it's pretty cool
There is some really interesting engineering being done in it. https://biggieblog.com/building-arbitrary-life-patterns-in-15-gliders/
just found out that there's a whole ass wiki for this stuff https://conwaylife.com/wiki/
Yay! People who know about this. >>48 Didn't realize there was a wiki for it though LOL. I have a question however: Is it possible for a number of cells in a pattern to increase indefinitely?
Which one is the hardest? Which one has the most potential for progress?
>>45 I'd say topology is the hardest. and quantum physics has the most potential
idk about hardest I'd say most potential is computational complexity theory, since it's one of the newest fields (and thus there's more 'low-hanging fruit' as it were) and results are already having implications in other unrelated fields (see the MIP* = RE proof for an example).
Do you prefer STEM subjects or English related stuff or History/Humanities related subjects more?
Is is a copout to say both? Because I *do* find both more or less equally interesting.
>>79 So STEM, English, Humanities are on the same level for you?
While I like math more, and I have more interest in it. I have found English related things more useful in my current life. I hate English subjects, but it is useful for basically everything. Unfortunately
>>87 What's your major if you're having one? I'm majoring in computer science, so math is more important to me With English skills you need, you can easily learn the useful stuff either online or in a basic class. I liked to read growing up, so I definitely like literature, but didn't really like studying it that much.
GR is torsion-free. Why? And what would a patch of spacetime with torsion even look like?
>Why? makes the theory simpler and makes sense >what would a patch of spacetime with torsion even look like? twists and turns in its geometry making the way things move around depend on the path they take and giving gravity a weird effect on matter
>>85 Are there any computer simulations out there that visualize the effect? I've been looking but can't find any.
I've heard people say this before, but idk the arguments for it. Is it possible?
Life on Titan? Yeah, there was for a few hours
>>67 Titan becoming warmer in the future is only a slight possibility It's still being researched because the climate is mostly influenced by methane and ethane (kind of like Earth's water cycle)
Personally, I like switch-reference cases. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch-reference
How do switch references affect coherence of sentences that have this feature?
>>33 switch reference markers show if subject in a subordinate clause is the same as the subject in the main clause or a different subject to make sentences more clear
I don't understand can you explain to me in simple english and an example too sorry thank you
>>42 an example: >while he did a thing, he(same person) did another thing vs >while he did a thing, he(different person) did another thing but imagine those parens were case markers
they're pretty neat Introductions for laymen: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-the-towering-p-adic-numbers-work-20201019/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRaq4aYPzCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gyHKCDq1YA
What's the difference between p-adic numbers and real numbers? In terms of their algebraic and topological properties
What happened to it? (;ﾟДﾟ)
It just disappeared, likely due to changes in the environment (river shifts and climate change), and some other stuff. The exact reason is still up for debate tho..
I think this field is really interesting. So many possibilities! For example, here's a paper I found recently: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsif.2021.0641
This field of research does seem interesting For those reading this thread too lazy to read: The paper gives an interesting perspective on cooperative relationship between peptides and nucleic acids It shows importance for further experiments to show the early evolutionary processes.
share cool living things here I'll start: The oriental hornet's cuticle acts as a photovoltaic cell, the electricity from which is used to power a heating organ in its thorax.
Caracals are cute & pretty interesting While they're wild animals I would love to keep one as a pet They're pretty aggressive, but it makes for good house security The ears kind of remind me of bat ears
>>17 El Floppa
An Axolotl which can regenerate lost limbs like its spinal cord, even parts of its heart of brain
Lyrebirds can mimic a large range of sounds like other living beings, but also make mechanical sounds
