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Bogus Statistics

Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 17:05:50 2021 No.13659063 View Reply Original Report

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This is what Google gives you when you click on "about this data" underneath the Covid Statistics charts. Seriously, what the fuck? "Probable cases"??? People taking more than one test and still being counted in the statistics??? This is either put together by people who know absolutely nothing about statistics, or by people who are knowingly misrepresenting statistics.

Am I retarded or is this just completely bunk? How are "statistics" supposed to be reliable when some of the information is "probable" and double/triple/etc counted?

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China Testing Their First Thorium Reactor This Month

Anonymous Tue 14 Sep 05:56:48 2021 No.13638784 View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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After 10 years of research and development, with several prototype thorium nuclear reactors, China has finally constructed its first experimental thorium reactor earlier this year. It will begin running tests starting this month, while development into the first commercial thorium nuclear reactor to commence alongside testing. The commercial thorium nuclear reactor is expected to be completed by 2030.

What do we think about this?

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:13:57 No.13658785 Report

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Hopefully their next step will include nuking America

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:24:05 No.13658805 Report

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Awesome.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:28:07 No.13658816 Report

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>>13658773
>China also has its own eugenic program
It does not

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 16:34:31 No.13658974 Report

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>>13658816
Population control is nothing new in China. One Child policy is just the most well-known. Chinese authorities are sterilizing women of minorities like the Uyghurs, that`s what eugenics are.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 19:18:01 No.13659520 Report

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>>13639077
China got the money and political willpower to do this, so let them give it a go.

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What book is this guy using for his lecture notes?

Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 19:04:46 2021 No.13659444 View Reply Original Report

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https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~kouzn101/NLDV/
Seems like an interesting topic and I'd like to get the whole book

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The year 2035

Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 03:15:53 2021 No.13657394 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13659319 >>13659417 >>13659443

What do you think we'll have achieved, scientifically, by the year 2035?

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:45:28 No.13659177 Report

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>>13659145
>AI today is just a huge database with code instructions
and intelligent means...

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:31:52 No.13659319 Report

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>>13657394
30 vax boosters

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:44:23 No.13659349 Report

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>>13658908
it will be another 20 years until they ran all their experiments with it, and you need to create an industry to provide those high tech parts in mass production. you cant build fusion reactors the way they built iter. the construction has to be streamlined, reliable and repeatable in a fraction of the time they required to build iter. iter isnt even a complete reactor, it lacks any means to create energy. no water loop, no steam turbines. the next ITERation of it will focus on that. so its another 20 years until that one will be finished.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:58:30 No.13659417 Report

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>>13657394
ITER, more widespread genetic engineering, "cures" for certain cancers, extremely realistic VR, widespread automation of dumb labor.
However, I don't think the world will go through any major "aesthetic" changes like it did during the industrial revolution. Our cities will look pretty much like they do now.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 19:04:37 No.13659443 Report

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>>13657394
Things will only get interesting in the second half of the 21th century as carbon nanotubes, cheap electricity thanks to fusion and robot workforce will enable to construction of many new buildings and projects. Add widespread transhumanism, space industralization and improved AI/VR and things are going to be different. It will go gradual but once you are an old man looking back you will see the changes.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 09:33:25 2021 No.13658092 View Reply Original Report

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Is there a neurophysiological base for ethnic self-hatred? What causes it?

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:25:39 No.13658810 Report

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>>13658300
Every other race will profit a whole lot more off of permanent extermination of jews, we must give it a try.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:27:16 No.13658815 Report

Quoted By: >>13659277 >>13659317

>>13658300
Every other race will profit a whole lot more off permanent extermination of jews, we must give it a try.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:18:53 No.13659277 Report

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>>13658815
Every race would benefit from the elimination of competing races, it doesnt matter if the exterminated race was better. If very smart aliens tried to conquered earth we would not think that was ok because they were smarter.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:31:33 No.13659317 Report

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>>13658815

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:38:52 No.13659338 Report

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>>13659277
>very smart aliens tried to conquered earth we would not think that was ok because they were smarter
Progressive types would likely capitulate to such creatures; so long as they appeal to their sensibilities. They could instruct them they've come to reduce climate change or some other asinine apocalyptic shit, and would require their complete obedience. I'm sure many would follow in lockstep. Never underestimate peoples abilities to yield; many of which have a little - if not a lot of - kapo in them.

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Potassium in plant ashes

Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 12:39:46 2021 No.13658450 View Reply Original Report

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People say that when plants are burned you can find potassium carbonate in the ashes. But why is it carbonate and not a chloride or some other compound?
Farmers sometimes use potassium chloride as a fertilizer, why would the ashes be in the carbonate state?

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 14:36:05 No.13658690 Report

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>>13658669
>duh theres carbon nearby that means all chemicals are carbonates duh

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 14:40:16 No.13658699 Report

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>>13658690
okie doke, op. at this point you're either trolling or third world esl retarded beyond hope. i'm going to leave this thread. good luck to whoever holds your hand next.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 14:49:40 No.13658723 Report

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>>13658699
Fuck your whore of a cunt mother

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 14:57:44 No.13658741 Report

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>>13658664
//b

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:30:06 No.13659311 Report

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Mixing a bunch of potassium chloride with wood and burning it doesnt produce carbonate, it would just be ash mixed with the same potassium chloride

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STEM Career General - /scg/

Anonymous Sun 12 Sep 16:06:28 2021 No.13632575 View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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Welcome to STEM Career General!
This thread exists to ask questions regarding careers associated to STEM.
> Discussion on academia based career progression
> Discussion on penetrating industry from academia
> Or anything in relation to STEM employment or development within STEM academia!

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Information resource:
>https://sciencecareergeneral.neocities.org/
>*The Chad author is seeking additional input to diversify the content into containing all STEM fields. Said author regularly views these /scg/ threads.

No anons have answered your question? Perhaps try posting it here:
>https://academia.stackexchange.com/

An archive of all the previous editions of /scg/:
>https://boards.fireden.net/sci/search/subject/career%20general/

NOTE: Any useful resources relayed in this thread will be included in future /scg/ threads.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:36:30 No.13659156 Report

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>>13657346
Patent attorneys never had a job problem in the 1930's and the collapse in 2008 was not felt in the profession. Pay is good and colleagues regularly stay on until they are well over 70 years old. The oldest of my colleagues is about 77 and he now mainly teaches new colleagues.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:39:24 No.13659162 Report

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>>13659096
possibility of getting a real job? If you know physics when you get a job even if its the bottom of the pit you can advance very quickly.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:46:21 No.13659184 Report

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>>13657375
I have seen McKinsey consultants with R&D background.

>>13657399
>Aren't the work hours ridiculous though? Like 60 hour weeks or something?
You know 60 hour weeks are quite common in many lines of work, including software development?

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:51:19 No.13659196 Report

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>>13657477
>Working harder isn't the way. Look into FIRE.
What is FIRE?
>Like I mentioned I'm working 35 hour weeks and I'll be ready to retire (if I wanted to which I won't because I like research) in 6 years.
I had no idea R&D pays this well.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 18:19:29 No.13659278 Report

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>>13657825
A PhD is a tough run, I was pretty burned out at the end. Are your sure your mental health will handle this? We can all lean in but at some point it is best to listen what your body is trying to tell you.

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Redpill me on math /sci/

Anonymous Sat 18 Sep 18:46:00 2021 No.13655746 View Reply Original Report

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What math should I learn to become like Oswald Teichmüller?

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Engineering Physics

Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 17:19:53 2021 No.13659104 View Reply Original Report

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Currently 2nd year Bsc. Was planning on majoring in physics but I'd prefer developing and inventing technology rather than spending my life doing potentially fruitless research. Is it worth potentially spending up to 5-6 years in uni just to swap degrees or should I stick with the Bsc and try and learn engineering on my own (lmao)

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do we live in the most likely universe?

Gurbetçi REIS Sun 19 Sep 14:14:00 2021 No.13658642 View Reply Original Report

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:04:16 No.13658758 Report

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>>13658737
That's bad logic.
Looking at the laws of the universe like gravity, electromagnetism, cosmological constant, etc.
If you change any of them slightly it would lead to some completely different universe that is unstable and collapses in on itself or has a heat death or whatever
>>13658752
No... The chances of things going "wrong" are much much more likely than them going "right" and leading to an universe like ours that allows for stability, life, reliable and constant laws, etc.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:15:54 No.13658789 Report

Quoted By: >>13658796

>>13658758
>The chances of things going "wrong" are much much more likely than them going "right" and leading to an universe like ours
Of course! But that's for life like ours.
I don't expect analogues to be exactly like life here. I don't expect analogues to even use the same mediums/mechanisms like chemistry and similar particles, or exist on the same time scales.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 15:18:46 No.13658796 Report

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>>13658789
Well then, we don't live in the most likely universe.
And I don't understand why people assume life popping up is somewhere sometimes inevitable. There's not one bit of proof that the life on planet Earth started from abiogenesis, that's just the only explanation we can come up with without talking about forces outside the Universe like God or some Matrix type of thing.

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:52:28 No.13659199 Report

Quoted By: >>13659220

>>13658758
And then we wouldn't be here to observe it.
Statistics become relevant only when it's possible to compare them with case studies.
We can't study a universe that collapsed in itself because there's not an us in it to observe, nor are we able to observe it from outside because it doesn't exist.
The universe could be the result of ab absolute probability of one in a trillion trillion cases of everything going just right, but that's still no reason to believe in multiverse. Because the only relevant case study to us is all there is.
(Also in probability it's different saying, like, in 1 billion coin throws you'll get 500 million heads, and saying that deviation is impossible. Different likelihoods, same logic. It might be unlikely but it happened.)

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Anonymous Sun 19 Sep 2021 17:58:08 No.13659220 Report

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>>13659199
I think he question and answer are pretty simple. Are the conditions in which we find ourselves in likely to happen or not?
The answer is a big no for a ton of reasons.

So, you understand this is the reason why the multiverse idea even came about right? Our universe is so extremely unlikely to happen in this way that the only way to make sense of it, without saying it was created by something, is if you have infinite tries to make one.

And what do you mean no reason to doubt the multiverse? There's no reason to even consider the multiverse. Other than you want to imagine how it came about without considering it was created.
From what we can observe, this is the only universe.

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