What kind of science do you like? Any?

[thegnat]

Anyone here interested in any of the above topics? If so, then perhaps I'll post science news/topics that are worthy of our analysis/discussion. I just don't want to bore people to death.

I think this science and health discussion is lacking in a little science....but if not...tell me my idea was idiotic.

Now I just have to remember to subtract one from the ones I voted for....

[Zeinland]

Astrophysics. By far the only one to ever catch my "eye" is Astrophysic's.... I just wanna learn about what keep's us "afloat". Extra Gravity? Nope. There's a discussion, that "Dark" Matter is what's keeping us afloat, But what exactly is "Dark" Matter?

[Rei]

pretty much anything and everything except anything to do with chemistry and anything to do with cells...

[Raven Queen]

Anyone here interested in any of the above topics? *If so, then perhaps I'll post science news/topics that are worthy of our analysis/discussion. I just don't want to bore people to death. *

I think this science and health discussion is lacking in a little science....but if not...tell me my idea was idiotic.

Nah, I think it's a good idea. I'm interested in many areas of science, but mainly ecology and evolution.

[GOD]

Astrobiology & Evolutionary biology are my fav's.

[Jezebel]

Life sciences are my favorite. I'd love to see more science threads. However, I don't consider myself highly knowledgeable in this area and may not post if I don't have something I can contribute.

[NoahAddle]

C'mon everybody... where's the love for chemistry??? It's the best! *Well, maybe a close second to physics, but since I don't understand physics so much, it shouldn't really count... *All those theorized subatomic parts of the atom and especially string theory just give me a big headache. *But chemistry is great! *Where else can you find a beautiful idea like the regularly organized elements found in Mendelev's periodic table? *How would you explain why some flowers are blue while others are red without chemistry? *(Hint: the pH of the flower is a big factor that determines the color. *acidic pH produces blue tulips while basic pH produces red roses). *How would 4th graders all over the world know how to make those ubiquitous erupting volcanos for science projects without having the prior understanding of needing to mix sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid, a.k.a baking soda and vinegar? *Did I mention yet that chemistry is great? * ;D

[thegnat]

C'mon everybody... where's the love for chemistry??? It's the best! Well, maybe a close second to physics, but since I don't understand physics so much, it shouldn't really count... All those theorized subatomic parts of the atom and especially string theory just give me a big headache. But chemistry is great! Where else can you find a beautiful idea like the regularly organized elements found in Mendelev's periodic table? How would you explain why some flowers are blue while others are red without chemistry? (Hint: the pH of the flower is a big factor that determines the color. acidic pH produces blue tulips while basic pH produces red roses). How would 4th graders all over the world know how to make those ubiquitous erupting volcanos for science projects without having the prior understanding of needing to mix sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid, a.k.a baking soda and vinegar? Did I mention yet that chemistry is great? ;D

;D yay! I have another chemistry fan (looks like I have two now hehe) ;D

I see astrophysics, genetics, and life sciences are popular...I enjoy those too :) I'm such a science nerd...I like basically (no pun intended) any kind of science....

but I'll of course throw in highly entertaining chemistry when I find it - that everyone can appreciate ;) Beautiful molecules, colored solutions and solids, explosions, all that fun stuff.....

[Ijz]

I find most sciences interesting to a certain degree. But I find physics and computer science the most appealing. Unfortunately computer science wasn't mentioned so I had to choose "Ohter" ;)

[OneBadMother]

My favorites are genetics and geology. I've been picking up rocks ever since I was seven, and I've grown to appreciate them more and more over the years. Genetics interests me enough that at one point I wanted to become a geneticist. Did you know that as more and more generations of pure brown-eyed people have brown-eyed children, the eye color becomes darker and darker?

[thecraig]

I am interested in most anything that qualifies as science.

[snoogit]

I am pretty much fascinated by anything from molecular biology to cosmology. Theres a few that won't make the list, Taxonomy for example seems rather mundane. Zoology also seems rather "blah" Overall though anything will pique my interest.

[anara]

I like the written works of steven hawking, and I like to learn about the physical universe.

[HackerX]

I HATE organic chemistry. That subject always shitted me to tears. That being said, I was always more a fan of inorganic chem, and quantum physics was fun.

I find others interesting though.

[Chainsaw Dundee]

Astrophysics, Genetics, and Neurocognitive science.

[Panthera]

one word and the word is GENETICS!

[cielo market]

I've taken classes of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy. I loved them all except Chemistry. Although it might be because I had a lousy teacher. :(

[thegnat]

I've taken classes of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy. I loved them all except Chemistry. Although it might be because I had a lousy teacher. :(
Yet another lousy chemistry teacher...sigh....
It was SO the teacher. Chemistry can be freakin awesome ;D

(this is so like the response I always get when I say I'm a chem major. "Chemistry? Oh I hated chemistry..." Am I crazy? Seriously? :P )

[AntimonyLegault]

Biochemistry. It has so many different uses and applications; not to mention the fact that cause and effect is fun(ny).

[Yersinia]

Since I study Molecular Biology at University the decision wasn't that difficult. ^^# But I also chose Quantum Physics and many more as I'm striving to find the secret behind life. It might get very helpful to know a wide range of different facts for solving my problem.

[The Rose]

I like astronomy and geology, too, besides physics and chemistry.

[thegnat]

I HATE organic chemistry. That subject always shitted me to tears. That being said, I was always more a fan of inorganic chem, and quantum physics was fun.

I find others interesting though.

:laugh:

I am *exactly* the same way. I usually suck at syntheses too. Which is *all* you do in organic lab. This year I actually got a good yield for an inorganic synthesis but I still don't like syntheses as much.

So is my inorganic prof actually.

He failed the ACS Organic entrance exam for grad school so he would have had to have taken undergrad organic chem again. He said that's the last thing he wanted to do so he studied hard for that exam again and passed. So he didn't have to take it.

That's going to be the only reason I study organic chemistry really hard from now on. It's going to be definite motivation.

Haven't taken quant yet, but I'm taking it next spring. It's actually quantum chem but it's basically quantum physics applied to chem. Many of the same principles.

[aelan]

Other: Psychology! (a "soft" science, I know ::))

When I was a kid I was obsessed with Astronomy, and I just liked science class in general, especially Meteorology and anything you'd get to use the microsocope for (though it was only at the middleschool level. I want to take Meteorology in college, but I haven't yet been able to fit it into my schedule).

[Outonalimb]

I am a veterinarian and molecular biologist, doing genomics research on infectious disease of humans and animals. *Mainly I study evolution in microbes taking place under my nose...

So overall, I'm a super nerd in biological sciences...

[Paul V]

Bio-chemistry for the win!

But I like regular Physics and all parts of Chemistry as well.

[Wolfie]

Biochemistry and Biology interest me the most. Life is so complex...

[phoenix]

I've taken classes of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy. I loved them all except Chemistry. Although it might be because I had a lousy teacher. :(
Yet another lousy chemistry teacher...sigh....
It was SO the teacher. Chemistry can be freakin awesome ;D

(this is so like the response I always get when I say I'm a chem major. "Chemistry? Oh I hated chemistry..." Am I crazy? Seriously? :P )


It was definitely the teacher. The right teacher will turn chemistry into what it should be...an entirely logical set of information from which answers can be easily drawn. Chemistry is the math of the sciences. It has rules and those rules are always followed.

I was a chemistry major in college right up until my last year. Then I switched to physics. Physics also is logical and has rules...but those rules can change based upon the environment. Why did I switch? Well, I took this elective called Astronomy...and got hooked. The one place I have actually found a sense of wonder is in the incredible concepts of space and time that are cosmological evolution. I got hooked so much that I continued studying it for six more years...

[AresX9]

Physics, Genetic Engineering, and Computer Engineering (My decided Major).

The thought of a genetically enhanced human along the lines of Crysis (The nanosuit), The Matrix (Well, not really), Old Man's War (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), BioShock, etc. just gets me fascinated about all of the possibilities.

Physics because the end results of problems are just awesome to know.

Computer Engineering, as it's my most natural science of all of them.

[oceanicon]

physics.

[qwerty]

Computational Sciences :).

Though the deeper down the rabbit hole the more it looks like Math Logic.

You just haven't lived until you've proven an nlogn functional algorithm is complete in a handful of x-calculus's.

[przeor]

Computer science ->> last time I'm spending alot time on "Text Mining" area.

[HeterodoxRobot]

I'm a Bio major, and admittedly, a hardcore biophile.

What constitutes as life, and why life even exists, fascinates me to no end.

Complexity theory, evolution, genetics, endosymbiosis, and in particular, the evolution of sex, i.e. why males even exist, are concepts that make my mind spin.

[mrswentworth]

Astrophysics, physics. no chem or bio please! :)

[Winden]

If I had to make a list of the most exciting fields of science, it would certainly be topped by Particle Physics and Quantum Mechanics. Physical Chemistry would also be found somewhere near the top.

[Kfbr]

Political Science :D

[yondyr]

chem's ok...colloid chemistry brings you salad dressings,cakes and the visible headlights in a fog...

[Lethe]

Chemistry.

I used to loathe the subject with a passion back in high school, but now that I have a better understanding of its direct usefulness, it's fun.

*Ponders about blowing up things* ;)

[Diva]

Maths, and related.

[AlphaGlobin]

Neuroscience & physiological psychology -- these are my favourites. The notion of explaining human behaviour with cellular/molecular operationalizations is really romantic. Our subjective experiences are growing less subjective every day -- soon, we'll understand "the human condition" in the best way possible. (That is, through scientific verification.)

[Question Everything]

Neuroscience & physiological psychology -- these are my favourites. The notion of explaining human behaviour with cellular/molecular operationalizations is really romantic. Our subjective experiences are growing less subjective every day -- soon, we'll understand "the human condition" in the best way possible. (That is, through scientific verification.)

Yes!

I'm convinced that neuroscience is the answer to everything about human nature. The brain is the mind, etc etc.

[yondyr]

Oh yes, let's have more exploratory surgery and REALLY find out how the brain works...any volunteers? The last frontier?

[Antares]

My areas of interest are (Behold, long list coming)

-Astrophysics
-Astronomy
-Cosmology
-Theoretical Physics
-Neuroscience (Is Psychology a science?)

Yes, I'm quite the kind of INTJ who thrives on theory and understanding human :)





Camelopardalis added to this post, 1 minutes and 40 seconds later...

Oh yes, let's have more exploratory surgery and REALLY find out how the brain works...any volunteers? The last frontier?

:thumbsup: You might have to wait a bit for that. Volunteers for such matters shouldn't be very easy to find.

[Nolen]

When it comes to the physical world, nothing is more fundamental in explanation or powerful in application than the tag team of physics and math.

I also find neuroscience interesting, but I don't really know much about it. What I really want out of it is to be able to understand people that I interact with. I'm not sure that reading about cutting edge research would really be that useful for me.

[Paragon]

Astro physics, quantom physics and biological psycology is my 1., 2. and 3.
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please ekskuse my bad english.

[Pinkie]

Neurolinguistics and, by extension, psycholinguistics. I just find the way that the mind produces language utterly, utterly fascinating. *swoons*

[Des]

Biology in genernal, zoology, paleontology (love the ancient past and not just dinos though they do rock), ornithology (my favorite of all), microbiology, genetics (especially Mendelian), evolution, astrophysics and general science.

[xhaan]

Voted:

Physics
Pharmacology
Bio-Physics
Biology
Animal
Plants
ecology/evolution

Not that I practice any of these, but I think I'd be mostly likely to get into any one of them.

[karen]

Well I would love some science discussions. I have a degree in zoology with minors in organic chemistry and general geology, but I love genetics and have nobody to talk to about it.

[sriv]

Do you guys prefer hard science (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)or soft science (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)?

I like hard science in that the answer is usually definite, undebatable, and resolved nicely.

I also like soft science because it is full of theory that one can contribute to and understand. It has some room for movement in the mostly inflexible world of science.

[Victoria Silver]

Just going by my grades in college -- A's in Astronomy and Physics (both of which were just basic classes) as well as A's in Chemistry and Inorganic Chemisty, but only a B and a C in Biology, I have to go with the physical sciences.

The ironic part is that I have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, but I have no real interest in Pharmacology. It's just a job.

[Zirka]

Anything but physics or organic chem..... *shudders*

Life science stuff would be awesome.

[KarmicKaos]

I hate math and science altogether. It's drives me crazy too because the suggested career types for the INTJ fall mainly under science. Although, I was an A student in math until 10th grade alg/trig when I had Ms. Sanderson. I'd probably be working for NASA now if it wasn't for her horrible teaching.

[Mozzes]

I'm a huge science geek. I really don't think there's a branch of science I don't enjoy learning about (do social "sciences" count as real science?). Most of the topics I'm interested in pursuing once I hit grad school seem to point me towards biophysics/quantum biochemistry.

[Randomnity]

Bio's my field, so anything remotely related to that, I like. Quantum physics is pretty cool too. Chemistry...meh.

[Uberfuhrer]

My vote was as follows:
Astrophysics
Chemistry
Genetics/Genetic Engineering/Bio-tech
OtherYou're forgetting eugenics!

I'll let you on a little secret. I am not that educated in science -- my grades in school were too poor to get anywhere with it. I'm interested in scientific theories, but when it comes to the detail and mathematical stuff, that becomes problematic.

For example, I am fascinated with roller coasters. Not just because they're amazing scientific feats, but also because they are architecturally beautiful and they are works of art. Hell, I don't even like to ride them as much as I like to watch them and design my own in my head. However, my poor mathematical skills prevent me from being a coaster designer in real life.

I'm mostly interested in science for purposes of stimulating my imagination. It's the same reason I love history, movies, and video games. But I don't think I'd consider myself scientific, other than the fact I approach life in a hopelessly strategic and over-analytical fashion -- which prevents me from going after what I want. I'm too cynical even for science, and I think it is only one way of interpreting reality. I also believe it's very narrow-minded to say that science is more valid than religion -- I've learned that both are just merely perspectives.

Although I am not educated in any of the sciences listed above, I love astrophysics because it is so ambiguous and the source of creative inspiration for me. Chemistry would have been fun because it is a great source for creating for my torturous schemes and it's also fun to blow things up. If only I could just skip the stupid formulas that I'm not good at! And genetic engineering because I would love to create an army of mechanized abortions to take over the world! :devilish: (That idea came to me when I was listening to Shostakovitch's Waltz awhile back.)

Science is a weird thing. For me, it's both takes away the awe and wonder of the world's mysteries, but the facts can stimulate my imagination.

[Mozzes]

Science is a weird thing. For me, it's both takes away the awe and wonder of the world's mysteries, but the facts can stimulate my imagination.

I find that odd because the reality is the more you learn about science the more gaps in knowledge and theory you discover. In our lifetimes, at least, there will always be some unexplained phenomena.

For myself in science I'm always sure that the next piece of knowledge I acquire will be what I need to put it all together, to be able to pack the universe into a nice little box. Of course that never happens. It's difficult for me to explain. Some people spend their entire lives searching for God. Participation in science is the experience I possess that I can most closely relate to most peoples' search for something holy. More than anything else it's what drives me. Each time I learn something I often learn about several things that we just don't know yet and for me this creates a sense of awesome complexity in existence that can only serve to increase my awe and wonder of the world's mysteries.

[curiousjane]

Perfumery. People with a "nose" like that are amazing. I know ... this mostly art ... but there has to be SOME science involved. Chemistry, for instance. Botany, for sure.

[Avid]

You forgot an option for "all the above". I find pretty much all areas of science at least a little interesting and spend hours sifting through new science articles spanning all those subjects.

lol, diva is my name backwards.

[Americano]

Political Science
The "Sweet Science"
The "Science of 8 Limbs"
Kinesiology
Physiology

[iMiki]

Psychology, Astronomy, & Geology :)
Physics & Chemistry puts me to sleep.

[quest ion]

Physics!!

[errrzarrr]

Physics, and now interested in evolution and general psychology.

[Vivid]

I've been fascinated by chemistry lately. It's only been a week since I first learned anything about chemistry, though. I've been reading about all of the elements and the periodic table. There's so many fun details to memorize! I've also studied astronomy, but chemistry currently interests me more.

[airshiplogic]

Bio Chem interest wise! Physics is alright as calculations are the fastest to do.

[nikewong]

i like everything except organic chemistry, that is a pain in the ass.

[Rek]

My favourite topics are ecology/evolution and genetics. I also like cellular biology and physics. I hate chemistry!
For myself in science I'm always sure that the next piece of knowledge I acquire will be what I need to put it all together, to be able to pack the universe into a nice little box. Of course that never happens. It's difficult for me to explain. Some people spend their entire lives searching for God. Participation in science is the experience I possess that I can most closely relate to most peoples' search for something holy. More than anything else it's what drives me. Each time I learn something I often learn about several things that we just don't know yet and for me this creates a sense of awesome complexity in existence that can only serve to increase my awe and wonder of the world's mysteries.
I feel the same way.

[EsoteriEccentri]

In school, we are taught separate lessons of Physics, Chemistry and Biology but it isn't divided up further than that.
I definitely like Physics the most, then Chemistry, then Biology. But I dislike our Biology teacher's teaching style. She's nice though.

My Dad did Astrophysics at university, and his PhD in some aspect of physics.
I wouldn't study any of the sciences at university, I may like physics but I'm not clever enough to cope with any of the courses, I don't think. My Dad suggested doing astrology at university and then went on to explain how difficult it is. ^^ (I think he suggested it before remembering I'm not as clever as he is)
Besides, you need LOTS of maths and I'm not bad at maths but I do dislike it. I loved maths until we got a new teacher, but even so I'm not hugely mathematical.

If you count psychology as a science, I was considering doing that at university. Was also thinking of doing art, but that's definitely NOT a science so I guess I'm going a little off topic.

Though, I'll probably mess everything up at university whatever I study. =/

[WiredBrain]

Physics definitely :thumbsup:

[Radamisto]

Economics, history and philosophy.

[Aven]

Hah, like, a lot of science?

Why did it suddenly turn into this Chemistry thing eh?! I know why :P.

I actually do like Chem, I had a good teacher the second time around I took it and I didn't drop it this time.

Bio-physics interests me, but really, it's only because it has physics tacked to it :D.

I'm a Quantum Physics fan, but Physics in general is cool.

[Beery Swine]

I like alot, but evolutionary biology, primatology (especially apes and ape ancestors) and most physics in general, like quantum and astro.

*girly screech* I can't believe I forgot about paleontology. That's what got me into science when I was younger. And why couldn't I remember geology? It's a huge reason why we know about the K-T boundary, along with many, many, many other things. *pretend a frustration emoticon is here"

[ssrprotege]

Quantum physics, astrophysics, chemistry for the win! I hate biology.

[Mercury]

I love physics! and botany. originally majored in biology in college, then switched to physics, then to business. I plan on getting grad degree in physics and teaching college level once my kids are all grown.

[replicant]

My favorite professor has ignited my interest in evolutionary science and geology. I love astrophysics. Chemistry is interesting but a bit above my head in ways. I like biology as I do love nature. Medicine seems more fascinating and is probably why I like watching House.

[Fruvous]

Other: Psychology! (a "soft" science, I know ::))

When I was a kid I was obsessed with Astronomy, and I just liked science class in general, especially Meteorology and anything you'd get to use the microsocope for (though it was only at the middleschool level. I want to take Meteorology in college, but I haven't yet been able to fit it into my schedule).
Oh thank goodness, I thought I'd be the only one. :) Go psych! After all, what could be more INTJ than a science that takes place entirely in the mind? ;P

[zief]

Quantum physics, astronomy, biology, evolution

[budah]

My list:

Quantum Physics
Astrophysics
Physics
Bio-Chem
Chemistry
Bio-Physics
Biology

Gotta love that science!

[True Rune]

Biology and Astrophysics.
I'm pretty much open to learn anything, though.

[noueux]

I'm an INTJ. I'm a math grad. And I cannot, for the life of me, figure out science. Tried physics in undergrad. Could not figure out where to pin the numbers on the donkey (or, diagram of a door). I don't really understand magnitude, as it effects physical objects, probably because I can't really do arithmetic to begin with.

I think this makes me weird.

[Tishy]

No pick for "All of the above if presented well".

If I ever get cable and have access to non-stop documentaries, I'll die happy right there.

[Nikita]

my strongest interest would be in Anatomy, a subset of Biology

My selections:

Biology
Genetics
Quantum physics
Astrophysics
Physics

[aok]

Quantum Physics

[Jinxu]

How come Psychology is not on the list?

Here's an Idea. I was gonna start a thread where member can post links to science news they find interesting. Why don't you do that but for each individual subject. It'll be like a library depository for science related articles and news.

[bengeance]

Science.... where?


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Genetic engineering is pretty fascinating though.

[Zombicide]

I could not decide on a science, with the exception of "None" I selected them all and other. I've gotten A+ grades in physics but I don't even quite understand quantum physics, and arguing with other people who don't understand it while they use it to posit utter crap annoys me to no end but learning about it still entertains me. I'm most interested in the bio sciences.

[Kisai]

Science is like a huge candy store for me. I jut want to grab everything and put it in my mouth. Unfortunately, its most like taffy and will kill you if you don't chew slowly in small bites.

[Vagrant]

Anything biology related I will take, including Organic chemistry and biochem. I also enjoy listening to the theories of physics.

(so yes, the bottom half of that list definitely applied).

[Reon]

Chemistry, Biology, and Physics

[resmotion]

I'm a research physicist in training, so above all:
Physics
Quantum Physics
Astrophysics

I love physics. I have done since I learned what it was. I wanted to have a unified understanding of everything that happens. I used to think that would come from physics. I've since realized that an understand the fundamental processes of a system does not help very much with understanding emergent properties of that system (such as life). Ideas about the emergent properties must be created independently. So I've broadened my basic interests a great deal as I've gotten older.

At the moment I'm also actively finding out about:
Bio-Chem
Molecular Biology
Cellular Biology
Genetics/Genetic Engineering/Bio-tech

[Freedom Geek]

I think I just ticked most of those boxes...

[Imposcillator]

Science is like a huge candy store for me. I jut want to grab everything and put it in my mouth. Unfortunately, its most like taffy and will kill you if you don't chew slowly in small bites.

QFT.

As for me, Physics (almost every sub-category), Computer Science, Maths.