/
I've always gotten decent grades in my science courses and I've always found them interesting. I'm alright at math but I don't love it. I hate the humanities.

So, I'm entering college next year. I was wondering what majors open the doors for exciting, fast paced careers in the future?

Well paying helps a lot

any input is appreciated

so how'd your finals go /sci/?

This is so depressing /sci/. Thinking back to the time of Columbus and discovering a new world must of been truly breathtaking! Looking out into space, "the final frontier" I realize how small we are in the grand scheme of things. The fact we can understand this picture in the first place is a marvel.
I want to be born in a time where I can discover new and amazing lands ripe for exploration. Is that too much too ask?

boy i wish we had a space program
what are the odds that the moons orbit would keep
only one side to face the earth
i wish SETI had been a success

Here is your gif; that being said, I think Richard Dawkins gives stronger anti-religion arguments than just, "Wow look at how big everything is!"

Why is size considered proportional to significance?

more .gifs like this? I would like to feel insignificant tonight

hoo else thinks the big bang was a white hole?

Cool space mind bending stuff thread.

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