'Pure math is pretty much math for the sake of math.  And don't worry, it gets more interesting the father you go.  :)|||Are you talking about the pure math classes?|||When I say I study mechanical engineering, the response from anyone not in school is so do you like working on cars? People hear mechanical so they think mechanic. :/ You never know what the other...|||Is he he going to school for operating train engines or for some field of engineering?|||So possibly just more of the same of what you are doing but at a more advanced level/more focused?|||What would you say you do the most of in grad school for mechanical engineering?|||Going to school now for mechanical engineering. Would like to go back for mathematics and physics later.  What exactly are you looking for?|||This is pretty much just a yes for everyone. Making a value-based judgement at all is evidence of that. I got that from Michio Kaku in this video. It is about 3 quarters in. ...|||Here is an interesting video for you guys: https://youtu.be/GguAN1_JouQ  and https://youtu.be/jDF-N3A60DE|||Nice try :P I watch Vsauce too. https://youtu.be/ffUnNaQTfZE|||Not being familar with certain techniques will make things harder. When you work on the boundaries of what you know, everything is going to be a bit hazy until you gain more intuition.|||462850  Most of the time when something turns into a debate, people take it as a fight. They will then get defensive, and when they get defensive they don't take a stance of their own. Getting them...|||Exactly that.|||Seems pretty accurate. The the huge selection of media, instantanious information travel, and reactionary society makes everything near red-line.|||I have experienced something like that, but luckily I have the luxery of slowly developing my thoughts; the field that I am going into is my bread and butter. Because you are in school I imagine you...|||I have never been approached before, but a simple hey would you like to do something sometime would be okay to me. There can't be any specific date chosen ahead of time though; I would like to be...|||I take on a lot of creative hobbies and often try getting opinions from my family, but they aren't very creatively inclined. Trying to get them to brain storm or criticize is like pulling teeth. This...|||A lot of the time music is the soundtrack to my mind. It kind of works like a soundtrack to a movie.|||I don't drink coffe. I get tea, earl grey, hot.|||I would put myself at a 7. It's pretty bad, I would describe my life as slipping through the door just as it closes, but I don't get stuck and clothes not ripped.  Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk|||I know what you mean. When I tell people that I study mechanical engineering, they say oh, so you work on cars? :/  That isn't as bad as what one of friends get though. He was studying physics...|||So I'm not the only one.  Also, when people do not question traditions.|||What if I say  Things that happened in the past aren't factual. JFK was assassinated in the past. Therefore, JFK being assassinated is not a fact.  This argument could not be made. The...|||Let me get this straight: things that happened in the past are not considered factual?  Things predicted to occur definitely aren't fact, as they haven't happened yet. :P|||So if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, it doesn't make a sound? Longitudinal waves only exist when some one senses it?|||It may get bizarre, but it isn't hard to follow. I hate it when people say that it is. Do they really need things spelled out for them?  Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk|||Where did Dawkins come into this?  Edit: nvm, had sudden loss of the ability to process names.|||Pff, coding. I am my own CPU and control the logic by switching wires around.|||You are right about the brain distorting the perception for the sake of function. Hence this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Same_color_illusion_proof2.png That is precisely the...|||How can you trust your senses let alone your senses on drugs?|||DMT is a psychedelic that releases cotisol. Elevated coritisol will boost your brains emotional memory. There is also a host of other hormones released that can affect your thinking.  ...|||Something that would work on me is taking the lead and asking me if I want to do something. Don't worry about asking him if he likes you or telling him that you like him. Just let it be a back and...|||I do quite a bit of research. Wikipedia and scholar.google.com are my best friends. Infact, today I looked up a study on the link between cracking your knuckles and Osteoarthritis. Unfortunatly...|||There are a lot of those ideas and a lot more interpretations. It is not feesible to study all of them to the point of being able to evaluate all of them against each other in a timely manner. It...|||Only ever dated one person. I liked her, but just didn't care about trying to be romantic in any way. My sense of us both being independent people and not needing to constantly reaffirm feelings with...|||I listen to stuff like Sithu Aye, Widek, Gru, and Plini when I study. They don't take up the same space as my thoughts. Check out the postrock genre, it is not what you of when you think of rock. Its...|||When people start living on the terraformed Mars, will people describe other people there as down to Mars?|||Agreed. Although it is nice to do after the material is given. Exploring some of it will bring up gaps in your understanding...although that could be done alone...and with nothing more than ungraded...|||Dito. Biology doesn't seem like much of a thinking/problem solving class as much as a know this and that class.|||If you aren't going to have any association with him, direct or indirect, you could ask just for the sake of knowing. I'd love to ask some people for a legitimate reason why they didn't respond, but...|||I still think that gender is a bad word to use for this issue.   Personality is much better. It already transcends genders and includes everything you need to describe who the person is. I think...|||You won't be publishing your results? Will you at least be publishing your conclusions?|||Are you saying the physiology should be used?  Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk|||This topic is kind of an interesting topic that I have never discussed with anyone before.   Gender in dictionaries is pretty much a synonym to sex (as a noun). Could someone describe how it is...|||Its good to have a sense of toungue in cheek humor.  For the second thing, it is probably because he is so focused into what you are saying or doing and doesn't want to trail off.  Or, something...|||To me, a friend is, quit plainly, someone that I enjoy being around and is willing to make time to spend with me. I could get along without one if I had to, but life would be pretty boring.   I...|||Private conversations that people have out loud right next to you.  When people unnecessarily withhold information for no good reason.  Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk|||Do I have to go through 8 pages of ads or buy a DVD to learn it?|||Try taking it off your mind and catch yourself after trying to solve an ambiguous problem. Beware of confirmation bias. Everyone considers a rational argument to be the best, but what you think is...|||I like to just tap the eraser on the paper for a few seconds to appear to be thinking about the problem until the person walks away.'