We're gatekeeping science now?
This is just the equivalent of "oh you like , name all their albums". It's dumb and you don't need to be an expert to appreciate something.
this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2026
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Dumb meme. You can enjoy something without dedication or being good at it.
I like watching F1 highlights (not even full race lmao) and only vehicle I can drive is a bicycle. π€·ββοΈ
Don't sell yourself short.
If you can ride a bicycle, you can probably handle a tricycle.
Don't sell yourself short.
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I love the math that I understand XD
The math subjects that require a lot of prerequisite knowledge are usually what I avoid. Without a project in mind, it becomes a huge waste of time to try to understand.
As long as I don't have to deal with matrices, I'm cool.
Granted. You should brush up on your tensor calculus, though.
why is the anglophone sphere calling every slightly complex phenomenon science? science is a method, AFAIK, that produces reliable knowledge over time.
for example how is the sun itself science? sure, there's knowledge to be made about composition, dynamics etc., but when this knowledge gets widely shared without the goal of expanding existing knowledge for the goal of education or entertainment, hasn't this long left the field of science?
for science, why aren't you saying you love edutainment?
At school, topics are divided into Arts, Science and Humanities. The majority of Bachelorβs degrees are titled Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.
Using the word βScienceβ colloquially to describe anything that isnβt the Arts or Humanities is entirely consistent.
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I have a similar issue with the word research. Do your own research - wtf. Research is either standing in the lab and actually experimenting, or conducting (clinical) studies, or at the very least an extensive literature research that even for a paper takes days (more like weeks and months) and a lot of knowledge on the field as well as methods for literature research in this sphere to be conducted properly. I absolutely don't want you to do your own research about my field of study. You probably have a job and don't want to go to university for 6 years to understand my niche.
They just like looking at sciences tits. To be honest so do I
Mammary studies are a very advanced field. There are so many cup sizes and don't get me started on how they relate to other measurements. And then there's nipples, how do they even work?
It me. I love science but Iβm definitely a YouTube learner and terrible at calc.
Itβs all so fascinating though! Keep it up scientists!
I said I love science, not that I know it or can practice it, they're different things.
Science is a process, and it's really simple:
- Form a hypothesis (make a statement of what you want to test, ensure it is testable; if it's not testable it's not amenable to science)
- Come up with how to test the hypothesis
- Test the hypothesis
- Publish the results and details
There are technical bits that make that easier, but the big parts are keeping records of what you've done and what the results were
Some hypotheses are expensive to test, best leave those to the well funded pros
4chan-tier childish elitism in Facebook-tier packaging π
If there's advanced calculus, there's presumably also regular calculus, so at what point does calculus start to be advanced?
For me, the leap to multivariate calculus gave me a lot of trouble.
Differential equations was doable but no longer fun for me, either.
It was a combination of multivariate calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations where I just wasn't having fun with math anymore. Those subjects represented the end of pure math education for me, and later engineering classes requiring knowledge in those were also not a ton of fun. Went from a self-described math and science guy to just...not describing myself in that way anymore.
Honestly the standard curriculum was fine. It was when you got into trying to apply those skills to deciphering academic literature in a meaningful way as part of a broader career that things got tricky.
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The start of calculus is relatively easy and intuitive, ive heard there are some schools that teach the basics of it to children at the same time they normally learn algebra.
Then theres the real bastard calculus that can and will make grown adults cry.
Regular algebra makes me cry....
I had a full blown melt down over something called linear algebra. Good times, good times.
When I calc the ulus
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Math is the language of the universe. Unfortunately I'm dyslexic.
I can understand complicated molecular interactions but throw numbers in my face and I'm the dumbest person in the room.
Dyscalculia is the word you're looking for
It's fun that I had no idea this word existed, and this is now the second Lemmy comment today that's used it.
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Do we have an /imverysmart yet?
I am sad that you have not yet received a community name. I'll search and report back
Ed. Yes there is, but it's at .ml
It's not very popular
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I like the calculus part, actually. The fact that we can make equations for EVERYTHING and simplify the abstract into something consumable, like using the points and curvature of a wing to estimate drag coefficient in a couple lines of math instead of relying solely on countless vectors and fluid dynamics.
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Kursgesagt Hentai? Where?
Unfortunately, it's not just Kursgesagt Hentai.
It only Kursgesagt and Rick and Morty Hentai.
~Actually, curiosity got the better of me and after taking a brief look, there is Kursgesagt Hentai. I just really don't want to interact with it anymore than I already have.~
Basically me when I quit Computer Science for Film & TV
I did a year then realized I'd rather make the next Interstellar than code for NASA
Yeah let's get rid of science communication altogether
I am sure everything will be just fine
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Im not familiar with kurzegesagt or Rick and Morty hentai but I'm pretty sure that was the expression on my face for most of the runtime of Interstellar
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