I’d like to start off by saying that I’m only interested in serious replies from serious scientists. I feel like this is the right place to post this. I’m not looking to hear the usual dead-end, off-the-shelf recommendations that I should seek a therapist, to not problematize the situation, or to accept the situation.

I’m suffering from unwanted same-sex-attraction. Years of therapy have not worked. I’m in my mid 30s now and I feel like the doors of life will close soon. No normal marriage, no kids….

The disinterest from scientists in attempting to turn someone straight or at least bisexual via genetic engineering is highly unethical. And very cruel. It feels like an abandonment rather than an ethical stance. The delusional idea of same-sex relationships that many of them have just does not exist. It’s all pretty much loneliness and anonymous sexual encounters.

Why are the experiments on same-sex-attraction are so few? And since there have been many successful experiments on animals (like the fruit fly experiments), why are these experiments never done on humans? Yes, there were plenty of them done in the 70s, but those were invasive and unethically performed, but that doesn’t mean that we have to shut down all science related to it!

Again, only serious answers please. Refrain from off-the-shelf recommendations like asking me to go to a therapist and to accept my situation.

For the past month, rubber dust has been sprayed off a rubber belt and some of the particles make contact with a glue machine. Over time, electric like patterns have made an appearance on the front panel. It has grown as more rubber dust lands on it. Can anyone describe what's happening?

So I have a question for scientists/biologists out there. Someone is debating me and stating that for a male- ( towards the other gender) all touch is sexual whether it be a brush of the shoulder, shaking someone’s hand- but they are saying ALL TOUCH towards a woman is sexual. Who has some facts to back this up

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Feels strange. Used to do almost 100% bench work. Slowly this has become 60% writing and data analysis, and 10% bench work, 30% training younger scientists. Working on 3 papers on 3 different topics right now so a little burned out, and just looking to vent. Strange thing is I never wanted to leave the bench. But it feels inevitable now. Does it stop or does the day come when I forgot how to pipette?

http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/1gw62q/in_the_future_our_species_will_be_remembered_as_a/

Should possibly be in science, I know.

To elaborate. Instead of saying I'm at A and I want to go to B, why can't we just swap A and B instead? I'm not thinking warp drive like Star Trek where they're simply going super fast, even in subspace or what have you, because as you go faster the energy goes up and so does the mass and basically a photon passing through you at that speed would cause catastrophic damage.

Rather just a means of utilising a few more dimensions if applicable to bend our own boring four dimensions in a way that it's not currently.

Say I wanted to go to Jupiter, or just maybe orbiting its moon of Io, I go up into Earth Orbit, turn my magic machine on and the ship I am in, and a general 'bubble' of space surrounding the ship swaps position with a designated other bubble near the moon of Io. It's all calculated with my super computer. Zip zap and suddenly I'm there and a bit of space near Io is suddenly in Earth orbit.

Granted this could pose a problem, you accidentily bubble into a pulsar, sun, black hole, big enough meteor and you die on exit due to being in the middle of the stellar body, and in the case of 'teleporting' a black hole or any generally nasty space activity, you've doomed where you've just come from.

Anyway from what I've gleaned from Quantum physics, things on the tiny tiny level don't need to be near each other to interact with each other. What's stopping us doing the same thing at a more macro level?

Think TARDIS but without the T.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1gwi2g/instead_of_going_faster_than_the_speed_of_light/

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Hi, scientists and science enthusiasts of Reddit! I have always liked science. It’s an interest I’ve had ever since I was a child. I had a few supportive teachers during my high school years, encouraging me to pursue a career in science. I wasn’t the most consistently academically successful person in high school but my liking of/for and interest in science was unwavering. In short, I only did well in school when I applied myself. However, when I went to college for the first time, I made a few mistakes. First, I had a less-than-conscientious attitude/mindset going into it and I was more concerned, at the time, with having a social life than with my education and/or my grades. Second, I had a lack of humility. I cared more about appearing smart (especially to female students) than actually becoming/being smarter and/or wiser. I didn’t make as earnest of an effort as I could and should have to learn and understand the material that was being taught. My grades were so low that I was placed on academic probation. At this point, you can already see that I wasn’t exactly a purposeful person. This behavior and mindset, I believe, stems from personal problems that I was dealing with at the time. Anyway, at the advice of a close relative, I chose to take some time off from school. One year turned into two, two into three, three into four, etc. I’ve stayed abreast of new scientific discoveries and innovations via news outlets and science magazine websites but not much outside of that. Over time, I grappled with doubts of whether I can and should still pursue my dream job as a scientist. Now, I’m dealing with another personal issue. Until this matter is resolved, I would, respectfully, like to know something.

What word or words of advice or encouragement (if any) would you give to somebody in this position? What steps should I take in order to be in the best possible position to succeed when I return to college at some point? Should I discontinue my pursuit of my goal to become a scientist or not?

Thank you so much, fellow science enthusiasts!

To reference an utterance of a sci-fi character, may you all live long and prosper! :)

Is trigonometry necessary so that I always know where I am lmao?

How did Alan Turing's work influence/ connect to physics?

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Hello, how long would a frozen water bottle stay cool in over 100-110 degree (f) weather? I was thinking of putting some out for delivery drivers and such and was wondering how often I would need to switch them out to keep cold ones available

Hello. Looking to understand funding options for scientists to support research.

Focused more on environmental and nature based research. Any advice?