Why did /sci/ get interested in sciences?

I'm not interested in science

I'm not into STEM

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>>8460182
I assed myself: "Why does butts exist?"

I hate science desu but it puts milk in the cupboards

i went to a technical high school, so I was exposed to electromagnetism and electronics since I was 12. started electrical engineering last year, now i want to do physics and/or math too.

When i was 5 i wanted to be an ice-cream truck driver. When i was 6 i wanted to be a scientist. I really dont know where it originated. Probably the allure of the seemingly supernatural, discovery channel, idk. But i was reinforced ever since then because my parents were happy about me wanting to do science. Since then i remember always being fascinated by science or anything that describes the world

Heart was set on chemistry as i entered highschool for whatever reason.

AP Chem (shit teacher lost all interest)
AP Physics (best teacher i have ever had)
AP Bio (shit teacher)
Calc BC (so-so teacher, not passionate at all)
AP Psych (loved it kickass teacher)

Applied for college undecided between Physics, Pyschology, and Philosophy. Knew i wanted to forever learn about all three. Which of these is toughest to learn on my own i thought, so physics it was.


Got to college and had some amazing math teachers, added math as a minor. Took more math classes, interest continued, so now i am a double major in physics and math. Physics teachers great too. No ragrets. I love both subjects equally. I have friends and do extra curriculars to satisfy the philosophy and psych desires.


>What got you to be versed in mathematics, physics, and other sciences?
Education? Not really sure what you're getting at here.

>>8460456
TL;DR

Passionate/quality teachers.

>>8460182
I grew up in a town where the aerospace industry is big as the only child in a poor family. Once I realized that these engineers were making more money than both of my parents combined, I decided to go that route. The best part is that it turns out that engineering is pretty fun.

t. aerospace engineer in my hometown

>>8460182
A few things. One is the desire to make money by working at a real job which frequently requires math. Next is the fact that I just got sick and tired of being paralyzed by fear stemming from ignorance in this realm. I guess I wanted to build confidence and improve my self esteem. Finally, I was inspired by science fiction to start studying so that I can become more like these characters that I admire. Characters like Victor Frankenstein and Captain Nemo. It's sort of a childhood dream of mine to be real world inventor recluse. Unfortunately, I most likely lack the necessary genius.

>>8460182
When I was about 12 I stumbled upon Logical Positivist philosophy, which led me to formal logic and mathematics.

>>8460182
I started in Philosophy and Linguistics at uni and it was a fucking meme course, so I changed to bio then biomedical science

Always told people I wanted to grow up to be a scientist since I was 3.


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>>8460182
I watched too much cyberpunk anime. It made electronics and programming look awesome so I taught myself, won some scholarships, went into engineering.

>>8460182
>>8460182
I wanted to be a scientist since I was a child - probably around seven or eight. Even before, I was running around my neighborhood with a geological field guide, collecting samples, and other things.

There is no feeling superior to the euphoria experienced at the moment of a realization or discovery.

The larger the epiphany, the greater the euphoria and the longer the duration.

Also, I am highly competitive and want to know everything worth knowing. I don't like to have an interest, and depend on second hand knowledge, second hand experience. I want to have my own findings and have others verify those. I want to push mankind in a direction I consider suitable - not via the dreadfully boring interpersonal relations of politics, but with the nature of my research and the soundness of my findings.

Personally, I most enjoy dealing in abstracts, and the larger and more complex the abstraction the more interesting I find it, and the more obsessive I become about comprehending it.

You can deal in abstractions in other fields sure.

But in Physics I find the challenges which most excite me.

(However, I do have other interests as well - genetics, geology, toxicology, linguistics, philosophy, etc.,.)

It's magic.

Is going into science still worth it at 22, or should I just go to med school.

>>8461338

just go into math econ and then go into finance so you can make big buxx