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Light on math, heavy on the man. Strangely, a search of these forums revealed no topics dedicated to this question. It would be swell to put yer thoughts in one place for me or anyone. What would you recommend? THANKS!

Opinions of ideas in "Not Even Wrong" The new book by Peter Woit, Not Even Wrong, gives a lengthy discussion as to why we should abandon string theory and move to more promising fields of study. He claims, and as far as I know correctly, that superstring theory has not made one single testable...

I want to buy Barbara Ryden's Cosmology book. Has someone read it already and could say a few things about it? On amazon it gets nice reviews but what do you think? thanks

i was wondering what some of your opinions were on this theory. I was also wondering how it is possible to have 2 times.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/suffrage.html And you see this stuff all the time! :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: Do people just want to pretend they are apart of something? This has been done with a lot of things. Tricking hippies into signing a ban on water is a big...

I am a high school senior and I am going to be majoring in material science at either UCLA or UMich. I was wondering, which school has a better reputation in terms of pedigree? I am choosing my school largely in part to the research that I will embark in; I know professors in my field of...

THe book co-authored by Tom Hartman. It uses declassified documents and 17 years of investigation to uncover the true assailants Basically, the Mob killed Kennedy and used knowledge of an extremely top secret plan to kill Castro in 63 to ensure a government cover up because any good...

I'd like an opinion on the browser, Opera. I happen to like it, but I'm wondering how good it actually is in your opinions? If Firefox has any significant advantages? I have dial up, so I don't have much bandwidth.

It's a special 5 year program that's one of a kind in Canada only offered at MacMaster University. I only know that it revolves around the concept of medical technology development but I wasn't sure in detail what this field was. It sounds really good but from the look of the course load, it...

I had always enjoyed the thought of being a geneticist, and I only recently found out about this program that would let me double major in both biochem and genetics (http://biochemistry.tamu.edu/?ch=ugrad&sec=welcome), and I'd like to hear your opinions on it, perhaps on the courses offered as...

I can take one of the following 3 courses as a technical elective. I need to know which would be the most useful to me. My Math background: I have taken a year of Calculus, linear algebra, and diff eq (no partials.) Thermal Physics [text: Kittel "Thermal Physics"]...

I was thinking about creating a blog that would make regular posts about what a particular physicist does. The aim would be to provide a resource that would show how diverse the areas of physics study are, give details on what physics is being done and provide a little insight into what...

im thinking about getting a bachelors in physics and a minor in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine. i want to end up in biomedical engineering as a career. physics will give me better problem solving skills than engineering, and hopefully will not kill my GPA. i also like physics...

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I am interested in the Mechanical Engineering programs @ UNC Charlotte and Clemson, and would like to solicit some opinions on the ME department at both schools. Also does anyone know anything about the motorsports/automotive concentrations in these programs? I am a 49 year old man undergoing...

I'm looking to buy a decent laptop above 1.5k and under 2k. I would like an Athlon 64 3700+ processor and at least 1 gig of ram (do lots of video editing, don’t need a large hdd, got that covered with an external one). I was wondering what specific brand you guys think would fit into this...

Hello to everyone, :rolleyes: I was wondering about a field in engineering. Not something EXTREMELY specific, but I was leaning towards either ballistics or music. Yes I know they are worlds apart. Now to get into some of the schools I'm looking at, the SAT scores and expected requirements...

Without referring to religious opinions about it, thinking independently, do you think Divorce is the best choice if you really can stay anymore with your spouse? if you have children, what can you do to avoid harm on them ?

Not sure how many are aware of The Guardian and it's efforts to influence American politics by having Brits send letters to citizens of Ohio. The Guardian is a liberal and widely circulated British publication. Click on the link for some American responses to The Guardian's efforts. To be...

I have been studying media for several years now. I have been exposed to all oulets, contrary to what someone on this site thinks..you know who you are. I don't devote my attention to one outlet, I watch them all and draw my own conclusions...being able to come up with your own opinions after...

I have a question I wanted to ask, or more like your opinions? I have read about the new book that rescently hit the book stores shelves, called Out of Gas. The books talks about the fact that we will run out of oil in less then a decate, which scientists say will not happen that soon. And also...

Hi. I've been wondering about these disposable CO2 capsules for airguns: Please share opinions on my reasoning, any hints or ideas of how to calculate this, what to look for and so on will be appriciated. What if I punched a hole in the seal of one of these capsules, how much thrust would...

Has anyone taught, or been taught, using IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) physics? If so, is it rigorous? Could it be taught online?

hi! I was just wondering what books are available that you guys would suggest as a good "first book" or introduction to the topic of superstring theory. It's very interesting stuff to me, but unfortunately its also often over my head. :frown: thanks for any suggestions! _Andrew ps -...

So, do any of you have Gmail? I could have gotten an account but decided to stick with Fastmail since there service was great, I have more than enough memory and it is fast. :biggrin: Are any of you switching Email services? What do you think of Gmail?

I would like some opinions on the idea of rishons (Harari and Seidberg) please. Am I correct that this idea groups all sub-atomic particles in bunches of three? If so, wouldn't this come into conflict with the idea of mesons?

Hi Everyone, I feel that there are many students just like me in the physics forum who would like to have a good career. I also know that there are many experienced professionals in this forum. In this forum I invite the professionals are students to give their opinion about various career...

What is your opinion on this hypothesis ? http://www.wincom.net/earthexp/n/navback.htm http://users.indigo.net.au/don/ee/nav.html http://www.expanding-earth.org/ http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Campus/2730/...

Personally I believe we should wait this out and see how it develops. Here are some of the reasons I've been hearing and mostly agree with: 1. We shouldn't be the worlds police 2. We have no national interest in Liberia 3. If we kill the Liberian dictator and install the rebels, they...

Wassup all! Firstly, here's to me, back after a loong break from PF ; ) Secondly, Ill like to raise an issue hotly debated in my school's religious and moral education class. This may have been raised up else where but I am too lazy to go search for it.. : P This i, also feel, comes...

North Korea today officially pulled out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Goodie. Opinions on the entire situation with N Korea?