Schrodinger?
No?
Jacob Barnett?
Who's he?
...
Jake taught himself algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus in 2 weeks.
He's studying physics at IUPUI.
He's 12.
He can solve pi to 200 digits.
I highly suggest you read the entirety of this article:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103200369
Semi-related stuff:
In perspective, what have I been doing these past few years? I have to admit, I think of myself as an intelligent individual with slightly above-average IQ.
I'm still struggling with calculus and trigonometry.
Jacob ate it all up in two weeks.
Semi-related stuff Part II:
In all honesty, I'm a little bit jealous >.>
I am also amazed at Jacob's incredible achievements, and am definitely looking forward to his future scientific contributions.
May 23, 2011
Antipyretic
Fever, Fervor.
Two words that sound almost the same, have the same ring to them.
What do we know about ourselves? Where are we going?
What makes the colour blue, blue? What is gravity?
Why does space exist? What is time?
What is nothing?
D'où Venons Nous? Que Sommes Nous? Où Allons Nous?
I request that you look away from your screen for approximately 30 seconds, focus on everything that is happening around you, from the movement of the indifferent air particles around you, to the electronic circuits that slave away in your computer processor.
At the end of all things, we ask ourselves- What have we achieved? Where are we going?
Why do we strive? Why do we learn?
What is living? What does it mean, to be alive?
Alas, these philosophical questions have been bugging me since the beginning of time. I fear I have yet to find the answers to any of the questions above, nor find a plausible theory to mask them up with.
We constantly pursue happiness, we are never satisfied with what we have. We reach for the moon, yet when we land amongst the stars, we dust them aside and jump again. Mankind has broken boundary after boundary, and yet another question rises to take its place, like a multi-headed Hydra.
This 'force' that propels all living things forward surely must originate from the same source.
It is this force that makes adapting possible.
There must be some chemical.
chemical in your brain.
That makes us different from animals.
makes us all the same.
I will share more of my thoughts as the pieces fall into place.
What are your thoughts?
Comments are much appreciated.
Sources:
excerpt taken from 'Never Hear Surf Music Again -Free Blood-'
Two words that sound almost the same, have the same ring to them.
What do we know about ourselves? Where are we going?
What makes the colour blue, blue? What is gravity?
Why does space exist? What is time?
What is nothing?
D'où Venons Nous? Que Sommes Nous? Où Allons Nous?
I request that you look away from your screen for approximately 30 seconds, focus on everything that is happening around you, from the movement of the indifferent air particles around you, to the electronic circuits that slave away in your computer processor.
At the end of all things, we ask ourselves- What have we achieved? Where are we going?
Why do we strive? Why do we learn?
What is living? What does it mean, to be alive?
Alas, these philosophical questions have been bugging me since the beginning of time. I fear I have yet to find the answers to any of the questions above, nor find a plausible theory to mask them up with.
We constantly pursue happiness, we are never satisfied with what we have. We reach for the moon, yet when we land amongst the stars, we dust them aside and jump again. Mankind has broken boundary after boundary, and yet another question rises to take its place, like a multi-headed Hydra.
This 'force' that propels all living things forward surely must originate from the same source.
It is this force that makes adapting possible.
There must be some chemical.
chemical in your brain.
That makes us different from animals.
makes us all the same.
I will share more of my thoughts as the pieces fall into place.
What are your thoughts?
Comments are much appreciated.
Sources:
excerpt taken from 'Never Hear Surf Music Again -Free Blood-'
May 18, 2011
Black Box
This article is about black box systems.
A black box is a component that is viewed primarily in terms of its input, output and transfer characteristics without any knowledge of its internal workings.
We first encounter the use of the black box in Physics when we encounter the Operational Amplifiers, and how to use them. The internal workings of the Op-Amp can be ignored, and replaced with the black box. Why do we do this?
Well, the uses of the Op-Amp, to a complete greenhorn, is intimidating enough without knowing the internal circuitry of the Op-Amp.
An Op-Amp can:
...you can see why the black box comes into play now.
Read more here:
Wikipedia's entry on black boxes
The black box even has a theory of its own! Named the Black box theory, or theories, they show a system with a black box in it. For example, Sir Newton produced his black box theory of science as explaining only how things happen but not why things happen.
Thus, the birth of the Laws of Motion.
Black box theories are brought up in multiple fields of philosophy and science by a number of philosophers and scientists. Even our consciousness is defined in terms of the black box theory, with scientists nowhere near in deciphering the internal systems of the thought process.
The black box theory of consciousness
A black box is a component that is viewed primarily in terms of its input, output and transfer characteristics without any knowledge of its internal workings.
Well, the uses of the Op-Amp, to a complete greenhorn, is intimidating enough without knowing the internal circuitry of the Op-Amp.
An Op-Amp can:
- Do mathematical calculations
- Compare Voltages
- Convert an analog signal to a digital signal [Analogue-Digital Converter]
- Function as a NOT gate
- be a buffer amplifier
- participate in an oscillator
- function as a Voltage Integrator
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| 741 op-amp (8 pins) |
Read more here:
Wikipedia's entry on black boxes
The black box even has a theory of its own! Named the Black box theory, or theories, they show a system with a black box in it. For example, Sir Newton produced his black box theory of science as explaining only how things happen but not why things happen.
Thus, the birth of the Laws of Motion.
Black box theories are brought up in multiple fields of philosophy and science by a number of philosophers and scientists. Even our consciousness is defined in terms of the black box theory, with scientists nowhere near in deciphering the internal systems of the thought process.
The black box theory of consciousness
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