#do you understand science

[maddiedrawz]

what actually happened✨

have someone done this before?? probably but i’ve never seen it SO-

i cant stop going overboard with these two GAHHH like i spent an average of 7 1/2 hrs on my last 4 supercorp drawings what is happening NDNCNDNJ

print available✨

#i agree lena does look like asami DANG- #also why do they never wear nail polish- like i understand when you science you shouldn’t but COME ONNN #i wanna draw💅 nails >:// #supercorp #supergirl #lena luthor #kara danvers #kara zor el #kara x lena #dc comics #dc fanart #art #artists on tumblr

[chloe-of-astora]

I love you people who make open source libraries and release it to the public domain.

I love you people who make open source libraries and make it just one header file.

You are saving my tiny brain from having to comprehend licenses and form having to work with complicated include structures or building libraries.

#you are literally doing gods work #thank you thank you thank you #i think i understand licenses like MIT but I really can't tell tbh #programming #c++ #computer science

[batemanofficial]

can i say something controversial. the way people (especially american liberals but that's a whole nother can of worms) act about animal testing is sooooooooooo unhelpful. like is cosmetic testing on dogs/rodents/primates harmful and unnecessary? yes, in many cases! but does that mean all animal testing - for any application - should be categorically banned? no. animal testing is a vital process in many, many medical and research contexts and is conducted under a very strict set of standards, ergo applying "animal abuse" as a blanket label to all instances of animal testing is reductive at best and shows a flagrant lack of understanding of medical ethics on the part of the population. and don't even get me started on how slippery of a slope it is to go from condemnation of animal testing to just flat out eugenics

#speak friend and enter #and nobody better fucking come at me with 'what if we just tested on prisoners.' that is eugenics #like i think the thing that a lot of people just refuse to wrap their heads around is that these animals are bred for this. #it's not pleasant to think about but it's the reality of the situation and is a much more favorable outcome for both humans and animals #than many of the alternatives. #animal research is integral to our current understanding of biology and medicine and continues to be an important phase in research #anyway i saw a video about people doing urbex at an abandoned animal testing facility and got mad. it's a bit of a hot button for me! #there's also a point in there about public refusal to engage with the unsavory aspects of science and anti-intellectualism #but im too lazy to tease it out. but you get where im coming from

[communistkenobi]

I’m curious if other communists have like a religious relationship to their political beliefs for lack of a better word? That’s not a good word to use but I don’t know how else to describe it. I’m solidly atheist but all of the feelings and emotions religious people talk about, revelation and spiritual connection to community and so on are all things I experience pretty regularly and I interpret those feelings as fundamentally communist. the way I take in and absorb information in particular feels revelatory in a religious sense. I’m pretty sure this is fairly common with MLs but I’m curious about it in general

#disabling rbs because I don’t want this to leave my blog #I’m using religious in a deliberately loaded way because I lack the language for alternatives #I joke frequently with my friend that communism is the religion of science but like I do unironically believe that lol #also not claiming marxism is ‘just another religion’ I do not think that’s true or useful to think of it in those terms #but if you take political theology seriously the belief in a socialist state is like the modern version of a desire for religious authority #anyway sorry extremely complicated things that I’m not remotely expanding on enough #I’ve just been thinking about it a lot recently #it’s like a totalising force in my life and shapes the way I interpret and understand the world and my relationship to it #I remember reading marx for the first time and in a very real sense I ‘converted’ to being a communist #I need to read more Benjamin because he goes into like jewish mythology and stuff in his work #but like him talking about the divine violence of the state made it click for me and is partly responsible for me making this post

[hydrasheadscientistmcu]

”So mind control.” Artemia chuckled quietly “No. This is simply using the brain to trick the brain in certain ways.” “And using it like mind control.”

#Some people are stubborn #Mind control is magic supposedly #This is simply science #Though I do not blame most of you for not understanding #artemia #hydra #hydra rp #marvel roleplay #hydra’s head scientist #mcu rp #mcu #marvel #hail hydra #marvel mcu

[smol-blue-bird]

today in insane anti-intellectualism: I just saw a post about how aspiring healthcare practitioners shouldn't take classes in biology and chemistry because those subjects are useless and bad. ????

#the op was like “they should have to study literature and the human condition like ME” #and it's like. hmmmm. I can understand where you're coming from here buddy but maybe think for a hot second #about why aspiring doctors have to take biology 101 before they can jump right into microbial genetics and viral pathogenesis or whatever #like. these classes build on each other. you absolutely need a basic understanding of college-level bio and chem before you can do anything #as someone who is very passionate about both science and writing #(I am getting a degree in microbiology and medical HUMANITIES. because I LIKE HUMANITIES) #I hate the rhetoric that certain STEM subjects are lame boring loser classes for closed-minded idiots who can't see the beauty in the world #there is so much beauty in biology and chemistry and physics! the universe is so big and weird and fascinating #but you'll never see that if you have the mentality that YOUR favorite subjects are the Only Ones That Matter Ever #for the record (as someone who's taken a lot of STEM and humanities classes recently) both STEM and humanities majors do this #and it's obnoxious no matter where it's coming from

[fastidious-and-a-mess]

me and the homies being so neurotypical about our interests (we in the poly portland row discord server are writing fake in-universe scientific papers and news articles and such about in-universe ghost science and history)

#ITS SO MUCH FUN #research and science is so fun when you aren’t doing it for a grade but instead out of passion #george i understand you so much #lockwood and co #lockwood & co #l&co #cot3

[classicintp]

There is this whole idea that flipping a two sided coin doesn't have a 50-50 probability. It's not a new idea by any means, but the explanation is if you measured the mass of the coin, the force of the flip, the temperature of the coin & of the room, the force of any breeze, wind, or vibration in the air as it traveled, and so on, you could accurately determine within a small margin of error what side the coin will land on every time, and if you kept those constant it would flip on the same side every time. And that idea is also KIND OF the explanation for the conclusion in quantum physics that there is no free will.

A lot of people hear that and either clutch their pearls, roll their eyes, or aren't interested either way. (I mean, when you say some shit like that you're just going to immediately turn off any interest most people would have otherwise had but I'm digressing now). We all like to think we make decisions and choices, and then amateurs who want to talk about quantum mechanics alienate everyone by saying it's not true: you were always going to make these choices with no chance to make the other one.

But what I said in the first paragraph is something-like (but not exactly) what it means when you hear or read that according to quantum physics we have no free will. That if we had an unfathomable device that has been measuring all the variables of every single particle that was expelled during the Big Bang, with an also-sufficient/also-currently-unfathomable algorithm to plug those variables into, all within a computer that could do all of the calulations for BILLIONS of years, we could compute exactly where every particle was going and where it would end up, including those that make up the stars and planets, that make up the ground and oceans, that make up the animals and plants, that make up your brain and all of the proteins and neurotransmitters. That if it could all be measured and an algorithm sufficiently built then the decisions you make are already determined by the ongoing relationships and interactions the particles that make up your brain had in the past and are having right now.

However, humans cannot measure that, they likely never ever will.

Anyone that tells me they don't like quantum mechanics because something something affront to nature blah blah "they" don't believe in free will, etc. literally doesn't know it's just a rescale of the coin toss description. You still believe coin tosses are 50-50 because you aren't going to measure the variables used to receive an answer, you can still believe in free will because you can't measure the variables used to determine the ultimate path of all particles; I mean, I wouldn't become a theoretical physicist if that meant so much to you but I'm not your dad, do what you want.

Edit: I know I described the science mostly wrong, please check out the replies and reblogs for others' corrections and feel free to add corrections of your own for mine and others' learning, thank you.

#as has been pointed out to me you can't measure quantum functions in a meaningful way without collapse #I'm not a quantum physics person‚ #(i mean‚ that is pretty clear) #but there are concepts that can be simplified to make them easier to process l #so that people interested can be pointed in the right direction and feel more familiar #before they find corrections and understand the bigger stuff‚ it's basically how middle school conventional science classes teach stuff #like i remember not really understanding dependant/independent variables #or not really understanding why endothermic/exothermic meant cold/hot #or how electrons don't really orbit atoms/have fixed places when attached to each other #we're taught simplified versions of things that are sometimes not the whole picture or sometimes wrong #to get you thinking in the right direction #anyway I'm not saying I crafted this post to be like that‚ just that I do understand some of the concepts aren't correct #it's just too complicated to get into specifics and that's the best way I can describe how I understand it #sorry if you do know better and bothered‚ I'll make any necessary edits if you message me and they don't over complicate the post #otherwise for everyone else go look this stuff up and get corrected #physics #quantum mechanics #quantum physics #op

[definitelynotshouting]

Can I ask, since you mentioned agreeing 'even if under duress' - how did the Watchers convince Player Grian to join them in hunger au?

So take this with the specific grain of salt that ive never watched Evo directly (but have friends who have ((thank you wren)), so i know tidbits via osmosis from them), but my thought has always been that the riddles the Watchers gave the Evo Players were all tests used to measure cleverness and intelligence-- the whole point of them attempting to copy the mind of a Player into a Watcher larva in the first place was to try and avoid the insanely high infant mortality rate their typical juveniles go through, bc they dont understand their own limits enough to even know they have them yet. So they needed a Player they knew they could instruct and who would listen to them, and, well. Grian, for all he was rebellious and outright defiant of the Watchers, still solved their puzzles and only had to be punished once before he stopped trying to mess with them

What ive always pictured is after the dragon fight the two main elders of the Watcher colony finally revealed themselves to Grian properly-- i have this crystal clear image of the two of them hovering above and next to the central end island, looming over Grian, and like, these guys are big. HUGE. A good 5x bigger than the ender dragon itself, at LEAST. It would be hard not to feel insanely intimidated by that, honestly, especially when there are two of them side by side, blocking your entire view of the End from that direction.

Anyway picture that with the context of these two giant floating winged worms youve never seen before, who have demonstrated their powerful ability to manipulate code in a way you cant.... telling you that they have chosen you to become one of them. Thats an immense amount of pressure, both from flattery and fear, especially considering theyve punished you before for defying them. I like to think even then, Grian balked a bit, and while i dont have exact dialogue beats here, i know the Watchers continued putting that pressure on him (likely while leveraging his friendships too-- like ive always said, if Grian hadnt been chosen, BigB wouldve been, and i can absolutely see the Watchers offering to take him in Grian's stead) until he finally caved and accepted their "offer" of joining them.

Unfortunately, he didnt find out exactly what that entailed until it was far too late.

#shouting speaks #asks #hunger au #evo watchers #watcher!grian #grian #evo smp #tldr they pressured tf out of him to do it #through both flattery and also leveraging his own fear against him #he was a Player after all. they were likely bumping his mood post-dragon fight to make him more suggestible #the most painful thing abt this to me is that the Watchers still werent being deliberately malicious here like #with the way they viewed Players this was NORMAL to them #they just. didnt rlly consider them as much more than food/hosts for their young. in their eyes the Watcher that emerged was different #than the Player it had hatched from #even though it had Grian's mind memories personality and stats #every day i feel shrimp emotions abt this #the horror he went through..... and they never once thought of it as torture #they never once regarded Player!Grian as something that needed to know what was going to happen to him #bc it was normalized to them. yeah sure Watcher juveniles hatch from Player hosts thats NORMAL thats part of their life cycle!!! #the only new thing is this one would still retain the Player's mind #it was a fucked up science experiment basically and grian wasnt told ANYTHING before it actually happened to him #sobs and cries ohhh grian i fucked you up SO BAD huh #also huge shoutout to my friend wren for giving me a little context while i wrote this and confirming my ideas slotted in #rlly well with existing canon. character understander status continues to stay intact im winning #txt

[scarefox]

This episode they really showed how Uea wants sex to distract himself to make the bad feelings go away for a while and King is the only safe option (not the best way of coping maybe atm but it gets better). Hope they will make him talk about it because I feel many in the audience still don’t understand the link between sex and comfort and coping especially for an abuse victim who always turns to it after triggering events (still think this part is more about the mom, cause whenever the stepdad is part of the trigger he can’t have sex or cuddles ... at least can’t enjoy it as we have seen in this episode). Shortly said, an orgasm gives you dopamine, and it’s all your mind and body focuses on in that moment. Reasons why this could end up in an addiction under the wrong circumstances. Under the right ones it can be therapeutic and have an antidepressant effect.

Uea is a bit torn with King. The caring side of King is an unexpected surprise for him every time. He doesn't really expect kindness from people. But he's glad whenever he receives it from people he trusts. Which King became a part of way too fast for Uea to admit (he’s a player after all). That’s why he rarely shows King his smiles when he’s fond of him. I think the cake scene was one of the rare moments he truly showed him this kind of vulnerability to him (him being truly happy, it’s a delicate feeling easily snatched away under his circumstances). He also took a long time to even understand that King really means it, that this birthday cake is really for him because King really wants to make him happy and he’s allowed to take it. I wonder if the little cake fight and unceremonial bite into the cake is an emotional defense from Uea to not get too deep into vulnerable emotions and turn it into fun / silly & sexy moment instead while still keeping the good vibe.

He’s not ready for an emotional bond with him yet when they clearly stated from the beginning this will just be about sex and they don’t even like each other (we all know that’s a lie). I suspect Uea has trust issues as well since his stepdad always acts nice, caring and misunderstood... so Uea needs a while to learn if people really mean it or if they just want something from him.

I bet that will become a big issue at some point, when they both think the other has no feelings while they secretly do have feelings. I fear Uea will push King away for a while when their feelings get clearer.

#bed friend the series #bed friend #ep4 #king x uea #here have another round of trauma and coping rumbling #the reason why I can understand Uea that well is because I also have a dysfunctional fam just not THAT bad (not physical) #and I got to a few bad people outside of my fam #I have a big urge almost a survival instinct to learn human behavior since childhood #as self-defense and to navigate through this world of neurotypicals as a neurodivergent person #I basically suck up everything about WHY humans do what they do. like criminals. what trauma does to you and how mental illnesses work etc #also all the psychology and science behind sex and sexuality (including k!nk and erotic) is a big topic for me #i don't just read about that stuff I watch recordings and documentaries and interviews as well #basically down to the core of fac.ial expressions and body language and thinking patterns #learned a few things from my therapist as well #not saying I am a certified specialist I just learned a few things through my life #and while this is obviously just a tv show they still did some research

[uncanny-tranny]

For transsexual thursday

I've gone to study biology in university and these first two weeks have been the kindest, most accepting in my life. For all the screeching about basic biology actual biologists sure don't agree lmao

The most beautiful part of the sciences is just how little you realize you know. "Basic biology" in the way that people use it is not, in fact, basic. Biology is not divine, but it sure as fuck is fascinating and so beautiful

#ask #anon #transsexual thursday #like the idea that biology is divine is part of how we got to 'its basic biology!' #because 'biology' isn't seen as biology. it is seen as a doctrine with clearly defined rules that align neatly with what they think #and when you start actually finding out what 'biology' is it's a clusterfuck of wildness #and that's what makes this world beautiful and diverse and worth understanding (personally) #biology is too complex to be broken down into 'basic' and 'not basic' #there are things we have simplified in order to teach to others (often children but also those who just Do Not Know About Biology) #but that doesn't mean that those simplifications are the rule #anyway! biology is so fascinating and while i probably won't be pursing it it is SUCH an amazing science #the fact that these things aren't as intuitive as you first think is why i'm alive and why i keep reading and shit

[somecunttookmyurl]

"why don't they just phrase it 'muscle is denser than fat' because that's what they mean"

because things are simplified for the lowest common denominator and whilst you and i understand the semantic difference between weight and density a lot of people don't* but will generally understand (correctly so) that "muscle weighs more than fact" means muscle occupies less space without you having to explain weight vs density first

it's about the communication not the accuracy *including, apparently, the authors of healthline articles

#people who know it really means density just sigh a little #but get what they mean #people who DON'T still get what it means #some of you have never tried to communicate something to someone whose understanding of science & maths is limited to #what they learned in school (they got a D they never were good at it) 25 years ago #and it shows #(if you do know the difference and pretend to not know what is meant by 'x weighs more than y' you're just a pedantic little shit)

[madokasoratsugu]

dr stone is so funny bc its literally giving the most traumatised people on earth the chance to rebuild the world and what do you know it, they choose eugenics and tyranny (aka nearly all antagonists). the only downside to the series (which also happens to be a hilarious upside) is that we dont know anything about most character's backstories so we're just left to assume that they're murderous trigger happy loons just because ?? a literal let gays do crime moment except the crime is serial murders of underage children

#dr stone #this post is about stanxeno (but also tsukasa and hyoga and like...nearly all antags LOL) #but i really like thinking that the only reason senku and the kingdom of science can still believe so wholeheartedly in humanity #is a sort of teenage innocence that cannot be replicated and will erode with time/experience #which is what happened with xeno + stanley and tsukasa #im not condoning murder of teens i am just saying #there is a sort of unfounded belief in humanity that you only truly hold in your childhood to teen years #that is so pure and untarnished that you would do anything for it #and you either hold onto it despite the world (ukyo) or youre worn out and jaded by the world (xeno) #kinda wish they expanded more on this tbh....the philosophy behind altruism and the pains of growing up and understanding an imperfect worl #and realising your helplessness against it #but having the desire to rise up and believe in humanity despite so #anyway im having Thoughts and procrastinating on drawing LOL

[theclassclone]

BEHOLD

(Stay tuned for the return of Cinnamon J Scudworth on Tuesday and a better view of those test tube babies there at the bottom, no I will not be listing who i meticulously picked for trunk or treat).

#clone high #clone high cosplay #clone high costume #cinnamon j scudworth #cinnamon j scudworth cosplay #clone high cinnamon j scudworth cosplay #clone high cinnamon j scudworth costume #cinnamon j scudworth costume #Did i mention i made this BY HAND IN THREE DAYS FOR TRUNK OR THREAT BECAUSE MY SISTER DEMANDED IT SO #last minute she demanded my trunk match my Scudworth LIKE MADAM YOU UNDERSTAND I DIDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE IVE BEEN WRITING A THESIS??? #but i did it for her and let me tell you cloney island is a permanent display in my room now #had i had more time it'd all look better but THREE DAYS!!?!??!!!! #(peep the hippie flatbed truck next to my science ass and i love that for them! unplanned! but really funny!) #(new headcanon that Scudworth drives a mustang solely based on the fact that I drive a mustang tho anyway)

[dangerousdan-dan]

I'm laughing my ass off. This one person tried to humiliate me and show how smarter than me she was by quoting a fucking dictionary at me. Let me tell you, the look on her face when I went, "well, I majored in literature and languages..." and proceeded to tell her to fuck off in the most academic way possible.

She was being so condescending and sarcastic at me, quite literally telling me I didn't know what I was talking about, but I just smiled and politely showed her how wrong she was.

It was beyond satisfying.

#i had a horrible night and a horrible morning but this moment made up for it #long story short we were discussing art and I said that it was beautiful how anthropologists build stories with fragments of the past #because there are things we can't know 100% for certain. not even with science. so anthropologists build theories arouns what we do know #but she said it was insulting and not so vaguely called me an idiot lol #the funniest thing is she said something like “I definitely don't understand what you're saying but...” #sis if you don't understand me then why are you arguing??? #oh oh she also said “you're making less of a researcher's efforts!” and I got to tell her that I do research work :) #and that it's not my fault that she takes seeing the beauty in it as an insult lol