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  1. Turns out I happen to like endocrinology in all its subtleties.

  2. Very likely getting involved in a neurosurgical research project. Pretty psyched! :D

    1. Sirona

      Sirona

      Congratulations! Have fun with it :)

       

  3. We learned how to take an ECG today. In class, the cardiologist interpreted my ECG as coming from a young, healthy, skinny, sporting man. I found it funny too.

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    2. imatfaal

      imatfaal

      And asked - more importantly - whether a patient in a hospital or consulting room was more likely to be in our earlier relaxed state or the more recent agitated state.

    3. StringJunky

      StringJunky

      There's also this: "White coat hypertension, more commonly known as white coat syndrome, is a phenomenon in which patients exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range, in a clinical setting, though they don't exhibit it in other settings." - Wiki

    4. Function

      Function

      She found a right deviation of my electric heart axis of about 90°; we must indeed remain very aware of these confounding variables

  4. We moved last weekend ... Terrible how socially and professionally paralyzed and isolated we become in a few days without WiFi.

    1. StringJunky

      StringJunky

      At your age it must feel like you are on a desert island in the middle of nowhere.:)

    2. Function

      Function

      Especially knowing you're missing lots of high priority information since the new academic year started today ^^

  5. Who once said that self-consciousness is the worst poisoned chalice given to man?

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    2. imatfaal

      imatfaal

      And I have never heard the phrase before either

    3. StringJunky

      StringJunky

      I suspect it alludes to Eve goading Adam to eat from the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge; they became self-aware after eating from it IIRC

    4. Strange

      Strange

      "The world is made for people who aren’t cursed with self-awareness."

      Annie in Bull Durham

  6. Why is it we're not conscious of the pen we're holding in our hand when looking for it desperately on our desk ...

    1. andrewcellini

      andrewcellini

      i love the feeling of stupidity that follows when you shake your arms in frustration and realize "oh my keys are in my hand" after hearing the jingling.

    2. imatfaal

      imatfaal

      When you guys get older you will have endless fun searching for your glasses and realizing that they are perched on your forehead - or even worse that you have ust put on your glasses to help you look for your glasses

  7. Wiles... Why couldn't you find an easier proof..

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    2. Sato

      Sato

      I think he's referring to Wiles' rationale for writing the complicated proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. On that note I'd suppose that the proof itself is an explanation of his thought process :P. But then again.. the question was probably rhetorical haha.

    3. Unity+

      Unity+

      That could be it. lol

    4. Function

      Function

      I indeed meant Wiles's way too long proof about FLT. Retorical indeed ;)

      Had to find a subject for research competence for maths, wanted to do it about FLT, but my teacher didn't feel like letting me look into a +100 pages proof.. Wasn't my meaning, though.. But whatever.. Now it concerns Fermats little theorem ;)

  8. Yup, got enrolled in an experimental research project in the Neurosurgery Department, starting after this year's finals :)

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    2. imatfaal

      imatfaal

      ...involved in any project will stand you in great stead later down the line.

    3. Function

      Function

      Thank you imatfaal - as always, very valuable input and feedback.

    4. kisai

      kisai

      Congratulations!

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