(October 12, 2017 at 1:46 pm)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote:(October 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Pretty cool that some people are smart enough to actually study this stuff. It turns my mind to mush!
I'm pretty sure I asked one of AF's resident physicists whether being impossibly intelligent was requisite for being good at physics, and to the best of my recollection, possessing above average intelligence was part of his answer (studying advanced mathematics and being able to creatively solve problems was also part of it). Now, IMO, this was a very humble answer, as it just seems like one has to be severely talented and gifted in order to have the creative insight/vision to succeed in this field; however, it is very likely that a highly gifted individual would view my understanding of giftedness/creativity as just being above average or commonplace. Hence, I certainly appreciate these individuals and their contributions toward advancing humanity's knowledge and understanding of reality.
I agree with Khan Academy's motto, "You can learn anything." Really, the most important thing is persistence, but to persist requires interest. I think that this is why a lot of girls are excited about science and the natural world in elementary school only to lose interest in their middle and high school years, probably, because they start to focus more on boys and clothes, and each other, and in the process, lose interest in science.
