Recent content by dlivingston

Oohh, great insights folks. I've learned something and am 200 feet deep in a Wikipedia rabbit hole that started with the Hulse–Taylor binary pulsar. Appreciate it. :)

The news out of LIGO is being heralded as one of the most important experimental verifications of physics in decades, as it provides experimental support to the General Theory. The news makes it seem as though it were like the Higgs Boson was; theoretically concrete, but up in the air until...

Hey everyone! I know this question has been asked a hundred times before, but my position is slightly different: I have a PSM (Professional Science Masters) in Nanoscience, as of Dec 2015, along with a Physics BS and am looking for starting jobs. Does anyone have any recommendations? I find...

Alright, great. Thanks for your help guys.

Hello everyone, I'm an undergraduate senior majoring in physics and math, with plans to go to grad school next year. I have two questions for you all: 1) for someone interested in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and physics, is materials science a good PhD to pursue? 2) If so, are there any...

...we might have to find a backup plan, chill_factor.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm very interested in applying to grad school, in a yet-undecided subfield of theoretical physics. For one looking to build up a grad school resume, what can I do/learn while an undergrad (four semesters left)? I'm not looking for the stock (though still...

Thanks gentlemen. Jtbell, I think it just might be.

Evening all, Today I went to a guest lecture at my university. In it, the good professor was talking about a programming language or environment having to do with labs, that "would make anyone looking at your grad school resume look twice". The name sounds like GEOT 4 (gee-aught 4), but I'm...

Hmm...really? What stats do you have to back that up? I'm not doubting your word, but those jobs - for the degree - seem incredibly bizarre...

Evening forum, I'd like to pursue a doctoral degree in theoretical physics. What sorts of jobs can one get in this field? Where would I work — strictly at a University, or at a lab, private company, etc? Any information about theoretical physics careers is appreciated. Thanks for your...

I'm a bit interested in finding out – what kind of music do you enjoy? I'm just curious for the sake of knowledge in seeing the musical tastes of those in the sciences. So, if you would, post your favorite music (songs, bands, genres, whatever) and, if I'm not probing too much, your relation...

Worth it or not?: Bertrand Russell's "Principia Mathematica" Evening, As a physics undergrad, I feel that my understanding of mathematics is lacking – not in terms of how to do something, but in terms of why you'd do something. For example, why take the integral of Schrödinger's Equation...

Evening ladies and gents! Anyone have any great physics/science-related websites they'd like to share? I need a bit of something to counteract all the cognitive degeneration earned by seeing "Hit share if u luv Jesus keep scrolling if u luv devil" all day on my Facebook. Big fan of Sixty...

Ah, you both are absolutely fantastic! Thank you.