Futurum

JUNE 30, 2022

Engineering combines maths and science to solve real-world problems, so studying maths, physics, chemistry and computing at school will all be useful when applying for an engineering degree at university. Study social science subjects at school to learn about the human side of engineering challenges.

Engineering 98

Engineering Transportation Geography Accessibility 98

Futurum

APRIL 12, 2023

I started studying chemistry because it seemed like something I would be able to get a job in. I began my career in the technical side of GIS, but I have been wooed to the social sciences. At school, I gravitated towards the social sciences. I was an autistic, queer kid in Texas and I didn’t fit in.

Geography 98

Geography Publication Government Science 98

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

And indeed particularly in chemistry and engineering it’s often been in the background, justifying all the computations routinely done using entropy. But, first and foremost, the story of the Second Law is the story of a great intellectual achievement of the mid-19th century. Coarse-grained variables. But the paper is ending.

Energy 88

Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s worth mentioning, by the way, that while the three-body problem does show sensitive dependence on initial conditions , that’s not the primary issue here; rather, it’s the actual intrinsic complexity of the trajectories.) We already know that discrete computational systems like cellular automata are rife with computational irreducibility.

Science 122

Science Sciences Computer Mathematics 122

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

In 2015 Ed told me a nice story about his time at Caltech: In 1952–53, I was a student in Linus Pauling’s class where he lectured Freshman Chemistry at Caltech. He ended up spending time working various jobs to support himself, didn’t do much homework, and by his sophomore year—before having to pick a major—dropped out.

Computer 68

Computer Physics Science Sciences 68