/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.1694906]

Are there any science related jobs that are actually interesting and fulfilling to practice, other than medicine.

I don't see the appeal of engineering or chemistry or biology, it's all so trivial, you might as well just read that stuff as a hobby, you aren't doing anything remotely fun or fulfilling with it.

[Anonymous No.1694930]

>>1694906

well geology is pretty cool I'm not sure if its "fulfilling" for everyone but there is plenty of stuff to find interesting with in

for instance magnets and the earth

[Anonymous No.1694937]

No. Science related implies labwork. If you don't want to do that then fuck off.

You could always be a mathematician and sit in your basement 12 hours a day staring at a sheet of paper.

[Anonymous No.1694946]

If you do chemistry or biology odds are you'll wind up doing repetitive lab prep work for 9-13 bucks an hour

[Anonymous No.1694953]

>>1694937

Or I can be a surgeon and perform complex procedures that involve manual dexterity, analytical thinking and artistic flare. I could become an expert neurosurgeon and be familiar with neurology and the CNS. Not only would I have an encyclopedic knowledge of the brain, but I would also be able to take it apart and put it back together again.

What is a simple scientist going to do all day? Play with beakers and make spread sheets that no one gives a shit about expect his co-workers.

[Anonymous No.1694957]

Meteorology, Aerospace engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Environmental Health, etc. It all depends on what you consider "trivial" or what "fun" you want to have in a career.

[Anonymous No.1694966]

>>1694953


or you could cure children of debilitating diseases, I guess it depends on the situation.

[Anonymous No.1694968]

>>1694953

If you are a surgeon you still do the same thing every day. And you do it by the book, there's no room for "artistic flair" or you'll kill everyone.

[Anonymous No.1694970]

>>1694957

none of those guys have anything interesting to talk about

everyone wants to talk to doctors cause their profession is relevant to 101% of the population

plus they get a lot more prestige than a comp sci or physics phd lol...

their work isn't tedius and repetitive, they dont just manipulate formulas and code stupid programs all day

[Anonymous No.1694971]

>>1694906
Depends of what you like. Medicine isn't that wonderfull as you might think, patients aren't always gratefull or patient.

[Anonymous No.1694974]

I will add, though, that I am a Biology major but have no desire to work in a Biology-related field at this point. The major often isn't as important as the degree itself; though some jobs are strict, others are fairly flexible and only want to see that you've got a Bachelors in something (/an AA/experience/some other specialized degree depending on the job)

[Anonymous No.1694972]

>>1694968


no procedure is the same twice, there are guidelines and patterns you follow but the conditions always vary and you have to learn to adapt and make compromises in every surgery

[Anonymous No.1694977]

>>1694971

who cares about the negative patients? if they dont appreciate your work that's their problem

who are they to talk anyway? they aren't doctors, wtf do they know, they are probably just mathematicians or plumbers or something

[Anonymous No.1694985]

>>1694953
>artistic

[Anonymous No.1694991]

Nope, science has become specialised to the point where all the fun is taken out of it.

Neuroscience would be the best bet for fullfilling job imo. There's shitloads that will be discovered over the next few decades and you could be a part of that (the social interest in understanding the mind is also compelling). The potential for lab monkey-work seems to be less although i can't be sure.

Genetics is also a real area of current significance, and although imo not as interesting as neuroscience imo, if you managed to get a research job, you'd really feel like you're doing something significant to add to human understanding. That being said the potential for lab monkey-work is probably high.

I wouldn't go near the rest with a barge pole as even though some might be interesting the chances of interesting work and the amount of new information that can be discovered with ease is nothing like the two above.

[Anonymous No.1694992]

>>1694977
Things don't work that way.

[Anonymous No.1695007]

>O.K. SO I JUST SIT HERE AND LOOK AT THE CLOCK THING RIGHT?

>Yes. It's called a voltage meter by the way.

>O.K. COOL BUT I DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT RIGHT?

>...Right.

[Anonymous No.1695009]

>>1694970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srSbAazoOr8

People are scientists because it's fun for them. If you don't find it fun then go do something else.

[Anonymous No.1695021]

>>1694991

Ya i like how you think.

What i find cool about neuroscience or genetics or anything medicine related is that it has two sides.

A. the analytic, scientific side: you understand how something works, and it's something extremely relevant, complicated, has an open future and is solid (unlike abstract string theory)

B. it has the expert-craft aspect: it takes years and years of practice to get good at surgery and it's a skill that evolves with you and has a real application

C. you get paid to put A+B together and the better you are the better you get paid, and people like that, it has a great social feedback aspect to it

[Anonymous No.1695031]

fucking all of them

if you're not fulfilled by science, you already picked the wrong subject.

[Anonymous No.1695073]

>>1695031
This

[Anonymous No.1695090]

>>1695009

People might find biochemistry fascinating and go into it for this reason.

But if you get a job in biochemistry chances are you'll be doing mindnumbing work, a lot of which any idiot could do, the degree just entitles you to extra pay for doing so ;). The same goes for phamacists (who are basically glorified shopkeepers).

[Anonymous No.1695164]

>>1694906

Dude to get a job that is fun and fulfilling is really hard and still won't be a really awesome job because work is work. No matter how much you like the field 99% of the time you'll probably be bored a tired. Sure there are exceptions but it's hard to come by. It also depends on the type of person. A hardworking person will enjoy work much more than a lazy person even if the lazy person is more interested in the related field.

[Anonymous No.1695171]

>>1695164


so what are u saying? suicide is the only way out?

[Anonymous No.1695221]

>>1695171

No I'm saying choose the shortest way to get rich. It won't necessary make you happy but it would exempt you from working and that is a HUGE relief.

Also when you are rich you can choose to work/study/research whatever you want.

Sadly getting rich is work too. That's why you should choose the shortest root possible.

[Anonymous No.1695269]

Question.

[Anonymous No.1695274]

>>1695269
Shit. That was meant to troll as a thread. This night just isn't working for me.

[Anonymous No.1695278]

>>1695221

this is EXACTLY how i think

im not going to like any form of work because my preferences change too often and because i hate working

so i might as well get rich and just be financially free to do whatever the hell i want

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

I also have this desire to become an "expert" in something, not just an expert in knowledge but an expert in doing.

Like being a doctor or lawyer or something

[Anonymous No.1695283]

computer science

[Anonymous No.1695293]

>>1695278
>hate working

[Anonymous No.1695312]

Not OP, but I myself am looking to get into a science career... Neuroscience sounds really fucking interesting actually. I usually change preferred majors every month or so, it's been biology, mathematics, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, nuclear engineering, and for a long time I've wanted to do pre-med... but tell me, anyone know what you can do with a neuroscience degree, and where, and how, and how much pay, etc?

[Anonymous No.1695330]

>>1695293
like working

[Anonymous No.1695334]

>>1695330

[Anonymous No.1695344]

>>1695330

[Anonymous No.1695347]

>>1694906


other than porn stars and artists, no one should like their job

[Anonymous No.1695353]

>>1695278
Negro please, that doctor ain't worth shit without the chemists making the pills. The pills the doc chooses are the ones the drug mfgs want out there and ply him with food, trips and enough free pens and clips boards to choke an elephant, a real one too, not those lame indian elephants.

[Anonymous No.1695357]

>>1695312
You should go into chemical or aerospace engineering