9 posts tagged with science and college (View popular tags)

Does it really matter where you get the Computer Science degree from? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 32 answers

Should I major in computer science? If yes, what career options are available? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 22 answers

I'm going to college soon. (Age 24; been working a desk job in health care since I was 18.) I've got an inkling I want to study biology. Recommend me some books to help me get the lay of the land and get fired up about this. [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 23 answers

I'm looking for information for applying to grad school while abroad. (PhD programs in Political Science/International Relations). I graduated from college in spring 2006, and I'm planning on applying next year (Fall '09) to start in Fall 2010. I'm also considering going to Israel in July and staying for about 10 months, and I want to make sure this won't impact my grad school plans in any way. [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I want to teach myself computer science. I know that teaching myself is far from a university education on the subject, but I'd like to try. How can I teach myself? What are books/lectures/tools/websites/anything that I could use to do this? Covering everything from the programming languages themselves, to algorithms, software development, and the mathematics background necessary for this. [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 22 answers

Looking for serious, modern, and fun art schools in Europe, or possibly the US. [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm a college sophomore on my way to a CS Major / Religion Minor. Apparently my initial career options (just from that major) are a little bit better than my English-major friends. But I'd much rather make interesting things than work in a cubicle. How do I do this? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2007 - 13 answers

Next year I'm teaching a course on science and literature after 1945. What should I put on the syllabus? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2006 - 28 answers

When I was in college, beer was a central part of my life. In fact, we did all sorts of interesting things with beer, besides simply drink the stuff. One particular stupid-beer-trick that a friend did frequently - but which I have never been able to exactly replicate - intrigues me. Physicists and amateur scientists, lend me your eyes: [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2005 - 22 answers