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reminder that over 250 years ago a philosopher single-handedly BTFO of science for all time by proving that inductive reasoning is irrational
So long cause and effect! BWAHAHAHAHA!
Fuck you billiard balls!
>>7794507
what did he say?
>>7794507
>reminder that over 250 years ago a philosopher single-handedly BTFO of science for all time by proving that inductive reasoning is irrational
Is that a bad thing? People here worship Popper and he was basically the last nail in inductivism's coffin.
does bifurcation theory have any applications in explaining turbulence?
∂tv+v⋅∇v=−∇p+ν∇2v
x˙=f(x,λ), x∈Rn, λ∈R
the reason i ask is because of this entry in Transitions to turbulence in Scholarpedia
>According to Landau, turbulence is reached at the end of an indefinite superposition of successive oscillatory bifurcations, each bringing its unknown phase into the dynamics of the system. In contrast, Ruelle and Takens mathematically showed that quasi-periodicity is not generic when nonlinearities are acting. They identified turbulence with the stochastic regime of deterministic chaos [3] characterized by long term unpredictability due to sensitivity to initial...
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Do we only value logic because it insists upon certainty? Do we only value certainty because it
knowledge is a survival mechanism in a sapient being. we are not just able to answer questions, but form models for their environments which then allows us to predict solutions for multiple variables. such ability leads to stronger homes, more efficient production processes of foods, higher quality of living, faster approaches to locomotion, and so on. the end game however is two sides of one coin: the evasion of being shrouded by the unkown which we fear, and diminishing our livelihood.
logic is a proxy to all of these aspects. it gives us the frame from which conjectures...
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>>7797084
>we only value logic
>we only value certainty
What do you mean by "we", Peasant?
>>7797102
Those aren't statements I made.
Hey /sci/ I need to find a interactive program that maps out the brain in a 3D model and shows the different parts and I can add notes to. Would really if anyone found a program like this.
If only we could wish software into existence
>people falling for the "he fell for the STEM meme" meme
Any decent math background knowledge can prepare you for Financial/Accountant/Act.Sci exams, coding is literally the study for autodidacts, and you can always tutor brain dead chumps that still can't into algebraic properties/science for easy cash.
>>7796956
I tried to find the 20 yr video, where is it cunt?
Not this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPfWxul5F4
>>7796956
>OP falling for the "people falling for the "he fell for the STEM meme" meme"
>>7796956
Its all about time management OP. The world doesn't care if you're capable of learning how to code or transition into other fields.
Life moves fast and only cares about who knows what in the present moment and how it will use them.
I know so many frat-boy finance students working at JP-Morgan, EY, MY, and GS. I mumble to myself "So easy, a math major can do it.". But thats not much of a consolation is it? Where is our high paying high pressure high stakes job? Our networking engagements...
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Since all boolean mathematics can be deduced to a long series of logic gates, is the most basic unit of time a logic gate producing an output?
>>7796859
In the physical world logic gates must be developed using CMOS or TTL logic. Logically, yes that could be considered the time quanta if you were, say, analyzing a circuit, but in the physical world there are much smaller units of time passing while calculating the gate. Check out the Planck time if you are interested in the smallest physical time quanta (of any purpose)
>>7796859
false
fixed that for you
>what this guy is smokin'
>do want.
>>7796833
nice file name
Article: https://www.rt.com/usa/265029-kurzweil-google-hybrid-brain/?
I think it will be much sooner tbqh
>>7796833
Just a bunch of typical jew bullshit from a typical jew. Move along and ignore it.
Tomorrow i have a super big quiz about PEMDAS and i only understand what the word means, can somebody make an example of a big problem and resolve it with PEMDAS?
>>7796803
I would post a big problem but it was already proven, by top mathematician Terence Tao, that it is impossible to compute your mom's weight.
>>7796812
Oooohhhhhh snap!
>>7796803
is this just semantics or is there an overarching mathematical reason why this is the order we do things?
Hello /sci/
I have to give a speech in school about a topic of my choosing. I chose the topic of nuclear power, and why we should use it over other alternative energy sources (e.g, solar, wind). I have to present my speech, then defend my argument for 8 minutes. Any good, credible sources out there? Also, tips for how to defend my argument would be greatly appreciated. General nuclear thread as well I guess.
Cheap by an order of magnitude(or more)
Safer
Lasts for more than a decade or two, unlike wind/solar
You might point out that the best place to put wind turbines are on coast areas, aka the exact place rich faggots wouldn't want that eye sore.
Much smaller land use
If anyone brings up green "creating" more jobs, inform them that they are grossly economically illiterate and that they should try reading a book once in their life.
>>7796715
>This is what we do, people
>Fill Africa with nuclear plants to 'help their economy and society'.
>I mean like, fucking cover every single city with a nuclear plant. Spend billions in that shit
>Declare war to Germany
>Send a nuclear bomb their way
>The guy piloting the plane carrying the bomb must be a sandnigger and a...
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Explain the difference between BWRs and PWRs,
Explain how the russian reactors and japan reactors were flawed
You will probably have to appeal to emotion because all humans have a hard time thinking logically when emotions are involved
The NRC probably has a lot of info on their website, they are the bigwigs in the US nuclear industry. If a site pisses off the NRC or does something against what the NRC wants, you can kiss your plant bye bye .
hey /sci/ -- my friend's kid (11th grade) is doing a science fair project on various prime finding algorithms -- are any of you aware of "patterns" in the distribution of primes? the kid tells me that there are but i think it might be bullshit.
>pic unrelated
also if you have anything that you think the kid should know to better his project please tell - i'd like to be able to help him
There are some fascinating patterns in the distribution of primes, but I'm not doing your homework for you.
>>7796662
yeah i'm well aware of the patterns -- could you give examples of some?
>>7796649
>the kid tells me that there are but i think it might be bullshit.
>yeah i'm well aware of the patterns
Make up your mind...
Just untestable mathematical theories
>>7796641
>Quantum Gravity & String theory aren't science
Yeah pretty much.
>Just untestable mathematical theories
Not fundamentally, just with our current technology.
Also... Kill yourself you useless pos frogposter.
>>7796654
What testable theories are within realm in your opinion?
>>7796674
I think String Theory will probably testable in the next ~15-20 years. This will probably be through some application of the Ads/CFT.
Griffiths says that when the potential becomes infinite, the boundary condition there that requires the wave function to be first-order continuously differentiable no longer applies (e.g. in the figure I posted, it's clearly no longer differentiable at the boundaries). But doesn't the SE require that psi be a C^2 function? Why are we allowed to just throw away this property?
My only guess is that, since infinite potentials aren't realistic, and used just to demonstrate some basic techniques, we do some massive handwaving. But what about a rigorous treatment...
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>>7796624
the truth is you don't need a C2 function.
You just need a function in a sobolev space.
I never thought about this before, but now I see that most physics profs don't give two fucks.
>>7796696
Physics are almost as bad as engineers
>>7796720
Too bad I'm an engineer then.
There's lots of talk about school in here, but which one of you have managed to successfully land a career from your science/math major? What is your job and what do you typically do?
I'm pretty knew to lurking on /sci/ but I'm fairly certain this is the second or third time I've seen this exact thread in a week.
Does this happen a lot? Same guy?
>>7796620
God I love this retarded ass anime
>>7796676
Really? This is the first time I've asked this question
>tfw created a google form filled with personal questions that I plan to send to my whole faculty from a dummy address masquerading as an "official" email because I am curious about the mental state and opinions of the students in my uni
this should be interesting. Anyone got any ideas for more questions? I want things that are interesting, but wont give the fake email away by being too weird.
>>7796603
>I often wish I could be doing something else
>Sometimes I worry that people don't like me
>I would describe myself as easily upset
Are you good enough at engineering that you could have helped rescuing these guys?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Copiap%C3%B3_mining_accident
>>7796570
Bump
>>7796570
I'd give her a bump... from behind... and on her belly
