At the current state, which contributes more to making the world a better place through research: Chemistry or Physics?
(ie which should I major in if I want to get into research)
>>17650965
Chemistry
>>17650965
>>17650965
>better world
kek, everything was fine until they invented the steam engine and caused climate change
>>17651096
>Everything was fine
The world was raped sideways with a parkinsons porcupine three times a decade, I would not call that fine.
Honestly, it depends which one you have more of an aptitude and interest in. For instance 'soft' degrees are considered useless, but then you get people like Louis Theroux who use them to bring social issues to light.
You really want to make the world a better place? It isn't a lack of talent or manpower in the sciences holding back progress. Its money. The most effective way you could help would be by focusing on getting really wealthy however you can and using your wealth to start a research grant program or build your own scientific research center.
>>17652360
It is the scientists culture. I know that cutting-edge cancer research uses systems that are a complete mess, written by PhD students like homework projects. They are many times slower than they need to be, chaos to set up, full of bugs etc. Getting to my point: they would rather hire one of their in-group (eg. some biologist) to take the funding designated to fix these systems than hire a real programmer. They just hog the funding.
>>17650965
Why the flying fuck do you care about "what makes the world better" you insufferable faggot?
Literally take the one that you prefer you fucking moronic homosexual faggot cunt
Personally I prefer physics so I would take that. But if you prefer chemistry then do that.
You fucking faggot.