Recent content by GladScientist

Hi everyone. I've been seeing certain posts circulate around social media, claiming that math is now taught differently in school than it was before. Here is one such image: I'm not sure if this is true, or if it's just one of those "back in MY day" rants. Anyways, I'd like to see discussion...

I've heard that "blowing up" asteroids as seen in films would be ineffective, as it would turn the individual object into a shotgun spray of smaller asteroids with a larger perimeter. Which would be more likely to damage our planet. But what about firing rubber bullets (or objects with little...

I'm asking the latter of your two questions. Assuming that all "ice cubes" in this question are of equal mass and other properties.

Hi PF. I'm not asking this for academic or professional reasons, but merely out of curiosity. If I add ONE ice cube to a large glass of warm apple juice, two things will happen -the cube will melt, fairly quickly, and add its water content to the juice -the apple juice will be somewhat cooler...

Hi everyone. In a thought experiment that I like to frequent, an important question arises. Is tolerance (the body's natural resistance to the effects of drugs) a technique that we've evolved to not grow too content with our current situation? Or, do the laws of chemistry determine that...

In a universe with endgame technology, why would anyone use melee weapons like lightsabers? Every time I try to imagine a character using such a weapon, the thought always occurs "why not fire this from a gun?" Especially when characters can be modified to have flawless accuracy. And how...

That's true but it's not the point lol, what I'm asking is if it one's "free will" could possible using it in 100% of cases.

Which of the following is the better world? 1) The world is similar to how it is now, but everyone lives a decent life. Every form of sickness and disease has a simple cure which is available to everyone. There's no poverty or starvation, and everyone gets to have a decent job and relationship...

Of course, I'm not trying to generalize. Rather I'm just wondering if the assumptions 99% of people make ("I can do anything I set my mind to") are imaginary or not.

Haha, by "anything," I of course meant anything that your body is capable of. Perhaps I should've been more clear. A lot of people have fantasies of just becoming a new person. We've all seen new years resolutions. "I'm going to go to the gym every day, eat healthy, stop smoking cigarettes...

I've read recently that, contrary to common sense, willpower is a limited resource and can only get you so far. Running out of willpower is called "ego depletion." How much does this limit us as human beings? If I were a heavy heroine user for several years, and hadn't used in 18 hours, might...

I have a silly habit of dissecting events in movies way too much. I just can't stand that in every movie I watch, the protagonist is pitted against all odds, and then comes out on top because... the protagonist has to win? Or the good guy stands in the plainest possible view of enemy fire and...

Holy cow, a year already? I'm embarrassed at how much I enjoy watching people like Hitchens, Dawkins & Harris break down things that I don't believe in anyways, but it is somehow highly entertaining. I loved the aggressive sting that Hitchens had in his arguments. Needless to say, he was a...

Thanks a lot for the post :) I honestly don't have much of a plot which is why this story is going nowhere, haha. But the central idea is that this being (Architis) is a perfectly just, moral, and competent God who rules over all life in our universe. Human beings, being religious in nature...

I've come up with an idea for a sci-fi story that I'll probably never finish because I'm lazy, but I love the idea. "In a dying universe, there existed a race of intelligent beings. They absorbed all scientific knowledge, but were unable to prevent their demise. In order to continue their...