Science Education

Hi everyone, I'm currently a senior at high school and enrolled in AP Chemistry. I enjoy it and would like it to be involved my college and career. My friend is going to school for pharmacy and I was thinking about doing that, but the more I hear about what it actually is the more I don't want to. I am more interested in the elements and compounds that make up things. I like the periodic table and how cool all the elements on it are. I like seeing them in their natural form and I like to hear what makes up our everyday items. Can anyone please suggest some possible majors, jobs, or careers that include something in this field? I appreciate all feedback. Thank you.

So here I am at 24 years old stuck in a dead end job which I completely abhor. Back in my school days I was a pretty bright lad let down by the motivation to do the work. I didn't get out with great grades despite the fact I knew what I was talking about in Geography & Physics; I just didnt put in the effort to the coursework. Im sick and tired of this crummy admin job and want to look into something i'd find more enjoyable. (something involving the above two subjects i'd hope). I'm guessing that attending university is out of the question. I looked at some of the entry requirements for Leeds uni in the UK as this would be my local Uni and they're far abov…

You know, I've often considered a few things while spending time at the university I attend. One of the main things I've considered is that universities will truly see people as numbers. They'll create class-in-a-can pedagogies, which end up often being set in stone from about ten years ago. Professors don't often take up modern teaching techniques, which causes students to fight for themselves in finding ways to learn and grasp the material. I mean, I even come across professors who still use the word "understand" to say how a person should go about learning the material. That's such bs, folks. If I memorize an aspect of a G-protein receptor, I would know that it…

Hey! please share with me your most precious and prized internet treasures! do you have anything in your bookmarks folder that is being used constantly? a WWW miracle, maybe? mine are those: http://cellimages.ascb.org - a pretty new site to me, actually. it contains very high-quality images of cells. http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html - Feynman lectures distibuted by Bill Gats. http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do - protein database, storing tons of them! I espcially like the "Molecule of the Month" section. http://www.khanacademy.org/ - an online "academy" (it isn't very advanced level study) presented just wonderfully by Salma…

Hi! I from Turkey and I am 16 years old.I want studying in MIT univercity.I want Physics studying.(Quantum or Particle Physics)How I can enter it?Can you help me?

A young man has a dream. A dream of being able to create a biological, fully functioning humanoid body, and to then be able to transfer a consciousness from a person into that body. He is prepared to make this dream come true, no matter what the costs in time, money or effort. He is ready to dedicate his life to learning the necessary sciences, finding the needed funds and leading the project himself. What does this man need to do? What sciences does he need to weild? How would he be able to find the funds? I´d like to hear anything and everything you can think of.

How does one conduct a rational argument in the logical sciences? First, let us make some useful technical observations: There are no "logical" arguments. Tautologies, contradictions and deductions show nothing, or else show facts that are already in full view. There are no "scientific" arguments. Science deals in facts. Then let us be square, for argument's sake. Argument is about raising voices, descending fists, and lighting fuses. On the other hand a '"rational" argument' is the technique of being persuasively polite - telling your opponent where the bomb is, and when it will go off.

There are lots of educational videos about physics and physicists, including documentary films and video lectures which are created for lay audience. Learn Through Video - Physics provides a comprehensive collection of those videos. The videos explain physics concepts in an easy-to-understand manner.

Hello, I am in the process of applying to Physician assistant programs and I'm getting very nervous. I don't know how competitive of an applicant I am and what my chances are of being accepted into a program. Here is some information about my application: Overall GPA: 3.79 Science GPA: 3.73 GRE Verbal: 470 GRE Quantitative: 710 GRE Writing 4.5 I have around 1000 hours of patient contact hours, but not a lot of my medical experiences have been with PAs specifically. I am worried that my verbal GRE score is too low and that I don't have enough experience working with PAs. Do you think my grades and interest in medicine is enough to be accepted in…

Do you agree that one should agree with the modern professional scientific intellects even if it is a lie? According to modern Professional Scientific Intellects: 1. Science never searches for divisibility. 2. Science never searches for comparability. 3. Science never searches for connectivity. 4. Science never searches for sensitivity. 5. Science never searches for transformability. 6. Science never searches for substitutability. 7. Science never searches for satisfiability. One should agree with these statements. Else, you would be branded as maniac! Am I right? Doesn't science search, find and teach you about divisibility of atoms, molecules, ions, numbers…

Hi, I'm a senior majoring in Biomolecular Science and I've started my grad school applications. I want to go to grad school to become a human geneticist, continue research on genetic disease and hopefully become a professor. I've noticed a lot of grad schools offer interesting genetics research through two programs: biomedical and biology. So I'm searching for some advice as to whether there's an advantage in applying/entering a biomedical program or their biology school? Is one likely to be easier to get into? More adventageous when entering the work field? etc.. Thanks in advance for any responses! Stephanie

So, I've come to consider that there may be times I'm required to go to talks, seminars, you know... those things that can last about an hour. Some guy stands up, talks about his research, shows a bunch of data, and the professor expects me to remember a good chunk of it for the next exam. I've been to a couple, but it has never been requested of me to do such for an exam (sucks the fun out of them). As of late, it has been. The talk is over, but I still can't help but feel that I could have done better. There is the simple fact that I've never been taught once how to go to one of these things and prepare to digest and study them. At best, I could look up the professo…

I've been interested in the world of science such as genetic engineering, and physics. Reading countless articles over the years on the future ideas or what's happening today. Anyways I want to start on a path actually getting involved studying genetic engineering. Making things happen, even bought a few books, and been watching endless amounts of videos on it as well. Slowly getting a good idea how DNA, genetics works. Even want to set up my own lab as well, doing research and experiments. Thing is I have no idea where to start for regarding equipment, and actually manipulating DNA such as plants. How can I even start changing DNA, turning genes off and on? I want t…

I am currently a high school senior, and I have a wide array of interests in numerous fields of science. Would major or double major/set of minors would best allow me to include chemical/mechanical engineering, physics, and mathematics? I've considered chemical engineering with minors in math and physics, or double majoring in chem and mech engineering. Anyone have any advice or experience with this?

Over the years there have been a number of proposals to combine Harvard and MIT into one single mega-university. Although each university now allows students to cross-register for courses in the other university, and there is a university-operated shuttle bus service linking the two schools along the short trip on Massachusetts Avenue between them, officially combining the schools would obviously generate many economies of scale and organizational simplifications, as well as enhancing the international prestige of the composite institution. Other benefits would be that the MIT library is pitiful, while Harvard's Widener library is the largest academic library in the wor…

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Hello, i've been having trouble thinking of a science fair project for my Sophomore year in highschool. My partner has a moderate amount of experience with automobiles, yet i'm an aspiring theoretical physicist. She's fairly complacent and really only wants it done. I'm really picky, which is my ultimate downfall. But at this point I haven't much of a choice. We're both enrolled in Molecular Biology at the moment, and the teacher is an FFA fanatic, so he is only concerned with agriculture. The only chemistry/Physics teacher is in the arctic at the moment and I'm positively stumped. If any of you can help me by brainstorming come ideas i'd be very thankful. Sin…

Hi there, wondered if anyone here has ever taken the CASM , i have been curious about it and have some general questions about it - 1) How many exams does it actually comprise. From the website I am not sure whether it is : a)a series of exams to be taken in a span of 2 years. OR B) a 2-year seminar that ends in one huge exam. 2) Is it pronounced C.A.S.M. or pronounced to sound like "chasm"? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi, i am from Peru and i will have a bachelors in Industrial engineering in about 1 and a half years. Through my journey at university i have really enjoyed thermodynamics, physics , chemistry, statistcs, calculus and operation research. Now that i am nearing finishing my studies, i have realized that the higher gear courses are more inclined to turn me into some sort of manager. This is definitely not my forte; science is my passion and i really don't have great social skills. (for example marketing). Any ways, after i graduate i was thinking of studying in the states. I wanted to study something that was more oriented towards chemistry and physics. I was wonde…

I'm not sure which forum to put this in so figured this would be the safest. My boyfriend and I are both Irish and my boyfriend will be doing 7 months work experience in nanotechnology in Feb and has a possibility of going to the USA for it. He has said he is unsure if he'll take it as 7 months is a long time to be that far away. First question is he's unsure if its the university of Texas or Houston. I googled both and no hints as to which one it would be? Also at the same time I will be doing 7 months work experience in medical physics. I'd like to find out if there's any hospitals near the university he will most likely be at that I could apply for work exper…

Hello everyone! So, I joined this forum for the sole purpose of getting some advice on this... I'm in that point in my life, that I have to decide which path I should follow, regarding education, career. I have settled in what the title says, the body or the mind. What I seek is for something most challenging. Something that leaves space for new ideas to flourish, instead of memorizing a system and acting upon it, with minimal room for creativity. Therefore I ask you kind souls, what do you think fits best? If not the aforementioned, any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I am teaching density in my 5th grade science class and came across an intriguing question. We made a density column and noticed something interesting. The top layer of our density column is isopropyl alcohol colored blue. The layer just beneath it is some vegetable oil. What we noticed is all the layers separated in a flat line... except the blue alcohol. It dipped down into the oil layer as though filling a bowl. I speculated to myself that this might be the result of the oil bonding easier with the graduated cylinder than itself, causing a meniscus, and the less dense alcohol just filled in the space. Is this what's happening? Can there be a submerged meniscus? Actuall…

Hello all, I'm trying to decide on a thesis topic in the feild of theoretical astrophysics. My courses are mostly online and all my texts and lectures say to "bounce around ideas" with your fellow students and the scientific community, so lacking in that area i was hoping to get a bit of brainstorming here. My main areas of research are dark matter/energy and solar-terrestrial interactions. feel free to ask me any questions you want to, i'm not looking for somone to hand me an answer. i'd rather discuss it back and forth. Thanks in advance, Sid

Is there any kind of shows, DVDs, Music etc for babies and young children that teach science? There is all sorts of religous propaganda out there for children (Cartoons, Vegie Tales, music etc) so there has got to be something teaching science for youngens. Right?

I'm a sophomore, and since I am pitiful at math I had to take the slow route in order to build up to Calc 1 (College algebra, precalc to here). I transferred schools after last semester, and I didn't realize but they allow Introductory Biometrics to fulfill math as an alternative to Calc 2. I hear horror stories about calculus in general (no matter what the level) and me being terrible at math myself makes matters worse. So, I am wondering, if I pass Calc 1 this semester, would it be more wise to go the biometrics route or just go into calc 2? What do you guys think? Thanks