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'Big Bang Theory' fuels influx of Physics students
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DrForester
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clemenx said:
Not always a bad thing. Look at Star Trek.
FlyingTeacup
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maruchan said:
no offense intended, your comment reminded me of this comic, which I find pretty amusing.
DryEyeRelief
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Escape Goat
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clemenx said:
inspiration how does it work
PhoncipleBone
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maruchan said:
That is a pretty good way to sum it up actually. Well, some geeks love it of course, but your divide does sum it up pretty well.
crimzonflame
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I remember when I was 15 I wanted to live like Kramer.
opticalmace
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Anything that encourages an interest in physics is great in my opinion.
I'm sure most of these students won't end up following through with physics, but some of them inevitably will.
I'm sure most of these students won't end up following through with physics, but some of them inevitably will.
Large Professor
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Shadow780 said:
Who played Penny?
opticalmace
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Herself.Large Professor said:
Prophet Steve
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*Reads top comment.DryEyeRelief said:
Uhuh.
DrForester
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Still disturbs me how the kid from Roseanne looks exactly the same as he did 20 years ago on Roseanne.
DryEyeRelief
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Prophet Steve said:
So I'm supposed to think it's funny because of a youtube comment says it's funny?
No wonder you like this show.
DrForester
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IceCold said:
To be fair, the show constantly insults those without PHDs
ManDudeChild
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DrForester said:Still disturbs me how the kid from Roseanne looks exactly the same as he did 20 years ago on Roseanne.
How do you feel about Keanu?
Jason's Ultimatum
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How this show and Two and a Half Men are popular, I'll never understand.
Shows like The League and Workaholics should be winning Emmies.
Shows like The League and Workaholics should be winning Emmies.
opticalmace
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Emily Chu said:
PhoncipleBone
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opticalmace said:
My wife is in chemistry and polymers and only had to pay for undergrad. She was paid while she went for her masters, and is paid for being in her PhD program. The debt she accrued is so minimal.
The Incarnation
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industrian said:
I find it tends to be people over 40 that love that show. Stoners to boot.
meh hate the game not the player : /Tapiozona said:
I've never even heard anyone laugh at this show irl...
yet countless people watch it.
puzzling
idk "stop hating what I like" or vice versa "stop liking what I hate" is what it all boils down to
there just summed up the entire internet.
Angelus Errare
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Watched a few episodes of it. Didn't like it at all =\
Anyways, TV shows usually inspire people to do new things good and bad. I know the Meth bust rate went up once Breaking Bad came on in the middle states.
Anyways, TV shows usually inspire people to do new things good and bad. I know the Meth bust rate went up once Breaking Bad came on in the middle states.
The Incarnation
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Prophet Steve said:
Prompted to laugh at certain points, in this case it would of been better to laugh at the so-called punchline instead of the Windows 7 bit.
At a glance, only two or three people of all those who posted here seem to like this extremely popular show. We're on a counter-culture forum alright (for the record, I like BBT).
It is obvious that most of those people will drop out, but then, that happens with anything, don't act like these people are just shallow and there's no benefit to this story. Most people drop out even when they've got "serious" motives to learn something.
I started Japanese with mangas and anime, as most people do here in France. True, there's a huge percentage of people who drop out because Japanese is actually hard to learn. But then you've got people like me who aced their degrees in the end because 10 years ago I was able to watch my first fansubbed anime on the internet.
Get over it. People started to learn German because of Tokio Hotel (even though the French tend to dislike the language) and Japanese because of Naruto, and they'll learn physics because of Big Bang Theory. Think of it like love relationships: most of the time you first want to get with someone because of looks, and then you stay for the rest or leave. There's only so many people you're compatible with, and so you'll probably break up at some point. Same for knowledge and culture.
If a show can encourage people to get into a particular field, I say good thing. Don't forget that we "youngsters" (not that young myself, but still in my twenties) often hesitate when it comes to what we want to do with our lives. We're growing up in a generation where most of us get to choose what they want to do, and at the same time we know these are unstable times. Anything that can get our motor running is good. And even if those BBT fans drop out, they'll at least know that physics is not for them, which, frankly, is always better than just not knowing what they want to do.
No, it's actually worse than that. They're complaining about people getting access to culture and knowledge through means they deem unworthy.
It is obvious that most of those people will drop out, but then, that happens with anything, don't act like these people are just shallow and there's no benefit to this story. Most people drop out even when they've got "serious" motives to learn something.
I started Japanese with mangas and anime, as most people do here in France. True, there's a huge percentage of people who drop out because Japanese is actually hard to learn. But then you've got people like me who aced their degrees in the end because 10 years ago I was able to watch my first fansubbed anime on the internet.
Get over it. People started to learn German because of Tokio Hotel (even though the French tend to dislike the language) and Japanese because of Naruto, and they'll learn physics because of Big Bang Theory. Think of it like love relationships: most of the time you first want to get with someone because of looks, and then you stay for the rest or leave. There's only so many people you're compatible with, and so you'll probably break up at some point. Same for knowledge and culture.
If a show can encourage people to get into a particular field, I say good thing. Don't forget that we "youngsters" (not that young myself, but still in my twenties) often hesitate when it comes to what we want to do with our lives. We're growing up in a generation where most of us get to choose what they want to do, and at the same time we know these are unstable times. Anything that can get our motor running is good. And even if those BBT fans drop out, they'll at least know that physics is not for them, which, frankly, is always better than just not knowing what they want to do.
WEGGLES said:
No, it's actually worse than that. They're complaining about people getting access to culture and knowledge through means they deem unworthy.
Chuck (Old)
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Boy, are they in for a rude awakening.
The Incarnation
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crimzonflame said:
This comment had me in tears.
A good percentage of my friends are living this dream.
The Technomancer
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This is...depressing.
VeryGooster
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I still intend to travel back in time and work in a 1960s ad agency, if only to have a bar in my office without question.
The Incarnation
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The rise of Al-Qaeda got me interested in Chemical Engineering.
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