Young Potential Scientists

The more I know the less I understand.

 

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I'm 17 years old and i have a fond interest in science as well, otherwise, i wouldnt be posting here

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. I'm more interested in astronomy, the cosmos and relativity stuff. Also in the future of mankind, technologies and our ultimate fate.

 

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Cheers,
-Chris Grose
Geoscience (and until further notice, mind you, Cosmology) Editor
Organization for Young Scientists Inquiry
http://www.oysi.promisoft.net

 

Im 15, and i have the same interests in science that ramjet has. Although im into paranormal a bit, and philosophy (not really science)

 

I'm feeling really old now! I got into sciforum after I retired, I mean graduated HS.

 

yeah I feel old The little like 2nd graders type things and are using new comps. Heck, I remember the old apples. the only game was 'number crunchers' ahh..the good old days..and Im way younger than you so you must feel old. but hey thats okay . I remember our first home computer. it was a packard bell. no cd rom. then i remember I was nine when we got our first internet set up. well good memories.............

 

hmm that sounds like me super, i grew up with those.

 

HA! I had a Apple 2 when I was a kid!

 

My dads a computer programmer and I just asked him what the first computer we had when I was little and he says it was an IBM XT 808 processor or something.
I remember playing a game called "moonbuggies" on it

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I am not exactly interested in "science" as much as I am specifically interested in animal behaviour and evolution. Do I absolutely HAVE TO study genetics to get into that stuff?
That kind of sucks if I do, I find learning about things I'm not interested in absolutely impossible

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--animal behaviour and evolution are most assuredly scientific topics. You don't have to study genetics for you to be considered as a person with scientific interest. Evolution is a great scientific topic(my favourite, in the general scheme of things). I have recently ordered and received The Structure of Evolutionary Theory by S.J. Gould so I think I might find myself reading that soon. Of course I have a mountain of books on the geosciences which I have more interest in, but if you are very interested in the study of evolution (apparently, you are talking biological evolutionary theory) that certainly is a science.

Cheers,
-Chris Grose
Geoscience Editor
Organization for Young Scientists Inquiry
http://www.oysi.promisoft.net

 

You'll probably have to take a class on evolution and/or genetics in college if you major in biology, but other than that, no. It will probably just be one of the many, many classes you have to take even though you aren't very interested in the subject.

 

yeah well I can't do those classes. I can't physically make myself.
I guess I'll just have to be a janitor

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You usually do a good bit of biology, and specifically genetics in biology even if you're NOT a bio major. I'm Comp Sci graduting in a year and I've taken plenty of classes that dont pertain to my major. Thats what University is for...to get a variety of different things under your belt. If thats not what you want, go to a tech or trade school. Its no less respectable...just different.

-AntonK