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>>8883627
Organic bodies are fatally flawed. We are imprisoned in them, what if we could free our minds into a new better reality by blending with technology.

>>8883627
It is a very similar concept to unicorns, dragons and your gf. Literally can't exist.

>>8883627
It's the religion for people who hate religion.

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>>8883202
thats fuckin sick, i didn't realize that happens, gonna look into this now

>>8883202
This vid was pretty good at explaining it. I don't think it needs any explanation though, math is just beautiful that way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUtLtRDox3c

Not sure this will be a satisfactory explanation, but it's a generalization of tangent lines. In fact if you take the first two terms of the Taylor series you get the tangent line.

The tangent line is a degree 1 polynomial whose derivative matches the function. In general the kth partial sum of the Taylor series is a degree k polynomial whose first, second, ... and kth derivatives all match the function.

As you take more and more partial sums the approximation gets better and better.

>>8882786
that book is a piece of shit

Feynnman
/thread
He takes high level topics and makes them understandable to the layman. There is a reason he was called the great explainer. Just dont think you have a great and deep understanding of the topics unless you actually dive deeper into the mathematics behind them

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>>8882786

>>8882618
Write a brainfuck interpreter and give it this:

[code]-[------->+<]>.-[->++++<]>.++[--->++<]>.+++.+++++++.+[->+++<]>.--[--->+<]>-.--[->++++<]>+.----------.++++++.-[++>---<]>.[/code]

Then tell her you want to fuck her brain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation_(software)

>>8882618
>>>/g/
Programming is not science.

>>8881326
>Is it just because I'm older now (26)?
Yes.

Learning is a skill. It takes strategy and it takes discipline. You just needed some time to develop them.

it's easier with age, yeah. in highschool i was constantly sleep deprived and tried to avoid the work at every opportunity instead of putting in effort. now in university level math it's no big deal, being able to put up with at times boring and tedious material is a skill that many young shitheads don't have the patience for

>>8881326
Similar situation to you except I'm a year older and not quite as far along. I blame the utter shit tier public school system and teachers. Outside of private school/tutoring, self study is the only way to go. I find it hard to believe that you mastered Calculus in two weeks though.

>>8880894
>anime is just good cartoons without the good

>>8880983
weaboos BTFO

>>8880894
No.
Absolutely, fucking not.

Get exercise

>>8874836
Open up Examine.com to look up the research for the supplements I recommend.

>What are some safe, well-tested means of boosting brainpower

1. Exercise - Aerobic (running, cycling, swimming) is superior to exercise for strength (weight training) in terms of boosting brainpower. It helps with concentration, motivation, anxiety, ADHD, panic disorders and a fuckton more. If you want thourough and in-depth research, read "spark the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain". The tl:dr version is:
-30 minutes of aerobic exercise everyday or atleast 4 times/week

2. Meditation - fuckton of research everywhere and you all know the benefits. You just have to stay consistent with it for atleast a month to notice results. I've found that the best time to do it is in the morning before you get out of bed - your brain is least involved with other bullshit at that time and you concentrate more easily

>How much caffeine is too much
Idk, I don't use it (it makes me antsy), but check out L-theanine. It goes hand in hand with caffeine and negates the anxiety effects it can produce.

>What's the best time of day for productivity
For me, it's the morning. I try to do all my creative and mental work then.
[YouTube] How to Find Your Most Productive Time of the Day - College Info Geek (embed)
this video might be helpful for figuring out your ideal time. The dude also has a fuckton of productivity videos for students

>sleep management
Just try to get your 8 hours in, have a general schedule for when you go to bed and wake up reasonably early (before noon)

>mental exercises
I think this is a meme. If you are using your brain for studying or doing other shit, you shouldn't need them. N-back might be legit but I wouldn't know

>>8874842
>Supplements (use examine.com to check them out in more detail)

A foreword, I much prefer the natural shit over more intrusive and powerful chemicals. It's just my preference, but beware that stuff like Modafinil CAN have adverse side-effects.

>Bacopa Monnieri
Improves memory, aids with anxiety. Needs like a month of consumption to start working. I absolutely love it because my memory is shit

>Fish oil
Helps with mood regulation, aids deppression and anxiety. Overall a top tier supplement for a whole plethora of stuff in your body

>Ashwagandha
Helps with anxiety, boosts immunity.

>St. John's wort
Top tier mood regulator. as effective as SSRI's for depression. I take it when Im feeling down for some reason.


A few more tips and tricks

>Cold showers
they boost your immune system and also make you calm and concentrated as fuck for the following half-hour or so. They have some cool long-term effects as well. Cold exposure is another reason why I think swimming is the best form of aerobic exercise - you do it in somewhat cold water, it's easy on the joints and it works the whole body using complex movements requiring involvement of your brain.

>The "after-exercise" window
In the book I mentioned in my previous post, this fenomenon is explored in depth. Long story short - after aerobic exercise you have around an hour-long window of boosted mental abilities. It's ideal for studying or writing, or just doing the most mentally-exhausting task of the day.

>Morning routines
This is a gimmick for people with free time in the morning, but I find it immensely helpful. It's just a way to cram a lot of productive and self-improvementy stuff in the morning so you can feel good about your day. My routine looks something like
-Wake up
-Meditate
-Procrastinate a bit on my phone
-Exercise
-Cold shower
-Most important, mentally-exhausting task of the day
-Breakfast

>Intermittent fasting
I know it's good for you but haven't done it,so Im just suggesting to look it up

>>8884940
I have better things to do than think about yellow science man
and I'm posting on /sci/ right now so that says quite a lot

>>8884940
I recently had the unfortunate displeasure of seeing him speak live because he was speaking right near where I live, so I thought "why not" and bought the ticket.
He essentially spoke about how the future is going to be perfect and why we shouldn't worry about anything, and went on to say that we will have memory implants where we can learn anything like in "The Matrix." He talked about all these technologies as if they could have no down sides.
After the talk was over people lined up for questions, and literally every question was focused on the downsides and dangers of potential technologies. I could tell he was getting kind of nervous. The majority of the question were on the potential danger of false memories being implanted and the memory augmentations being used for mind control purposes, which is an entirely reasonable fear.
Every time that question came up (about 4 times), he said "I'm sorry, i'm having trouble hearing" or "What was that I'm sorry I'm not sure what you mean, next question." Which prompted the rest of the people asking questions to repeat the same question. He refused to answer it, and then ended the question section early. It was one the most embarrassing shitshows I have ever seen.

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>>8884940
He's kinda kooky.

light is made up of a vibration through space, and the vibration exists in a small space we call a packet, or particle.

Particles are a linguistic red herring

>>8884269
Oh so those little spheres that people like to show in their computer simulations as particles are actually just boundaries of small space containing nothing material?
They chose little spheres for easier visualization of whats happening?

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a thread died for this

>>8883974
>applied mathematics expert

46/100,000

And there's ya answer

Mars would be ideal

Venus doesn't have a desirable atmosphere for humans

>>8883294
Cloud cities bitch

constructed habitats in space are much better for hosting population than planets other than earth

>>8883188
c7d5

>>8883188
Queen to g4?

lichess.org/UBvJoytL

>>8883093
I doubt you're smarter than me

Yep, same. I have a higher IQ than probably anyone on this board, and interacting with the people here is torture.

>>8883100
>>8883102
>>8883093
This is neither science nor mathematics and nobody cares.

>>8882718
What? You can't get a social experience outside of class? What a fucking disgrace.

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>>8882722
I won't deny that's part of it. But I think a lot of it has to do with getting attached to the routine.

>>8882722
>has a healthy social life
>is on 4chan
you should really know by now that you can only pick one

>>8881862
I say fuck it.
Revolutions only happen when living conditions get shitty.
And living conditions are pretty amazing right now.

>>8881862
Same way we deal with the invisible UFO invasion
>>>/x/

>>8881865
>I say fuck it.

What did you mean by this?