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https://www.16personalities.com/ - very basic test. Use it for a first time.
http://similarminds.com/ - both basic tests to advanced options even outside of the range of MBTI.
http://www.keys2cognition.com/explore.htm - Keirsey-like test. Still pretty nice.
http://keirsey.jung.test.typologycentral.com/ - Keirsey test.
http://www.celebritytypes.com/personality-tests.php - a lot of little-funny tests. Highly recommend it for those who's looking to just relax.
Not science.
Can we go back to the flat earth thing? Because that's less retarded than mbti
>>>/x/
this shit is worse than astrology
Apparently simulation is a big part of teaching cars how to drive. Does physics simulations have a significant part in that as well or is it mostly about graphical input?
>>8971943
Kinematic models are used a lot, but there's definitely full dynamical models used.
t. MechE MS spec: Dynamics and Control
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>>8971960
Are self-driving simulations constrained by physics simulations in any way? Where do you see avenues for improvement?
>>8971968
> Where do you see avenues for improvement?
optics and image processing
machine vision is so incredibly behind human vision
Rain, droplets on lenses, and changing lighting conditions all mess with optical sensors.
I never got into it, but I thought that fault detection and correction was something cool to get into.
> Are self-driving simulations constrained by physics simulations in any way?
pretty sure car physics simulations are pretty strong.
I've worked with quadcopter simulations where they have to deal with the airflow effects around the ground and walls, which seems far more complicated than cars.
If anything, they might still do some airflow effects for higher performance models, but I don't see this happening. Models only have to be so good to be useful.
Maybe snow, rain, ice, muddy, and leaf conditions. I've been far away from self-driving car literature too long.
Your pic looks like tech I've seen for a decade now
>that feel when the subject of your thesis is pretty much identical to an existing thesis
I just wanted to translate some of the author's work and as I was somewhat forced to engulf it in theory I chose to focus on his style as this was what in my opinion deserved attention.
The same subject has been exploited before, only the person didn't employ his own translations but rather conducted a stylistic analysis of existing ones.
Feels bad and guilty man :(
>>8971908
What are you, some sort of humanities major?
>>8972032
I am. I-it's a good humanities degree, though.
>>8972180
>humanities
>good
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Hey /sci/
This book was a rude awakening for me. I was always good at math until I got to proof-based Mathematics and realized I was actually shit at math. The plan has always been Physics which I'm good at, but I miss being able to enthusiastically and confidentially signing up for more and more advanced math classes.
I got a B in real analysis and a B in abstract algebra and it discouraged me a lot. I never had any formal training in proofs and that's what fucking shafted me when I got to this. It's the only reason I haven't taken topology, number theory, graduate group theory, etc.
I'm taking complex analysis next fall as a last shot at pure math before I commit to physics the rest of my life.
Any suggestions, advice, books, etc? Anything helps!
Here are some books you might find useful:
How to Think Like a Mathematician - Kevin Houston
How to Prove It - D. J. Velleman
Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning - A.D. Aleksandrov, A.N. Kolmogorov, & M.A. Lavrent'ev (optional but still informative)
The Art and Craft of Problem Solving - Paul Zeitz (optional but still helpful)
>>8971798
Try going through the first few chapters of Tao's analysis I. It goes over basic material, but asks you to prove everything rigorously. Might be good for you
>>8971798
Real analysis is a rude awakening for everyone. And if you only like math as it pertains to physics, I wouldn't blame you for struggling with abstract algebra.
Did most of 1st world society start leading this unhealthy lifestyle (waking up many hours after dawn and going to sleep late at night) because the average physical workload decreased and so did the need of resting?
Compared to pre-industrial obvs
"Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy or neurobiofeedback, is a type of biofeedback that uses real-time displays of brain activity—most commonly electroencephalography (EEG), to teach self-regulation of brain function."
Neurofeedback is being touted as a potential cure for psychological disorders such as anxiety, ADHD, depression, autism, etc. Some people speculate it could even increase intelligence by increasing neural efficiency, improving connections between various lobes of the brain, etc.
Is there scientific evidence for its efficacy? If so, is there any reasonable mechanism behind its results? Does anybody here have any personal experience wisth their own EEG kits or with dedicated clinics? Is this a good book list to learn more, or is it full of memes: http://tagsync.com/resources.htm
>>8971769
>Is there scientific evidence for its efficacy?
Yes. DBS in Epilepsy patients improved memory by a significant amount.
>If so, is there any reasonable mechanism behind its results?
No, its fucking magic as far as we know.
>Does anybody here have any personal experience wisth their own EEG kits or with dedicated clinics?
They're shitty kids toys, you might get alpha waves and you can use that to help you meditate or some shit but it's a very crude feature.
>>8971839
>No, its fucking magic as far as we know.
I've heard that random settings can be as beneficial as deliberate settings.
>They're shitty kids toys, you might get alpha waves and you can use that to help you meditate or some shit but it's a very crude feature.
I'm talking about Q-Wiz kits with multiple channels that cost at least $1000-2000.
>>8971845
You could save yourself the $2000 and take up Yoga or something for the same effect with the same amount of scientific backing.
Thoughts?
I'm a mathlet and only understand it informally.
What is the relevance of this field, especially in reguard to the emergence of complex adaptive systems, abiogenesis, and build up of scales of complexity in living systems? Has anyone tried to study this with bioinformatics?
Outdated, much like "systems theory" which came before it. Their methodologies and key results have quickly become obsolete.
As a general rule, any field that tries to christen itself with a general-sounding name, will tend to underdeliver in terms of tangible knowledge gained.
For example, consider "artificial intelligence", the hot new trend right now. The theory, models and technology have been around since the 1990s; the only thing that's changed is that said technology is finally cheap enough for distribution to the masses.
Fifteen years from now the subject will fade back into obscurity, just as the dot-com bubble burst fifteen years ago.
I wanna split a string looking like s = 'stuff^morestuff^hello' at the ^ but s.split('^') doesn't work, am I retarded?
Inb4 "why pythong?!" or "ur retarded".
If you're better than me at being good at not sucking ass on python I'd like your help
did you try killing yourself?
Squares don't exist. you cannot prove otherwise
random pic im at work
>>8971729
2^2 = 4 = real
i^2 = -1 = real
Some squares are real
>>8972038
then it's settled. Squares don't exist.
Thinking about studying Chaos theory but don't know what to think. Any anons have any experience with it? It would seem it's one of the more obscure mathematical subdisciplines, as I never seem to hear about it, and it is rather recent
>>8971644
one of my tutors said chaos theory was his favourite class, that's all i know
>>8971644
took a class on chaos theory from strogatz himself, was pretty cool.
dont know much about the field as a whole, or what sort of research is being done.
""""Chaos Theory""""" is what normies call Nonlinear Dynamics. Enjoy using numerical methods to solve a bunch of ODEs/PDEs. All you need to know is that chaotic systems are very sensitive to initial conditions, and now you should KYS
What are some of the best books you've read of/about engineering or physics?
>>8971634
Hartog - Mechanics
I know that you can to quite a degree of accuracy use an approximating normal distribution to estimate a binomial distribution with large value of n and a value of p which is close to 0.5
I was wondering however if the normal distribution become a perfectly accurate representation of the binomial given that p=0.5 for any value of n.
Any /stat/ pros willing to help me out here?
>>8971623
no it doesn't. it just mean you need a much smaller n to get a good approximation
>>8971631
Alright thanks
binomial distribution is discrete, normal distribution is continuous, so even as n approaches infinity, the normal approximation won't be equivalent to the binomial.
Anyone know the steps of the scientific method?
>>8971566
No, I heard Gauss once proved them but they're still not fully proven.
spam 4 chan and shit post to get as many people on your side as possible
remember that science is just a list of facts you can debunk by using high school rhetorical debate devices
>>8971568
they're probably buried somewhere in his unpublished works
Are there applications for a degree in linguistics other than serving people coffee at Starbucks and arguing with English major dropouts on english.stackexchange?
I really like studying syntax but I also like not poverty.
>>8971530
Linguistics professor. That way you can instead argue with to-be english major drop outs.
No one ever used to whack me in the jaw with a hammer when I was in not poverty. Those were the days.
>>8971530
It depends on the individual. In terms of employability a linguistics degree can vary pretty wildly. Some schools require that linguistics grads be moderately proficient in at least two non-english languages before graduation which vastly improves their market value.
I know a guy who did computational linguistics and now he works for a quant. My girlfriend's cousin got his undergrad in linguistics and went on to graduate school for speech therapy, and now he makes decent money doing that.
Like any degree there are jobs available, but many of them aren't in linguistics. If I was studying linguistics I'd probanly pick up a CS minor or something as a fallback so you can effectively convince employers you're a CS guy without having to degrade yourself by actually being a CS guy.