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    What can you do with a physics degree?

    I am musician with a physics degree! :)
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    Mind says Engineering, heart says Physics Don't know what to do

    you can consider double major: engineering plus physics :)
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    Music If you could learn to play any musical instrument

    I play traditional ottoman turkish musical instruments: ney, tanbur, kemençe, ud, kanun, lavta, rebab and some western instruments in turkish style: chello, violin, flute, guitar, clarinet ! :)
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    Personality Disorders: Fixity, Cure & Treatment

    anti-social personality disorder is an organic brain disorder. brain scans show they have different brains than normal people. they have low serotonin and high dopamin levels in their spinal fluid. it can be treated with SSRIs plus low doses of antipsychotics.
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    Navigating a Physics vs. EE Degree: Freshman's Concerns

    If you consider job and money you can't be a physicist! :) physics needs love! :)
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    News Should the US Extradite Amanda Knox to Italy?

    how can we be sure that knox is innocent? italy is a developed country and it doesn't have a poor legal system. what about the legal system of the USA? if majority of jury is black, then black is innocent and if majority of jury is white then white is innocent. just as in treyvon martin case.
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    Music What makes this physicist musician's performance so extraordinary?

    I have a Bs degree in physics from the best university of turkey. however, I am an expert on traditoinal ottoman turkish music. this is an example of my musical performance: http://youtu.be/qjHW3yak9T8
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    I'm just obsessed with Star Trek. Anyone else?

    hi ozlem, I think you are from turkey. I am from turkey, too. I watched star trek in 70s in my high school days, but now its out of fashion for me ! :)
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    Thought Experiment: Should Atheists End all Metabolism in Their Brain?

    this is a negative thinking style because of depression. if you were not depressed, you would not mind what would happen after you died, you would work or search on some of your fields of interest.
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    Family member with mental illness

    I am mentally ill but not schizophrenic. I have been on meds for 20 years. I am the worst case in my family. only some cousins had some temporary anxiety or depression problems. however, meds work very well for me and I feel good and calm 7/24. I have a Bs degree in physics but I am an expert...
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    Medical Can Schizophrenia Affect Math Skills?

    I don't think your math skill have been impaired. schizophrenia is a severe mental illness. it is very difficult for a schizophrenic to be functional. and high doses of antipsychotics cause brains to have low cognitive functioning. because of both the illness and the antipychotics, it is very...
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    Becoming a mathematician - I am so depressed

    you don't have an IQ problem. your IQ is very good. however, you have a mental illness problem because your thinking pattern is completely irrational. visit a psychiatrist as soon as possible.
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    News Physics Graduate Student killed himself because of unemployment

    I have a Bs degree from the best university of turkey and I have been unemployed for more than 20 years. I have mental illness, however, meds make miracles for me and I feel good. unemployment or underemployment can cause depression and depression can cause suicide irrelevant of profession and...
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