So if we had a theoretical person who could survive an initial nuclear explosion but could still be killed by radiation at the impact of the blast, how long would they survive if we assume a normal adult male in their 20's for instance?

Seconds? Minutes?

Hey guys, I know there aren't many active people on this subreddit, but I thought I'd try anyway. I am an undergrad student and have entered a geology and fossils video competition on the Anomalocaris and would appreciate some views on the video as there is a prize for the most viewed. Might not be 100% accurate, but it has been dumbed down a little to suit a high school audience.

Every view counts :)

I appreciate anyone who wants to check it out, so here's the link.

https://youtu.be/CFE5pgNU0WI?si=yo3a2HNCoSO1j2Xt

I see a big science behind what is normally regarded as somebody's first name in a social scope.

One reason why I'm talking about the name Susan as a subject for bring up at 394 SUBSCRIBERS, is because there's this:

The UPPERCASE ASCII character values of the letters of the name Susan are: 83, 85, 83, 65, 78

if you add up these numbers...

83 + 85 + 83 + 65 + 74

you get 394

the numeric range between UPPERCASE letters A to Z is 65 to 90, in case you were wondering what numbers were associated with the letters of a name.

I'm a fan of the ASCII standard, and this standard is why I'm even typing this phrase in the first place, speaking of first places, the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is the birthplace for computer scientist Bob Bemer, a computer scientist, father of ASCII, and I give my props to him when explaining some science behind this whole ASCII-Soo thingy.

The word ASCII means American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Speaking of interchanges, there's a highway interchange I-75 has as the last exit before the a river crossing across the International border to the other Sault Ste. Marie. Since number 394 also refers to the number for that exit, or interchange so to say, it really felt like a big SHOCKER to discover that as a "Susan" refernece, aside of the fact the french word Sault uses "Sue" as it's pronunciation. So there's also a science behind the syntax of saying the speech (pronunciation) associated with the ASCII character sequence (spelling) of it.

computer science, and linguistic science is not something I take for granted. I look at it to a technical level, because the name Susan carries lots more weight than people estimate it to.

Is this Group Still Active?

I have been searching for enthusiastic people to talk Physics, Theory of Knowledge etc; since I discovered my absolute passion for this stuff significantly later than I expected to find a possible "Element" - Sir Ken Robinsons' version*.

Current Interests: Gravitational Waves (the physics underlying them), Schrodinger, Philosophies and Medical Practices of different cultures, Trigonometry and Algebra, unsolvable problems (3x+1, Navi-Stokes), and Quantum Mechanics as a whole (to name a few interests).

Sooo... whose down to talk science.

I had my second vaccine dose on 3/26 but still got covid, presumably the delta variant, in September (I started feeling sick on roughly 9/4 and was sick for about a week). So that's about 90 days ago. When is the best time to get the booster to maximize immunity? I was told it might be ideal to wait awhile, but I'm not sure if it's true.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZTzD0TduU49ccofsubrWA/

That link right there was my channel. I am a HS student that has loved astronomy, but in my area there are no good clubs or camps. To solve this dilemma I created a YouTube channel so I can show Astronomy for the world to see and help guide confused people through the wonders of Astronomy while simultaneously fueling my personal interest in the field.

Subscribe if you liked my videos and want to know when I release a new one(Try to get one out every month).

https://soundcloud.com/science-at-western/wss-s4e11

/r/science is the most heavily moderated sub on reddit. Some preliminary research I’ve done indicated over a third of all comments get removed by moderators. Many times these are comments from non scientists trying to have a casual conversation about the article.

I imagine it’s frustrating having your comment removed (not to mention having to remove them in the first place), so why not invite folks to comment on the article in this sub?

If so, what are your favorite examples of already existing body augmentations? Mine is the "6th sense" that is achieved by implanting a tiny magnet on the tip of your finger.

If you've come across this ghost town then... hi! I'm just putting this distress signal for anyone out there to respond to honestly.

I'm not quite sure what this subreddit can be, but I know it has potential. If you come across this then... ask something! I'm not great at launching subs so I'm just twiddling my thumbs here, but the only people that can possibly make this sub a thing is you guys. So I dunno, make a post. About any curious question you have (since that might just be what this sub can actually work for). Can a trillion lions actually beat the sun? How much jello powder do you need to turn the ocean into jello? Something like that is probably the silly niche thing this sub can be used for.

Anyways if you have any suggestions in terms of either getting this more public or whatever then leave a comment. Would love to hear some.

Ta

This sub is dead so... I'm just gonna leave this here

I've been writing a lot about science on my personal blog (http://hussainather.com) and was wondering if anyone knew of any blogging networks significantly for science writers? I'm looking for places to connect and such...

What about other large dinosaurs?

What about other weapons?

Anything from Hitch hikers guide or the martian to biographies.

I love listening to podcasts, especially since my average commute time to work is around 45-60 minutes one way. (Yay living in Los Angeles!) I'm also sure that with the holidays up uson, that a lot of you will be doing some traveling to see family. Which can mean some desperate need for distractions during the long car rides!

I haven't had that great of luck looking for quality science based podcasts, so I thought I'd ask what your favorites are. See if there are any hidden gems that haven't earned the listenership that they deserve.

We can't be good at everything, no matter how much we would like to be. That being said, what science field do you love but are really inept at?

Hey everyone, I know if you're like me, you love everything science related. I am curious though to know which area you are most interested in. What branches fascinate you the most? Feel free to be as broad or specific as you like. IE both Biology or Neuropharmacology are acceptable answers. :)

And for those that might have degrees in the sciences, what degree do you have and what is your area of research / focus? Also, do you have any completely unrelated area of science that intrigues you? Astrophysicist by day (night??), and then amateur chemist on weekends?

Hey everyone!

Wanted to make a quick announcement that I recently acquired leadership to this subreddit. Looking to make this a community that is a cross between /r/askscience and /r/CasualConversation. Not sure how it will look or work exactly, but I have some ideas going. I want it to feel sort of like how /r/biology works. It is a lot more casual than /r/science.

Let me know if you have any suggestions or ideas for what you'd like to see. I know there are only 8 others subscribed here, but maybe some people stop by when they hit the random subreddit button.

More to come later. Just wanted to get something up here.

Edit 1 - What do people think about Text Post Only subreddits? I'm tempted to model the subreddit off of /r/CasualConversation in that they only allow text posts as it does foster more conversation. But can also see pros to allowing links.

I'm also thinking about adding some longer term things like book reading clubs, or maybe online courses. For the latter, there are tons of free online courses that anyone can take. It could be fun to have a bunch of people take a class together and then come on here and talk about it. Similarly with a book club; find a book that people could read together and then come together and talk about it once a week about a chunk of the book.