I’ll put it bluntly—without science, life would be extremely boring. At least for me. There’s hardly anything that can compare to the rush of joy and the butterflies fluttering in your stomach when you stumble across a piece of news about some huge scientific advancements.
From new medicines that will greatly improve the quality of our lives to leaps in tech that are making regular space travel and the colonization of other planets merely questions of ‘when,’ not ‘if.’ And don’t even get me started on quantum physics which is so close to magic, I’m glancing out the window, waiting for my invitation to study at Hogwarts.
I’m not the only one in love with science, though! Frankly, I’m glad that’s the case because when it comes to science and learning—the more, the merrier. There are plenty of online communities that mix science with humor and one of them is the ‘Science Memes’ subreddit that’s dedicated to sharing and creating memes about science.
Check out the very best science memes that Bored Panda has collected from all over the web, including about r/sciencememes, and upvote the geekiest and funniest ones.
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To be fair, that is only a problem in undeveloped countries like Iran, Bhutan and the U.S. :D
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Yep. Tell me about it, pal. "Yeah, but did you DO anything?" Well, we got into a medical textbook in one instance, and in another, were going to construct a program that would track child abusers who hopped from one hospital care system to another so they'd be *caught* and the children safer, but no, we didn't "do" anything. (FYI: Program scrapped after a certain US election in 2016.)
Who gets a bachelor's and a PhD in six years? The PhD alone usually takes six, and a BS/BA four. Plus a lot of people get a master's in between, so that's another two years down.
@ Evil Little Thing: That really depends on where you live and perform your PhD. Also in what discipline you want to obtain a PhD matters. Here in the Netherlands is a standard 4 years which can be extended for a short while. If I'm not mistaken in Germany it's 3 years. I've seen/know quite a few that managed well to rise from Bsc to PhD within 6 years.
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Well, if your field is animal excrement, maybe the guy’s got a point.
He probably didn't understand it and it was easier to just throw it aside with a dirty expletive!
I think the biggest issue is that people have no faith in Big corps that pay for said studies. faking results, tamper with studies... do these things happen? yes they do. so ofcourse people have started to go "bullshit" to everything people say, hell we have flat earthers now that doubt every piece of science since well... Math.
What matters is if it passes peer-review or not, no matter what the press reports it as. The version in the press (ordinary media) is often a misunderstanding, an exaggeration, or cherry-picking to fit a media narrative.
Guy also on the internet who understands what goes into scientific research and theory, regarding other Guy on Internet...."Ignorant Idiot."
Sadly, today, there is a lot of junk science going on, and all the good science is suffering for it, giving the real science a bad name.
We don't need him ,people have used crystals for hundreds of years .... (for no apparent reason)
Anti-intellectualism has a long and storied history in Western culture. People used to be banished or excommunicated (or occasionally killed) for espousing a scientific viewpoint at odds with "conventional wisdom". These days, taking a position supported by science will get you trolled or doxxed or otherwise publicly derided by the anti-intellectuals, who are almost exclusively Conservative (and frequently Evangelical). Being murdered for your belief in science is (currently) rare, but with the direction this country is headed, it may become a great deal more common.
Science is so cool! Lots of exploration to be had. I could get lost in the world of science.
Also the media both over simplify, and give too much attention to slight differences of interpretation, which is misleading to a non scientist.
To be fair, if your grant came from a politically oriented source and/or your affiliated university is politically slanted/connected, then your study itself contains inherent controllable bias, and should therefore never pass any truly scientific peer review. So maybe the guy on the internet is in fact on to something.
Afaik ignorance is bliss. Doing a PhD is like performing a mental top sport. Long hrs/working weeks, major critizism, plenty of frustration, poor to acceptable payment. Deadline to finish was yesterday.
I can barely get a master's degree in 6 years, where do you live where they just lob diplomas at your face?
Guys(and Gals) in the lab "Bulls**t". I watched on the sidelines while my supervisor spent 6 months doing a 'bit of research' for Channel 4(1). Result "No there is no significant result". Heroic Outsider With A Theory "If you scrub off the error bars and stretch the y axis a ***lot*** so that 2 units in the control and 3 units in the test look really really different.. I still think my theory is valid". In other news "Microwave ovens create cancer causing chemicals" based off a research that boiled milk for 2-3 hours and analysed the carbonised remains. (1) work on prions, so needed to be done in a category 3 containment lab resulting in 4 inches of paperwork.
Not very accurate. There is a middle point between the Guy On Internet and PhD Person which is media, that are often inaccurate at best case, worst case outright sellout, lying and providing propaganda instead real facts. So no surprise that the Guy On Internet is skeptic.
Followed up by some moron who thinks that they know more because they’ve googled it
Depends on what he Googled. You'd be surprised what you can find if you know what to look for. Google won't make you an instant expert, but if you have a working brain to begin with, it can certainly give you a strong advantage over the average internet pundit.
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And the moon really could be made of green cheese.
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Which Facebook group they use to prove the Earth is not the center of universe?
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You don’t have to have a degree in biology, chemistry, physics, etc. to be a science geek. Similarly, just because you have a degree in science doesn’t automatically mean that this is it, there’s no turning back, you’ll have to work as a scientist until the end of your days.
Loving science is more about the curiosity inherent in human beings than choosing from a narrow list of undergraduate degrees. If you’ve got the spark to learn new things, test out your theories, and a willingness to be open-minded and proven wrong, then in my eyes, you’re a scientist. Degree or no degree!
Earlier, I actually had a chat about the wide gap between what people majored in and what career path they chose with voice actor André White, who has worked with the History Channel and The Smithsonian, among others.
According to him, we don’t have everything figured out by the time that we graduate from college. Instead, we should embrace that uncertainty and use our 20s to try new things and discover new passions.
“If you are 18 and you feel lost and not sure of what your next move should be, GOOD. No one should have it all figured out at that age. And the same goes for a 25-year-old or a 35-year-old. Don't feel like you HAVE to do what society tells you to,” André told Bored Panda in an earlier interview that we should learn to think and decide for ourselves. In short, we have to be bolder, more courageous.
Neil deGrassi Tyson does great docos. The David Attenborough of space (astrophysics).
“Go to a community college, go to an HBCU, start a business, find your passion because your passion is what's going to make those tough days a little less tough. What makes you smile ear to ear? Do that! Life is way too short to look back in 30 years and regret anything," André said.
“People feel like a college degree is how you get respect. College is still being pushed as a safety net when in reality going to a trade school, community college, or pursuing the path of an entrepreneur can be just as rewarding. I wish that we would teach our kids that there are so many other options and that if college is what they want to do, then fine but don't ever box yourself in."
But whatever path you find yourself on, remember that a lot of us have one thing in common—our love of memes. So keep your inner scientist alive and fed with some educational memes, no matter what degree you have and what your current job is.
I was supposed to memorize it in HS, but I figured out that failing the class wouldn't prevent me from graduating. Problem solved.
My mom don't need a major in physics. She brings ALL the wrong stuff in the films up. Gravity, explosions, "This guy should be dead after that". SOOO FRUSTRATING!!!!
yes, which you then delete or move to a foot note ( and then delete) in subsequent revisions
Don't undercut geologists. They largely determine where nuclear waste can be stored. Kinda a big job.
Yeah, why give it away? Time travel is possible, but people aren't that stupid to show it is possible...
real knowledge is knowing where to find and how to apply information
Well...Thats one way to move the subject on to biological reproduction.
For everyone that does not understand this meme, let me explain.....
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He meant that as a poke at the whole.... y'know, never mind. Whatever. I'm with Terry Pratchett. The cat has three states: Alive, dead, and bloody furious.
For those who DON'T know this: Draw 2 dots on a flat sheet of paper, connect them via the shortest distance. That is 2d. Bend the paper - now the shortest distance is *out of the paper through 3d space*. To 2d beings living in the paper, the straight line still looks like the shortest distance, but we in 3d space can see that this is not the case. Now add one dimension to everything: 2 dots in straight 3d space, shortest distance is the straight line connecting them. 2 dots in a 3d space *that is bend within the 4th dimension*, shortest distance is *out of the 3d space into the 4th (spatial) dimension then back in*.
In metric, decimal comma and with point as thousands separator... Circumference of the moon's orbit is 2.413.402 km. 1 degree of that circumference is 6704 km, so if you miss you're about 0,5 degree off. Since both the moon and earth are moving as well, missing it is actually very likely.
This was me in Year 2 going ‘what about electricity?’ - not that I was being a smart ass, my brain couldn’t comprehend how electricity fit into that model of three and had to ask. Cos if a question pops into my head I HAVE to ask it no matter how stupid or annoying I will sound. It’s compulsive and annoying and I kinda hate myself cos of it
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Some make me feel smart, some make me feel uneducated. Considering I've been awake for 21 hours on 3 hours of sleep, not too shabby.
Get some sleep, Kristal. 😴 I hope that you wake up refreshed!
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From this day forward, I will no longer give trees so much credit for oxygen.
Trees are badass at carbon fixation though.
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One of the best post... Brought back memories of my studies days..
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I want to give a special thank you to algae. THANK YOU!!!
Some make me feel smart, some make me feel uneducated. Considering I've been awake for 21 hours on 3 hours of sleep, not too shabby.
Get some sleep, Kristal. 😴 I hope that you wake up refreshed!
Load More Replies... From this day forward, I will no longer give trees so much credit for oxygen.
Trees are badass at carbon fixation though.
Load More Replies... One of the best post... Brought back memories of my studies days..
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