What natural proficiencies would I need / want to have in order to get a degree in computer science? I have some issues with math, and am not sure whether that's a dealbreaker. [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2008 - 28 answers

Can you recommend a statistics book which is appropriate for the stats required for basic bioscience / clinical research? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 7 answers

My cousin's four year old son is obsessed with things like quarks and infinity. He insists to his mother that infinity is the last number. She isn't so sure, and wants to know more about things like strangeness. I don't want to determine this kid's future, but it seems fun to feed his curiosity. And since my wife's babysitter was Murray Gell-Mann, the responsibility has fallen partially on my shoulders to help answer his questions. What kinds of information can you recommend that I give to his mother so that she, an attorney and not a mathematician, and her son can learn more about this information. In particular, what kinds of books, games, and projects would introduce him to other neat ideas in mathematics and physics?
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 27 answers

Where can I find which quantitative/technical skills are hot, and which ones aren't? [more inside]
posted on Feb 3, 2008 - 13 answers

Does anyone know of any one-year science-ish programs for those who have a bachelors, but who want to bulk up on science and/or math. [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 6 answers

Physics: Difference between two people pulling on each end of a rope, and one person pulling on a rope tied to a tree. [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2007 - 35 answers

Science and math educators, K-12 and college! What are your favourite science and math sites that you use for planning lessons and curricula, or for classroom use? And why? Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 3 answers

I want to give my 4 year old a decent grounding in science, but I'm prety dim, myself. Where do I start? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 23 answers

Can you recommend science or math books (non-fiction) that are interesting but accessible to someone with a limited math/science background? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2005 - 45 answers

When reading a book about Newton V's Leibniz recently, it occurred to me that great advances in Science often seem to occur in tandem, ie two unrelated persons or groups often arrive at a breakthrough at roughly the same time. Is this true? Can anyone think of some other examples? Can anyone explain why this may be the case?
posted on Nov 19, 2004 - 21 answers