What's the most impressive major according to /sci/?
http://www.strawpoll.me/13454782/r
Any STEM major from MIT, Stanford, CalTech, Harvard, Berkely, Princeton, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, Cornell, etc. etc. is more impressive than an engineering or math degree from your second-rate cow college.
>>9042402
Math or Physics, anyone who disagrees is a brainlet
>>9042430
This
>>9042430
or philosophy
>>9042430
You forgot your good friends, economics and astrophysics.
I can't tell if people are trolling when they put physics higher than philosophy.
Mathematics, I can understand. But physics?
Go back to pretending reality is made from multidimensional strings, you fucking unfalsifiable autists.
>>9042699
Thinking philosophy is higher than economics, nice try friendo. You realize economics is essentially built on applied and pure mathematics, as well as philosophy? On the summit of the McScience Mountain dwells lady economics, waiting for the intellectual heroes to save the day.
>>9042699
String theory is mostly backed by numerous facts from pure math. And I hope you do know what the word "unfalsifiable" means.
>>9042684
>economics
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what?
Computer science.
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>inb4 "you can't /thread your own post"
>inb4 "that's not how you use inb4"
>>9042707
Did you ever read econ papers, anon? Especially micro theory.
>>9042712
>CS
>impressive
If the OP was about "the most useful" or something wed have a discussion. But CS is in no way impressive.
>>9042707
Economics is very complex, it's one of the sciences which uses mathematics the most, and in a very effective way. You should try going past basic econ into more complex stuff, like advanced micro theory. I believe economics is up there with mathematics and physics. And it actually made discoveries, unlike much of the other ''social sciences''.
>>9042713
There is nothing an econ can that a mathematician can't.
The reverse however isn't true
>>9042738
I'd say that's partially false, although somewhat true if only think of mathematical models. But if you think behind the models, the reasoning that sustains them, and the analysis that goes into their prediction (and their testing), then an economics professor could do something a mathematician couldn't. It's like physics : physics uses mathematics, but you wouldn't say that there's nothing a physicist could do that a mathematician couldn't. Unless, maybe, you talk about average IQ of those who hold such diplomas (a mathematician on average has the intelligence level required to study economics, but the average economist doesn't have the intelligence required to study mathematics), but that's very dubious considering the average IQ of economics graduate is in the top three disciplines, up there with mathematics and physics.
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>>9042748
Okay, I was starting to write a similar post, but seeing as yours is better, I can just say:
This.
OP here, I've noticed CS at the top, I don't think it should be. The real question here is, what's the most impressive major. If someone were to tell you they're a CS major, I doubt you'd be more impressed than if they were to tell you they're a Physics or major. Yes, CS has a better job outlook, but that's not the question.
>>9042748
>Unless, maybe, you talk about average IQ of those who hold such diplomas
Yeah I was talking intelligence. Of course economics requires knowledge of economic theory that you don't get from a math major.
To rephrase my original post: anyone smart enough to complete a math major should be smart enough to complete economics. I don't think the opposite is true.
And that's probably true for most majors except maybe physics. Physics people tend to be smarter that pure math people.
This is mostly from personal experience from dealing with math and physics people.
Besides, most math people I know got a minor in economics.
>>9042772
It also depends what kind of econ programs you're talking about. A math-intensive program in econ usually requires many of the core courses in math.
>minor in economics
For a minor, one usually needs to complete a few basic theory courses, and maybe econometrics or something. Not that hard for anybody, not just a math major.
>all those autists voting CS
The answer is trivial
>any job you want
>300k starting
>>9042402
Someone who doesn't go to college at all is more impressive than all of these
Computer science is such a joke. Yeah it's great when you're 20 or 25 learning everything but you still wanna be learning software when you're 50 with a family? And competing with the young 20's who will be learning the same software and 10x faster than you? Anything to do with software is a shit job that you will hate when you're older.
And math is equally shit. Anyone who studies math or cs is literally a retard with the foresight of a fucking stacy.
>>9042430
>trying to sneak physics in
nice try, brainlet
>>9042430
Igor Bogdanov is a PhD in Theoretical Physics.
Grichka Bogdanov is a PhD in Math
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_and_Grichka_Bogdanoff
Math is for truly intelligent people, but it's just mental masturbation.
Physics is for intelligent people, plus it lets you understand the Universe.
Computer Science is for not so intelligent people, but it gives you shit tons of money.
>>9043017
>>9042748
>>9042699
>>9042430
Theoretical Physics = Math > Astronomy > Economists > Experimental Physics.
Experimental Physicists are Brainlets.
Nicholas Tesla hasn't even a degree, He was a dropout. Without even a Engineering degree.
Only when you combine Theoretical with Experimental & Astronomy then: Math > Physics.
>>9042430 >>9042748
>there's nothing a physicist could do that a mathematician couldn't.
Be Edward Witten, the 1st and so far the only Physicist to be awarded a Fields Medal.
How can Math bois even compete?
>>9043099
Be Grothendieck
Greatest Mathematician of 20th Century.
Develops the Algebraic Geometry
How can Physics bois even compete?
>>9043099 >>9043105 >>9042748 >>9042430
Be Von Neumann
Contribute to Pure & Applied Math, Physics, Economics & Computing.
How can Physicists & Pure Math bois even compete
>>9042407
>Yale
>STEM
>>9042402
>whats the most popular major: the post
>>9042772
Considering a real degree in economics, therefore not a minor or maybe a major in this case, requires knowledge of core mathematics, and good knowledge at that, I'm fairly certain an economics graduate student has the capacity to do a math degree.
>>9042407
Actually not true, a STEM major at CalTech is much more impressive than Harvard
>>9043994
Ivy League colleges suck in general for STEM.
Ivy League colleges are for spoiled brats and/or leftist minorities.
>>9043994
Can you not read?
>>9044046
He's grouping CalTech and Harvard together for STEM, which makes no sense.
>>9042402
>CS>Physics
Wtf is wrong with that poll, when has CS ever been more impressive than Physics
>>9042402
>no option for nuclear engineering
>>9042407
>http://www.strawpoll.me/13454782/r
What about places like Durham and King's College?