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I guess this will be the official post your class schedule thread. This only applies to people who are currently in school; high school, college, grad school, etc. Alternatively, if you are a professor or teacher, you can post which classes you are teaching. Anyways, here is mine for this coming semester (In my school, most classes are term based): A-Term: PH2201 Intermediate Mechanics I MA4451 Boundary Value Problems CS1101 Intro to Program and Design B-Term: PH2202 Intermediate Mechanics II PH3401 Quantum Mechanics I CS2102 Object-Orientated Design For next semester (assuming I don't change my mind between now and later): C-Term: PH3402 …

hey folks, i've started writing this story (granted, its quite likely that i won't get round to finishing it because i'm like that but hey) and basically there's a character who is stuck in the wilderness with not much on him and a cut on his little 'pinky' finger gets infected and he has to cut it off. i've been thinking about different ways that he could cut it off and i remembered that farmers use rubber bands to cut lambs tails off and i thought maybe he could have a rubber band in his pocket or something. i was just wondering how long it would take for a little finger to drop off if the rubber band was tight enough and if it would be painful and what kind of wound…

This was a rather interesting article, especially in the light of the recent flurry of activity involving "skeptics" in certain other threads on these boards: http://www.nolanchart.com/article6621.html The article continues beyond that but I found the lead captures the issue quite elegantly in a nutshell. I have seen many people self-apply the label "skeptic" when expressing doubt about the mainstream scientific opinion on climate change. However, there seems to be a common prevailing attitude among many of these people: they seem to have started with the assumption that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way climate science research is bein…

An article appeared on BBC News this morning highlighting a report which argues that so-called prestigious professions such as law and medicine are still largely reserved for people from wealthy backgrounds. I've read a lot of articles similar to this one. But what has struck me is that being a scientist is not ever mentioned as a prestigious profession alongside law and medicine. Do you think that science ought to be regarded as a prestigious field, alongside the more common ones? (I know that this is more problematic than law for example, as "science" is more open-ended as to what your career actually is). But should being a scientist be as well respected as be…

what is the wavelength of uvc radiation beneath which it is ozone producing? btw i'm not sure if that makes sense grammatically or whatever but i couldn't think how to phrase it.

Cocamidopropyl betaine is a synthetic surfactant derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.It is a zwitterionic chemical compound with a quaternary ammonium cation. It is a viscous pale yellow transparent liquid and is used as a surfactant in bath products such as shampoos and hand soaps, and in cosmetics as an emulsifying agent and thickener, and to reduce irritation purely ionic surfactants would cause. It also serves as an antistatic agent in hair conditioners. Cocamidopropyl betaine is a derivate of cocamide and glycine betaine (a form of betaine). See cocamide for the discussion of the length of carbon chain in the molecule. Cocamidopropyl betain…

It can be easily proven that the size of the male erectile organ can be bigger during an intercourse than during self-provoking it.

Hello all. I am going to be working on Nevada in six weeks (I Currently work in the UK) I just have a quick and slightly dumb question for any Americans out there. What is/are the video conections on a standard American DVD player? e.g. European DVD players usually have a SCART connector (An all round A/V 1/0 analogue interface) and a analogue video-out which is either a Phono connection or a PAL connection. Do you guys over the other side of the pond use Phono and/or BNC connections? Thanks p.s I've Wiki links some of the terms used in this post so as you know what i'm on about.

Photos from spy satellites requested by scientists which were previously kept classified under the Bush Administration were released by the Obama administration following a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences: http://trueslant.com/jeffmcmahon/2009/07/26/declassified-arctic-ice-photos/

I watched with fascination the ABC2 program on 17 May 2009 at 8:30 p.m. “Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes.” Kubrick died in the last month of my 30 year full-time teaching career, in March 1999, and he left behind 1000 boxes in his mansion in England. This one hour program gives viewers a close-up of Kubrick’s creative process by its study of the contents of these boxes. We also get a biographic adventure into the mystery, the obsession and the genius of this cinematic legend. As a poet-writer who has been collecting printed matter rather than photos, in files rather than boxes for most of his life, at least since the late 1950 and early 1960s--and now in my computer directo…

I started filling out my application to go on an LDS mission months ago. I put in my papers, and I found out last Wednesday that I'm called to go to the South Dakota Rapid City Mission in May. I will send my letter of acceptance tomorrow. I'll be back probably around May/June 2009. I'll miss you guys, I've been here for years, and this community is responsible for a great deal of my personality and character. I think I was 15 when I first signed up, confused little kid. SFN has been a great place to grow up. I won't forget you guys, when I get back this'll be one of the first places I got (after my house and the refrigerator ). If you have any questions ab…

Quite possibly the funniest man alive. His stand-up had me in stitches. The Office and Extras are brilliant. The Daniel Radcliffe Extras episode is a personal favorite. Here are some youtube links that I think you guys might enjoy. His latest stand-up show... FAME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1WROWJkZA Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcNjE8fzU8E Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoCD-vvlyH4 Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtAe6HCTlBQ Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS7rM0X-f3U Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btc4kDMZTZs Part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkVdwuzt0qg Part 7 http://www.youtube.com/wat…

Does anyone here have any idea why alcohol (lets say isopropyl alcohol, the kind used for cleaning) is really ineffective when it comes to cleaning up dried blood? I know hydrogen peroxide and bleach are the best things for cleaning up messes of that nature, I was just wondering why alcohol was so terrible at it and what the science is behind it. Any ideas? (also, sorry if this thread is in the wrong spot.)

I searched and couldn't find anything. Any of you know of a statistic of how many passengers (on commercial flights) there are in the air at any given moment? Not just US, the whole world.

Let's play the "I Admit I'm Wrong" Game! Here are the rules: Link the relevant post, providing a quote of something you said where you believe you were wrong Provide information about what lead you to the conclusion that you're wrong, preferably with a link to another SFN member's post Provide a statement of what you believe now and what lead you to that conclusion As the creator of the "I Admit I'm Wrong" game, I'll go first! Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged1) Link: http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?p=504509#post504311 I'm not sure why they plotted it like that, however you seem to be using it to argue that …

While Apollo 11 40th was just breaking and the Endeavour damage and the and wow the solar eclipse today A lucky astronomer in Australia caught a comet slamming into jupiter Monday. @ http://www.squidoo.com/interstellaryeller

Microsoft's Bill Gates, one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution, has now set out on a new venture, to fight hurricanes. Bill Gates is attempting to control the weather. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5181-Jackson-Weather-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Bill-Gates-targets-hurricanes

http://www.wftv.com/foodnews/9789814/detail.html wow.....just wow.....

Hello I just wanted to drop by and say hello. I have been trolling this community for a while now, but have not made a post. I am from Algiers and like to play computers and coffee. I hope to get a lot out of this place . Thank you for having me Marcus Mod note: moved to GD from Science News

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If you havn't seen this trailer already, for 'Robogeisha' (though not to everybodies taste) click on the link below. The narration does for it me. It's a tad graphic in places

Why do cats always land on their feet?

Where was the bullets going when the werewolves and vampires recovered their gunshot wounds?

Hi, can anyone recommend good knowledge about psychic readings? I have tried a few different ones with no luck. Thanks in advance for any info.

I hear quite a bit about paradoxses but I dont know what they are if anyone would care to explain it would be appreciated