Not a traditional science, but sideshow science, which combines biology and physics to perform death defying acts
For a more traditional science, electromagnetism
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Astronomy is pretty neat. Took it in college and it's always maintained my interest.
Fluid dynamics
Deep space radar telemetry
Particle physics
IT security, I hold a BS. Its truly interdisciplinary which makes talent so fucking skilled people. It's amazing. It spans from math to electronics via computer science and also touches on physical security like lock mechanisms. Endlessly interesting.
Probably zoology and neuroscience.
I enjoy some of the soft sciences as well but that feels a bit off topic.
I'm a molecular biologist, but I'm into so many branches of science! I love maths (arguably not science) - the elegance, the consistency, and pi that pops up everywhere. Physics - the laws that actually govern the universe and it's most basic level. Chemistry - the science of change where so much emergence happens. Biology - the science trying to solve the actual mysteries of life. Psychology, especially evolutionary psychology - understanding what makes us tick and how it came about. And linguistics - the science of the original sharing app.
Edit: typo.
- Computer science
- Space cause it's fuckin awesome
Biology is amazing. Creatures are really complex machines built through trial and error. It's amazing to see what nature has come up with.
I love mechanics and Newtonian stuff and experimental physics, but mathematical physics bores me.
The study of psychopathology in any form, particularly of severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder type I.
I like philosophy, mathematics, and arts more, but that would be my favorite field of science.
Physics - didn't finish my PhD but I did love it :)
Definitely the one in Wye, UK! Really great grounds and great in summer for a picnic.
As in, Kent?
You knows it!
It's a shame some of the locals hurled racist abuse to a diverse student body from Imperial many moons back!
Astronomy. I've had a good day.
As a computer person... algorithm design is extremely fascinating and while I think it's silly that my BS says "computer science" there definitely is a real field of computer scientists and it's awesome. Most of us are just really well practiced code monkeys though.
Being able to factor algorithms like algebraic equations is really neat.
I've never been able to wrap my head around proofs of algorithms, but I love the idea.
One of the best authorities on that concept is Djikstra - they actually formally proved a few full algorithms and also provided a lot of guidance on how to prove others. It's not something you'll see... well, probably ever... but it's a very interesting approach to program design. Dijkstra imagined a world where all programmers would be writing formal proofs of correctness before authoring a single line of code... that's a neat world, I'd love to see it... but it's also incredibly burdensome so our tech explosion would likely be happening a lot slower.
I have two friends who are studying or have studied computer science and I have nothing but respect for what they do. It's a rapidly growing and very versatile field
To clarify, are they actually doing research or just CS degree havers? Most of us folks with CS degrees don't work in a research capacity (even if we're working with interesting business problems).
I really enjoy cooking and enjoy reading about the science behind it. So chemistry/biochem, I guess? For any interested J. Kenji Lopez-At is a good and approachable source.
Also for those that like astronomy and also beer, look for an Astronomy on Tap chapter near you! They are an org that puts on presentations about astronomy in bars. Dunno about other chapters, but my city's chapter is free to attend.
Astrology, biology, and geology. I find space, life, and the terrain very fascinating.
EDIT: Can't forget about psychology! It's interesting how the human brain works.
I kind of prefer neurology for brain stuff.
Astronomy
Probably metrology, because it's in everything but nobody even knows what it is. Anthropology made me a better person, too.
Psychology is probably my least favourite, because it gets slapped on everything to make it sound official, while the actual field can predict fairly little at this stage. No offense, but physics is also overdone in popular discourse.
I love Physics, but mostly Classical Mechanics, especially Continuum Mechanics. I am also a sucker for Information Theory and Theory of Computation.
Classical mechanics, right from the first time i learned Newton's laws, it was always so satisfying to me. Just pure and well rounded logic to explain everything, it's so neat.
Best example for me was the 2 body problem. Going from the 6 degrees of freedom to a simple uniform rectilinear motion of the center of mass and then leaving us with only 2 degrees of freedom. Such a elegant solution, so satisfying.
Maths, because its maths all the way down/up.
If we can pick math, then I choose logic.
Logic is all the hard work without the fun, but sure!
Yep. If you count math as a science, math is my favorite.
If not, probably geology.
My favorite field of science is.... Field Science...
There's honestly a ton of stuff out there in the natural world that we can't get data about any other way other than having field scientists out in, you know, actual fields and rivers and forests.
I'm not a scientist, but I can get down with that.
Science-fiction
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