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I want to fly by pulling upwards on my feet. Please explain how I can achieve that.

An epic moment in my life was when I first said to myself "do you understand that you are standing under.... [something so absolutely humongous and mysterious that it gives you the extreme desire to live when you realize it's there]?" Just a heads up lol

I've been recognizing alot of talk about a TOE and I just want to let you guys know that I have been making concerted efforts to show how bayesian statistics can help us achieve this goal. There is a whole story here which is worth telling, but mostly I've been funding myself. I'm the top dog for this one. If you guys could help by providing me with some funding, then I'm pretty sure we can have a TOE relatively cheap and within a year or so. Or at least have a theory of anything that will, in turn, with the help of many experts, provide us with a TOE.

In recognition of International Women’s Day, I thought we could celebrate female scientists. Women who are influential in science (both historical and contemporary). I’ll start us off with Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin maybe not the most influential or famous but she did great work in astronomy and trod a path for others.

If I gave you guys the code for my language acquiring program, would you incorporate it in the website? I don't have enough storage to see how smart it could get. Also, it would be interesting to see how I can refine the program if I don't have to give birth to it every time I go to use it (meaning that the program will have knowledge and not forget things). Theres plenty of fun to be had here I just want to know if you guys will let me release the first version in a nice intellectual community.

Since we now have a Google+ Community (through which we've already had a Hangout), I was wondering if there is any interest in doing live formal debates in a Hangout.

Hi all, Anyone have any experience of publishing a book? How difficult is it? How much does it cost? Is it better to self publish? Is it easier/cheaper to publish an ebook? Any advice you can give will be gladly received. Thanks

I'm just about to buy these components to build my own computer: CASE - Corsair 800D Full Tower Case CPU - i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (obviously can be OC'd) GPU - GeForce GTX Titan 6GB GDDR5 RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 1866MHz HDD1 - Samsung PRO 840 SSD 256GB HDD2 - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM COOLING - XSPC RayStorm D5 EX360 WaterCooling Kit MONITOR - Dell UltraSharp 27" U2713H 2660x1440 MOTHERBOARD - Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (S2011) PSU - Corsair Professional Series 860 W '80 Plus Platinum' So, go ahead and post your current (and/or planned system specs)!

I was just wondering this as I tend to learn more when I teach something to someone, I can be vocal and I prefer that way of learning and when you directly talk with another individual you're constantly learning new stuff as they input to you some new ideas and questions which interest you and push your mind further to learn more. I find I can recall more information this way then what I would be able to if I was answering a question paper. I never learn well from reading from a book, or the internet I never remember what I read. If I was to have a conversation about it, I'd be fine! So, I believe I learn more when I teach something. How about you?

I wonder who here is an active twitter user. What's been your experience? Also, please consider PMing me your @username and I will share mine with you. I'm still a noob, though.

Just another few random questions I wanna throw out there at you all, and they are: What music do you listen to currently? Does it change often? Did you used to enjoy something else, A LOT but it change, and why? Is there any music you haven't listened to because you think it wouldn't be for you? I'm currently enjoying some Hayley Westenra and similar artists along side a lot of remixed music by a YouTube producer. It's soft almost trance like and helps me keep calm when I got lots of papers to get done haha My music doesn't change often, but I do have a huge list or different music I like, I tend to listen to everything and enjoy it in one way or another.…

Next week I take up a position at the Institute of Mathematics within the Polish Academy of Sciences. The position is at the level of an assistant professor and will last for one year. Because of this I may not be on the forums as much as I have been recently. However, I will keep blogging and will blog about my Polish adventure.

Hey, you may remember me, I used to post under Bascule before I ragequit over, politics, or something? Sure. I had a question about Group Theory and Google says this is still the place to be. So hi?

I'm not sure what to say about this except it makes me want to watch star wars again and have these guys at my next party...

Essay I know has seen this, so may have others, but to make up for the disappointment of "Why I want to be a pilot, by Anon, age 10", I'm hopng this is new and interesting for all those interested in flying. No humour involved. http://398th.org/History/Articles/Remembrances/Ostrom_FortressHome.html Amazing photos, and brilliant start...

I want to be a pilot because it’s a fun job and easy to do. That’s why there are so many pilots flying around today. Pilots don’t need much school. They just have to learn numbers so they can read instruments. I guess they should also be able to read road maps so they can find their way if they get lost. Pilots should be brave so they won’t be scared if it’s foggy and they can’t see. If a wing or a motor falls off, they should stay calm. Pilots have to have good eyes to see through the clouds and they can’t be afraid of lightening (sic) or thunder because they’re closer to them than we are. The salry (sic) pilots make is another thing I like. They make more mo…

Hope this isn't a repost. Check this out! http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/

http://www.rpra.org/continuing-mystery-carrier-pigeon/ Don't know if this made news here, as I'm only new. Some explanation of set up by Gord Young included here, so I chose this

http://www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-lead-chur,31248/

Which are those foods that produce adversion to you ?, from unpleasant to nausea -----> But not allergy triggering- Mine are Cauliflower Milk Butter

Hello everyone!!! I have just finished my Msc degree in chemical engineering, my thesis was in wastewater treatment and my Bsc degree was in Chemistry. I have just started sending cvs for positions in the Analytical chemistry field. I wanted to ask..is a phD necessary if you want to work as an Analyst in large or small company? And what are the prospects you think for a new chemist with zero working experience? Some advice it would be great!! Thank you!!

I know the best thing to do with a persistent troll is to ignore them. Recently I’ve been a target for one; initially it was an appealing debate, however all too soon it descended into unadulterated trolling. As a parting gift I had intended to post a last defining put-down, unfortunately I came up blank; its trickier than you might think, without sounding juvenile or self-indulgent, any ideas?

In the name of science and technology, not warfare; what would be the correct way to find/approach a chief engineer involved with the military to propose improvements/modifications/changes to a current project ? Is anyone here in the forums working with the military forces, that could know or suggest proper contact paths ?

Hey everyone, my name is Alyssa, I'm a producer for a reality T.V. development company called Crybaby Media. Were currently looking into scientific families, the kinds of families that experiment all the time and can make anything out of regular household items. These families need to have big personalities that translate well on screen. I'm a bit lost as to how to search for them, anyone have any advice as to where to look? Or if this might sound like your family/a friends? Thanks so much!

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/commentary/indonesian-government-is-right-to-change-curriculum/551844 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdLjBHMCqvM Should science be taken off the curriculum in primary education (in Indonesia)? Please share us your thoughts!