Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
I fell prey to another silly internet quiz, which deigned to tell me which science I am.
It wasn't chemistry, but ...
What Science are You?
You are Physics! You're quirky and you set yourself on fire alot. You're really really into your science. I had a physics teacher who singed his eyebrows off...twice. Man. You're a danger to yourself and others, but mostly to yourself. It's great that you're so caught up in your science because it is way awesome. Oh, yeah... the picture. I guess particle physics falls into your domain. and physics people love stick figures.
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Sure, I was trained as a physical chemist, but given the serious differences between physical chemistry and chemical physics, my falling on the physics side of the disciplinary boundary may be a problem at the next chemistry shindig.
(Possibly the quiz is faulty, though. Everyone knows chemists are the most committed pyromaniacs.)
Comments
Jusat cause I like beer a lot should not make me a rock basher...
Posted by: Nat | June 5, 2007 3:32 AM
Hehe. I'm genetics...
Posted by: John Wilkins | June 5, 2007 4:55 AM
Definitely off. I (an analytical chemist) also got "physics".
"Possibly the quiz is faulty, though. Everyone knows chemists are the most committed pyromaniacs."
I agree. I play with plasmas all day.
Posted by: Colst | June 5, 2007 8:58 AM
I took the quiz and got 'genetics' which is pretty darn close. Are you sure you're not a physicist?
Posted by: meerasedai | June 5, 2007 9:13 AM
It's an easy "psych" for Astro-types, since so few options pertain. But Elvis as the M-I-T-Moon? Yikes! I thought we had aged out of "THE Demographic".
Would that I were still doing astronomy, but I gotta pay the bills.
So the question YOU must ask your self is:
Is philosophy closer to chemistry or to physics?
Since YOU chose to forsake chem for philosophy, the test may actually be providing insight into your druthers.
Posted by: Super Sally | June 5, 2007 12:50 PM
Physics, maybe that is why I burned out in high school, I was always smarter than the teachers ;-)
If you thought the Big Bang was great, wait 'til the tiny collaps.
Posted by: Bill H | June 5, 2007 6:41 PM
It was way to easy to pick the "correct" answers for my field.
Posted by: sciencewoman | June 7, 2007 7:25 PM