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Favorite science and math paradoxes thread?
I'll start.
>Monty hall
>Schrodinger's cat
>0.999=1
>>7692153
Fuck off
>>7692153
none of the things you named are paradoxes
Don't you have college applications to fill out OP
>Professor openly admits that his IQ is just 102
>can speak 5 languages
>holds a master's degree in Aerospace engineering
>says he ins't really that smart, but says he can remember a lot of material in a short period of time
So is this how I git gud /sci/? Is the key to academic/scholarly success not a high IQ, but a really good memory?
Maybe he just doesn't like the common misconception people have that IQ is everything and he lied so his students didn't feel that way.
>>7692155
But everyone knows IQ is everything
>>7692149
the key is hard work and a can-do attitude
has anyone else become as dismayed as I at the growing levels of Climate change denial in the general public?
It's almost become as bad as arguing with a holocaust denier, their method of argument is very similar
>We cant trust all this scientific data because the scientists are corrupt lol and its naive to think they are telling the truth but its not to believe in this global conspiracy and i believe every word that the skeptics say even if they are funded by mining corporations lol new world order alex jones hurrdurr
>>7692014
Would you PLEASE knock it off with the CC threads.
Everyone knows you are rusing and that you're playing both sides.
The only people responding to your threads are the same crossboarding troll scum you are and they're just trying to ruse you right back.
>>7692016
:^)
>>7692014
>>It's almost become as bad as arguing with a holocaust denier
Yet people are free to deny the 6 million confirmed figure for polish deaths without rebuke...
Am I beeing unscientific if I am sceptic of climate change?
So far, the models of climate scientists have been wrong several times, why should I trust them?
>>7691970
Not being skeptic to some extent or another about everything is unscientific, of course there's a difference between blind critique of something you do not fully understand and real skepticism which is only possible once you fully understand an argument/theory.
Don't let the current tend of scientism cultists convince you otherwise, they are mostly layman anyway. Diax's rake comes to mind; most universities and editorials today are in desperate need of it.
>>7691970
:^)
Because the scientists backed by oil companies are more trustworthy?
things you wish you knew before starting university
>>7691857
Even though those easy calc. and other intro exercises sewm pointless right now it is far more efficient to focus on grinding and practising the baby stuff when you're taking those courses instead of worrying about research assistantships and senior coursework.
>>7691857
college isn't the same thing as university you dumb dumb
>>7691869
It is colloquially.
Don't be that autist. No one likes that autist.
>galileo sent to court
>gets on his knees and recants everything
>socrates sent to court
>takes a shit on everyone, knowing it will kill him
why are philosophers so based?
>>7691443
Galileo is the father of scientific fraud and nothing more
Fun little fact not really related though:
It was more or less common knowledg that the earth was round even before galileo. This knowledge was hugely important for navigating the seas.
The only reason galileo got into shit with the church was because he claimed that the earth being round disproves religion. Not that he is entirely wrong on it contradicting the old testament but he clearly overstepped boundries outside of simply claiming that the world isn't flat.
Alright /sci/entists
Has anybody had any success convincing others about climate change? My dad was just watching something on Fox News about it, and I got into a big argument with him. What's the best evidence to show them? I didn't have any statistics to hand.
He's a computer programmer, and he has some engineering background, so he's not stupid. I feel like I just need to show him the right evidence. Any thoughts?
>>7691372
People believe what they want to believe brah
>>7691372
Well firstly inform him that the carbon we release (not from breathing, but from industrial and commercial activities) is different from the carbon released from nature, such as by breathing, eruptions, etc.
>>7691372
also inform him that no species has ever disappeared because of how it lived in its environment. Only species that do not adapt are doomed.
However humans are trying to control their environment rather than adapting to its changes.
What does /sci/ think about a major in microbiology?
I am currently going for 4 years pursuing a bachelors degree.
Any helpful tips from ACTUAL microbiologist?
also where would you put it in tier status?
from what i hear...its BIG science....what ever the fuck that means...
>bonus points
what about Bio-Physics as well ??
bump for curiosity
>>7691295
>ask legitimate question
>nobody bats an eye
> /sci/.jpg
>>7691295
Uhg I hate wrapping my mind around the concept of very small things. It's kind of boring. But, it is ultimately a study of Biology in a small branch none the less. Just as long as you have a passion for it, Anon.
![tumblr_mgq1plF2ij1ruam3yo1_500[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aE2j0NE.jpg "tumblr_mgq1plF2ij1ruam3yo1_500[1].jpg")
Can autism be genetic
I heard some where that it can, and I'm slowly being convinced. My brother is retarded with traits of autism. My Dad gets obsessed over the same things over and over again. If I have it, then it will explain why me and the rest of y family are such betas. I know that the causes of autism are unknown, but what do you all think?
>>7691009
No, autism is exclusively cause by vaccines.
>>7691009
Probably multiple etiologies, one of which is probably certain chromosomal duplication events. Those types of chromosomal abnormalities can be inherited in a Mendelian fashion.
>>7691012
Are you fucking serious anon?
![10610697_683318011743520_401667562220893066_n[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Tffn4EY.jpg "10610697_683318011743520_401667562220893066_n[1].jpg")
Post infinite energy.
>>7689916
Fucking hell, why didn't I ever think of this.
That's it. I'm going to go look at all common objects, identify attributes I believe to be inherent, and attempt to fix them. It begins. You did this.
Where does the wick in the candle come from because it definitely isn't in the bottom half in the first picture but magically appears in the last.
/sci/ webm thread
>>7688136
what's happening between the engine ignition and the moment it's fully lit (transparent exhaust gas + shock diamonds or whatever they are called) ?
the exhaust is red for a few second for some reasons , why ?
also what's the use of the circles that break on the top right part of the engine ?
>>7688271
Those are very good questions. Unfortunately, I don't have an answer at this moment.
i know it has to do with the different temperatures. it doesn't instantaneous get to the temperature needed for lift off. the shapes in the burning fuel is like the ones in a welder, and they areas of different temperatures. as for the circles i have no clue.
What is beyond the edge of the universe?
>>7687226
Penne.
>>7687226
a 4 dimensional representation of the answer to your question
>>7687226
Think of it like the children's song "the bear goes over the mountain". That's multiverse theory.
am I a scientist? Do I really need to work in a lab to be one?
I always considered myself a scientist, but I am so as a hobbyist and not professionally because I like having money. My main interests include biology and medicine, more specifically ways in which you can alter organisms through the use of chemistry.
She is the first person to disregard my scientific opinion on things and does so on the basis of she has a biology degree, and I don't therefore her opinion is more valid than mine. Keep in mind this comes up because she is an anti GMO, anti vaccine,...
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Popular opinion won't make her right. A scientist knows they are a scientist. Sounds more like a philosophical battle between you guys. Just relax and don't let people drown out what you want to accomplish.
>>7695472
Tottally agree
>>7695453
Do you make your living by doing scientific work?
This does not have to exclusively be research based but certainly a scientist scientist does research.
If not then you are not a scientist.
/sci/ needs to think
Suppose I have thought up an integer between 0 and 15 inclusive. Is it possible to deduce the number by asking me seven true or false questions if I may lie on at most one of the questions?
Will post the solution once enough thought has been generated!
>tfw /sci/ can't think outside of IQ and 0.999... = 1 threads
pls stop asking questions don't you know the universe can only take so much entropy?
>>7694597
Please do your homework alone. It's really not difficult to figure out.
Sci, numbers yielded from even roots are either negative or positive, are they somewhat special or something?
0 is neither negative nor positive.
>>7694525
0 is not a number.
>>7694477
Kill yourself
