Scientists of KATG

[MrTwitchy]

Originally Posted by DudeEMETIB

If you follow the teachings of scientism
does that make you a scientist?

If so, I believe I'm one.

I've also donated about 1,000 caps to the Church of Atom.

I'd say it makes you a rationalist... or a believer of physicalist philosophy i.e. that all things are governed purely by physical laws... or an empiricist... lets play the how many ways can we say almost the same thing in big words game.

Science frowns upon your support of crackpot religions of the wastes!
Just dont drink the water.

[DudeEMETIB]

Hey, I'm not gonna walk around with bad karma just for stealing some things I got from a person I shot in the face.

I like to do evil things, but it's okay once I give the Church some caps.

You could also say I'm a naturalist

[MrTwitchy]

Well if justifications for mass acts of evil throughout history tell us ANYTHING.... its that all sins can be washed away by the correct application of money... usually by giving it to churches. God dont mind what you do so much as long as he gets a cut.

[Forbin]

Originally Posted by DudeEMETIB

You could also say I'm a naturist

I'd prefer if you kept your clothes on, tbh.

[LongJohn]

Originally Posted by Chespirito

I figure I may as well get the ball rolling and say a bit about myself.

My name is Francisco and I was born in Quito, Ecuador (South America). I came to the Unites States when I was 8. I speak both Spanish and English, although my Spanish has taken a hit since I don't speak it very often now. I've moved around several times but now I go college in Austin as I mentioned above. In retrospect, I guess I've always leaned towards studying physics even if I didn't know it till a few years ago. Having studied several topics within physics gives me the sense that I understand the world a little different now then I did before. Not only in how it works, but also in how I can try to understand it through what little I know of it. I imagine it may be how someone in the film industry sees movies. They'll spend time not only thinking about what was shown to them on-screen, but also wondering about all the effort that went into making it; the cinematography, the editing, the score, even the lighting which the audience might not ever think about.

For better, or for worse, I am stubborn as a mule; to the point that my first grade teacher pointed it out to me despite not knowing what the word 'stubborn' meant until I asked my mom about it (and consequently gave her a good laugh). It's bad in the sense that, for example, I have a hard time letting go of an argument even if getting my point across ends up being to my own detriment. But it's helpful in the sense that it pushes me to meet the standards I set for myself. For example, it's 6:00 A.M. right now, but I will not go to sleep until I study for a subject which I hate, Biology, for an exam I don't have for another four days.

As mentioned before, I enjoy physics to the point that I can't see myself doing anything else. However, I constantly tell myself this, because any time I don't, I am probably telling myself how delusional it is for me to think I could be smart enough to be a physicist. That's is not to say I don't do well in the subject; I've managed to gain A's and B's so far. But still, the doubt is there, and it does not go away.

Being a physics major doesn't leave much time for many other things. And what time is left, is usually taken up by working with a research group I've joined this past year. Weekends are no longer a time of relaxation, but more of a time of prolonged guilt over what I should have done already. Social events are not so much college parties, as they are times when people get together for a purpose other than studying.

But the question still remains, would I do it all over again? I think so far the answer is clear; yes I would. Despite the amount of time and effort it takes from me, I still enjoy it at the end of the day.

Not a physicist but Ecuadorian, so I guess I at least get to say hello to a fellow southamerican.

[MrTwitchy]

From a slightly different work ethic.... I'm interested in the brain... so I try to alter the function of mines as often as possible!

[supermuffingirl]

I am finishing up my masters degree in environmental science and policy, but my focus is geospatial analysis.
I feel you - but I would not let it get to you. Don't doubt yourself, I am sure you are as capable as most other scientists out there. But this economy is scary - I am concerned about job availability when I do graduate (which is soon).
Hopefully this new administration will pass legislation to create and promote these so called "green" jobs, and us scientists will be able to use our education and training that we have worked so hard for!
Email me if you have any other questions or need to chat...

~ Super Muffin Girl

[greggcarson]

I'm a wannabe scientist, the stuff you learn in school never held my attention (hookes law and what not) so I never carried it on but now I read all I can.

[tau_c]

Originally Posted by Forbin

I thought my ears were burning.

Yes, my PhD was in atomic and plasma physics. Without going into too much detail about who I am, I've kind of moved careers, I now work on the biophysics of protein folding. I'm also director of a microscopy core and have about 30 publications, including a text book, so I've been around a bit.

So, that covers who I am, I'll post some advice on Monday when I have a moment.

Hey forbin, biophysics of protein folding huh... that's not too far away from what I'm doing, I study disordered states of proteins - I'm a few months away from finishing my PhD. I actually got into KATG a couple years ago when I was writing a bunch of code for hours every day, I needed something to listen to in the background.

[dzagama]

Update us, Ches!