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As I've stated many times before, I was a social science major in college, so this is not my thing. . .I ask, because I've seen it referred to that way by sources I cannot verify (random internet chat). Figured I could get quick answer here that is trustworthy. I also ask, because I'll...

Hi, I just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with a textbook that deals with topics like crystals+lattices+symmetries, diffraction, microstructure, mechanical behaviour of materials, etc.? Thanks.

John Horgan's book The End of Science was published nearly 25 years ago. This retrospective from 2006 he states https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-final-frontier-are-we-reaching-the-limits-of-science Not much has happened since 2006 to show that John was wrong. His premise...

Hello, TL;DR: Could it be practical to leave a PhD in Earth science in order to earn a BS in math (starting at the upper division level) if I'm tired of having a spotty math foundation and want to be able to learn anything? I've been on a slow, wandering path towards a vaguely defined "career...

In science today, experiments in particular, a good thing has come of the fact that most experiments able to move the goal posts of our accumulated knowledge now necessarily must be group efforts. Thus, like for instance in an article like this: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.04493 the sheer...

Here is the article: https://www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazine/21_august_2020/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1611119#articleId1611119 If 2 experimenters (or people) cannot agree on a single observation does this mean that science which depends on many observers agreeing on...

Dear friends I am new for this forum. I have a plan to begin studying computer science very soon. My qualification at the this moment is MSC in Accounting and Finance. I want to study computer science! Here there is a university working in collaboration with one of universities in USA providing...

I am trying to understand the science of stone skipping. First, if the stone is thrown vertically would it bounce at least once for any possible velocity or does it go down only? What sort of collision is it when the stone touches the water and how to look at conservation of momentum in this...

There is a COVID-19 issue that has been brewing for at least a couple of months: Is the primary COVID-19 communication vector aerosols? But only in the past couple of weeks has this issue started to come to a boil - as in this article...

My 50 year old science book says, black is absence of all color. Do any books still say, black is absence of all color? I looked online for 30 minutes no where say, black is absence of all color. NOW everything says, Black is the darkest color. Why the change in books? If black is not a...

What would be better to choose as a career COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS or DATA SCIENCE Is there any pro and con?

I had this notion that it would be very easy to learn and understand Special Relativity, especially Time dilation. Well, I was wrong. First it will take the general history and philosophy of what Time Dilation is and how it works. Then it takes Mathematical calculations. In the end it takes a...

Hey guys, I am looking for any insights for getting a job in the simulation or modelling industry with a Masters in Material Science and Engineering. I have worked with composites during my masters and found out I don't have much interest in doing lab testing. I don't have any plans of doing a...

With social distancing likely to be still important for the foreseeable future, some schools are planning how to manage this in the new school year when students return. I spoke to one school manager this week who suggests students will work 'shifts' - in this case one week in school, one week...

I'm not following the above quote about free will "This fundamental assumption is essential to doing science" If I perform experiments and find that conditions X are followed by conditions Y and Y=F(X) (or the probabilistic analog for QM), haven't I done science, independent of how much my free...

Or at least honing ones scientific skill/knowledge? How would one go about this? NOTE: I am talking about a non-pandemic or otherwise non-emergency condition.

I am currently pursuing a computer science degree and am considering if I should switch to a math major. I just finished sophomore year of college , but I am transferring universities, and the way the credits transfer, it would take me 3 more years to get the CS degree but only 2 more for the...

Hi, I was reading about Euler-Bernoulli beam theory on Wikipedia and couldn't understand few points under the history section. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler–Bernoulli_beam_theory How were they making bridges and buildings back then if they were not 'trusting' science? Isn't...

I watched this on Zoom yesterday... which was also livestreamed on Facebook, and is now posted there http://www.scic-conference.com/ (has the schedule) (has the video) https://www.facebook.com/scicUnconference/

Hi I am planning to do phd in computational astrophysics or planetary science or scientific computing simulation (least preferred in case i am not allowed to the other two). Right now I have bachelors in computer science and planning to do masters in the same. My query is should i join...

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Summary:: I would like to get a career in commercial space technology and business and that is why i started my 2nd bachelors in aeronautics at the age of 30 three years early. I am about to complete my bachelors in aeronautical science from Embry riddles world wide. I don't know what next to...

I wanted to know has anyone here heard about associate degrees in computer science or software/systems engineering and if so are there worth pursuing?

Hi all, not exactly a physicist however I am finding that the expertise of those in this field, would be massively appreciated in the field I am currently delving into - exercise science. Specifically an understanding of engineering physics. As described above, in short I am trying to work out...

I'm a sometime visitor here over the years, and have posted a few questions about philosophy of physics. But I'm now working on a sci-fi novel - actually the genre is 'hard sci-fi', that is, sci fi with a realist edge. Which is what leads me here. I have what I consider to be a good idea, but I...

Hi all I finished my PhD in condensed matter physics two years ago. At the end of my PhD I was committed on taking an industry job, and that's what I did. I had two jobs in software engineering, and they both sucked quite a bit. Turns out, I was happier in a science career after all. I would...

I'm just curious about this, and have for a while been interested in a good non-fiction about about science that I could read. Thanks.

I know that our laws are as far as the logic goes Universal? Now, can we use other ancient number systems and come up with the same results, or is the success of all the recent science dependent on the efficiency of Hindu Numerals ? Is the logic of all mathematics based on Hindu numerals , and...

I’ve read many Legends and Canon Star Wars books and I always take away stuff on their limits of technology and science. Over the years; here are some things they said science can’t do. 1.) Cybernetic liver- In Lost Stars, it was said Ciena’s liver could not be replaced as it was one of the...

According to the Drake Equation there are probably 10,000 communicable civilizations in the Milky Way at the same level of development as the human civilization on Earth or even more advanced. And if there are 100 billion galaxies in the universe there should be 10^15 communicable civilizations...

Hello. First of all, I'm really glad to have stumbled across this community. You guys seem amazing, and I can't wait to keep lurking (and hopefully, one day, participating). I'm in a strange situation and I could really use the guidance of some people with experience. If the explanation is...

Hi everyone, Recently I finished my Bachelors in Computer Science, and since then I've been mostly stuck thinking were to go next from here. I've applied to a lot of software jobs online but haven't had any luck. It seems to me that although what I learned in school seems useful, things such as...

Is a BSc in space science regarded as a valid/competitive degree? It looks like a relatively newer degree. I am currently in Space Science, which is a major in Pnysics with a focus on orbital mechanics and space mission management. Basically I am just looking for an industry outlook/opinion on...

the paper is on material science and i can't find it any where not on google not any where , could you guide me to a website that i can use to search for it? Гуляшинов А.Н., Хантургаева Г.И., Калинин Ю.О. Сульфидизация церуссита полисульфидами натрия при измельчении окисленной свинцово-цинковой...

> In case you find this post too long, you can find the question written in bold under the Question section. Note:there are additional questions under the Additional Questions section. I am a computer science major, I got into computer science because at some point in the past I was very...

I am currently an ambitious sophomore in high school aspiring to become an engineer. Generally, I love physics, chemistry, biology, and I'm interested in computer science. I am interested in aeronautical, biomedical, chemical, electrical, environmental, computer, mechanical, materials, nuclear...

A tachyon or tachyonic particle is a hypothetical particle that always travels faster than light. Most physicists believe that faster-than-light particles cannot exist because they are not consistent with the known laws of physics. - Tachyon definition The photon is a type of elementary...

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I've read in several places that some cosmological theories posit the existence of an "infinite number of universes" with laws of physics different from our own. I'm sure there's a lot of shortcutting in the reporting and "infinite" can't really mean infinite, can it? Wouldn't an infinite number...

or in general, is it possible to create science without mathematics? thanks

I already watch Isaac Arthur but I want something I can read. Does anybody know of any ongoing blogs that discuss futuristic tech and science. Amateur and new blogs very much preferred.

Hardest to do in the real world AND hardest to do in the Star Wars universe so two. They can also be the same one. 1.) SQUID like device- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engadget.com/amp/2009/07/31/movie-gadget-friday-strange-days/ 2.) Mind scanner- Something that can scan an organic beings...

Fusion ignition is a self sustaining fusion reaction because the heat is so high that any cooling that does happen due to radiation or loss of mass will not stop the fusion reaction. This is really the key to the dream of endless energy, since fusion will give you electrical power forever...

Can we create science from engineering or just engineering from science?

When I was studying Physics we had a contest where we had to build a Cart that would travel the Furthest Distance. I Figured a Dry Ice Puck would do the trick as everyone was putting wheels on their design. So I asked my Instructor if I could use a Dry Ice Puck, He told the Class about the Dry...

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Hello everyone, I study physics in Hungary and this is the last year of the BSc. After that I would like to do my Master's degree in Austria either at TU Wien (Computational Science and Engineering) or at JKU in Linz (Artificial Intelligence). My question is: which field has better career...

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/new-universe-miniproteins-upending-cell-biology-and-genetics Miniproteins are defined as proteins with relatively few amino acids. Until recently short DNA sequences that could code for a tiny protein were pretty much ignored. By definition. For...

I read the translation of Schrodinger's original 1927 paper on quantum and realized there's a ton of stuff he already knew or was familiar with. I think we've lost a significant bit of information and training since that era. Even the space race era had better education. I'd like to discover the...

Hello all! I am currently in my fourth year of an undergraduate physics degree. I am enrolled in a Bachelor of Science plan with Astrophysics/Astronomy and Computer Science minors. I just picked up the computer science minor this past summer so I am starting fresh in programming 1 right now...