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Anyway thank you and everyone else! I shared this exclusively on Brilliant because I knew there are people who truly care and understand. Like, why are rock and ruler the best friend? Because
"The Ralph A. Rodriguez Memorial Award is presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated both love of and aptitude in the area of Mathematical Science" is a thing, at the top of a list of 36 items approved by the Hoboken High School Board of Education. Hey, that's pretty good.
It's right on the plaque? But, true, maybe your reputation is so far and wide that the Hoboken Board of Education has decided to make this award to you even though you're attending Miami High School.
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Ooh... no I think from your unintentional mistake you unintentionally guessed the name of my high school - which is literally Hoboken High School. Well now it's Hoboken Junior/Senior High School now that they brought in the 7th graders but noone really calls it that ;p It's Hoboken Board of Education - not Hoboken High School Board of Education - they aren't separate. But honestly I hope I don't get THAT famous. Ugh... "CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!!!" Lol.
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Did you see the Go Noobs Weekly, by the way? It is in fact considered by many to be the hardest puzzle OF ALL TIME. Took a group of [educated] students over 1000 hours to solve. Now obviously it ain't the hardest - we still gotta solve the Riemann Hypothesis - but you get the case. It's hard. So if you ever need to fit a hard [doable] problem on a small paper, just print this :D
And I really wonder who went around disliking all these comments. Haters, haters everywhere. But
This reads like something being taught in certain schools that don't want its kids to accept the Big Bang theory. In other words, it seems intended to induce a lot of eye-rolling.
They should start every science class explaining why Theory > Fact. But then try teach Big Bang and Evolution in some schools and... uh-oh. You better have Richard Dawkins somewhere in proximity. Or me ^.^
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"Just a Theory". And so, "Electromagnetic Theory", "Special Theory of Relativity", "Quantum Field Theory", "Information Theory", even "Theory of Gravity" are all "just theories", i.e. it's just a guess, nothing proven here, nothing to see, move on please. "Oh, you know! It's just a theory, we don't know yet if it's true!"
I used to watch science fiction movies about dystopian futures where science is dismissed, laughed at, and even made criminal. Sometimes science fiction movies can be prophetic. You think "science being made criminal" is too far fetched? In some southern states of America, it's now a criminal offense for scientists and engineers working for states to even discuss or write about rising ocean levels because of global warming. They can now be prosecuted for that.
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I seem to recall that Florida has passed a even stiffer gag law, and somebody lost his state job because of it. Stories like this keep cropping up, I can't remember all of them.
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Yea I've read an article written by a conservative the other day, asserting global warming is a "religion," not a fact. It ended with "God bless America." Oh the irony.
A number of other states have passed similar with varying degrees of enforcement/penalties. It's basically a gag law. It's not much different from what happens if you agree to abide by certain conditions when you're hired to work for a corporation, including confidentiality, and then you violate that agreement.
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Ah I see. Basically they prohibit scientists from releasing any studies that inform about global warming. Why am I not surprised. No wonder I didn't do well in the Harvard Model Congress this year. I am a scientist who tried to do politics. You can imagine how that went.
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This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.
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Next step: Fields Medal :D
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Reminds me of a Good Will Hunting scene ^.^
Anyway thank you and everyone else! I shared this exclusively on Brilliant because I knew there are people who truly care and understand. Like, why are rock and ruler the best friend? Because
And you are both ;)
CONGRATULATIONS !
My heartfelt Congratulations to you , Sir!
Great Congrats! Sir.The speed of light(c) can never defeat you :)
Congratulations! @John Muradeli :D
You deserve it! :D
"The Ralph A. Rodriguez Memorial Award is presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated both love of and aptitude in the area of Mathematical Science" is a thing, at the top of a list of 36 items approved by the Hoboken High School Board of Education. Hey, that's pretty good.
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How do you know what school I go to??
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It's right on the plaque? But, true, maybe your reputation is so far and wide that the Hoboken Board of Education has decided to make this award to you even though you're attending Miami High School.
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Ooh... no I think from your unintentional mistake you unintentionally guessed the name of my high school - which is literally Hoboken High School. Well now it's Hoboken Junior/Senior High School now that they brought in the 7th graders but noone really calls it that ;p It's Hoboken Board of Education - not Hoboken High School Board of Education - they aren't separate. But honestly I hope I don't get THAT famous. Ugh... "CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!!!" Lol.
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In any case, "Hoboken High" sounds like something out of the Harry Potter books. I can't keep track of either.
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Did you see the Go Noobs Weekly, by the way? It is in fact considered by many to be the hardest puzzle OF ALL TIME. Took a group of [educated] students over 1000 hours to solve. Now obviously it ain't the hardest - we still gotta solve the Riemann Hypothesis - but you get the case. It's hard. So if you ever need to fit a hard [doable] problem on a small paper, just print this :D
And I really wonder who went around disliking all these comments. Haters, haters everywhere. But
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I see it now, the Go game puzzle.
Wow!
Congrats John :)
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I think you're the only one to find crazier gif's than I.
And ty :)
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Now that's my Prize :
Didn't want to make a separate note on this, but check this out:
"Just a theory." "Simply exploded."
This is what they call science "education." Makes me cringe.
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I could make out what the first para wants to convey regarding the relation between data and theory.
"simply exploded" thing...might depend on the audience being targeted.
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Alright... seriously... what, at all, does that GIF have to do with what I said or what you said?!
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umm...forget the gif...i find that face funny :D that's all....
This is why I go for the Steady State Theory instead
This reads like something being taught in certain schools that don't want its kids to accept the Big Bang theory. In other words, it seems intended to induce a lot of eye-rolling.
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They should start every science class explaining why Theory > Fact. But then try teach Big Bang and Evolution in some schools and... uh-oh. You better have Richard Dawkins somewhere in proximity. Or me ^.^
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"Just a Theory". And so, "Electromagnetic Theory", "Special Theory of Relativity", "Quantum Field Theory", "Information Theory", even "Theory of Gravity" are all "just theories", i.e. it's just a guess, nothing proven here, nothing to see, move on please. "Oh, you know! It's just a theory, we don't know yet if it's true!"
I used to watch science fiction movies about dystopian futures where science is dismissed, laughed at, and even made criminal. Sometimes science fiction movies can be prophetic. You think "science being made criminal" is too far fetched? In some southern states of America, it's now a criminal offense for scientists and engineers working for states to even discuss or write about rising ocean levels because of global warming. They can now be prosecuted for that.
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Wait... WHAT?!
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I seem to recall that Florida has passed a even stiffer gag law, and somebody lost his state job because of it. Stories like this keep cropping up, I can't remember all of them.
Yeah, check out this article
The Catastrophe That Must Not Be Named
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Yea I've read an article written by a conservative the other day, asserting global warming is a "religion," not a fact. It ended with "God bless America." Oh the irony.
The United States?? PROSECUTED?! What states??
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Read this as just one example:
Scientific American
A number of other states have passed similar with varying degrees of enforcement/penalties. It's basically a gag law. It's not much different from what happens if you agree to abide by certain conditions when you're hired to work for a corporation, including confidentiality, and then you violate that agreement.
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Ah I see. Basically they prohibit scientists from releasing any studies that inform about global warming. Why am I not surprised. No wonder I didn't do well in the Harvard Model Congress this year. I am a scientist who tried to do politics. You can imagine how that went.
Congratulations sir!