From: zeb haradon (zebharadon@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 19 2000 - 22:02:36 MST
>From: Nicq MacDonald <neqroteqh@crosswinds.net>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
>To: extropians@extropy.org
>Subject: Nanotech
>Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 16:52:32 -0800
>
>[Non-member submission]
>
>I was wondering what course of study would be suitable for someone
>interested in entering the field of Nanotech R&D as a career. For some
>time
>now, I've been thinking of leaving my studies of Philosophy and Psychology
>(neither of which seem to be getting me anywhere), and going into the
>sciences- I'd love to get in on the coming revolution while there's still
>time.
>
>-Nicq MacDonald
>
>
Slightly off topic, but it's useless to major in something like philosophy
and/or psychology. I'm not talking about the tired (but true) argument that
they are not profitable later in life. I just mean that these are things you
do not really need formal instruction in to learn. Someone who devotes 4
years to studying philosophy, or psychology (or art history, etc.) is going
to be better off then someone with a major in it. I learned more about
cognitive science from my own studies then from majoring in it. The only
really interesting thing I learned in psychology was about cool experiments
they did with monkeys.
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Zeb Haradon (zebharadon@hotmail.com)
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