If the sci-edge is being lost, I think it is due to misdistribution - but not the kind commented on by the submitter. Hard science now has to compete with many softer and ambiguously useful softer sciences. For instance, I am in cardio Epi, and our studies take enormous amounts of money, but continue to yield marginally smaller and less significant results (the big results were probably found from 1945-1985). Yet, they still are funded for amazing amounts. Behavioral epi studies are even more expensive, and very often yield anything but null results. Yet, money keeps flowing. So, harder sciences must compete with these fields and many others that are interesting, but do not help us keep our edge.
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This reminds me of a interesting way to get e. Pick a random number between 0-1. Sum then until you get 1. The average number of random numbers you need to get to 1 is e.
HI. I am an epidemiologist thinking this was a mildly amusing discussion until some craziness got spouted. As you can read in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the Mormons have one of the lowest rates of suicide in the world. Additionally, from an epi standpoint they are a unique religion as being the only religion where education and religiosity are positively correlated, ie the more educated you become, the more faithful you become. Also, they are the only group found where family size has no negative impact on intelligence outcomes (though admittedly, this original research is dubious due to the small association discovered and the constraint placed on them by their tools). So, flame away, but the myths about suicide and depression do not bear out in stringent epi research.
Ico
Grim Fandango
Diablo 2
She loved both Ico and Grim Fandango. We have been thinking of getting Siberia or the Longest Journey, as I ahve heard they are both great.
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If the sci-edge is being lost, I think it is due to misdistribution - but not the kind commented on by the submitter. Hard science now has to compete with many softer and ambiguously useful softer sciences. For instance, I am in cardio Epi, and our studies take enormous amounts of money, but continue to yield marginally smaller and less significant results (the big results were probably found from 1945-1985). Yet, they still are funded for amazing amounts. Behavioral epi studies are even more expensive, and very often yield anything but null results. Yet, money keeps flowing. So, harder sciences must compete with these fields and many others that are interesting, but do not help us keep our edge.
This reminds me of a interesting way to get e. Pick a random number between 0-1. Sum then until you get 1. The average number of random numbers you need to get to 1 is e.
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HI. I am an epidemiologist thinking this was a mildly amusing discussion until some craziness got spouted. As you can read in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the Mormons have one of the lowest rates of suicide in the world. Additionally, from an epi standpoint they are a unique religion as being the only religion where education and religiosity are positively correlated, ie the more educated you become, the more faithful you become. Also, they are the only group found where family size has no negative impact on intelligence outcomes (though admittedly, this original research is dubious due to the small association discovered and the constraint placed on them by their tools). So, flame away, but the myths about suicide and depression do not bear out in stringent epi research.
Ico Grim Fandango Diablo 2 She loved both Ico and Grim Fandango. We have been thinking of getting Siberia or the Longest Journey, as I ahve heard they are both great.