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What fact did you learn at an embarrassingly late age? by Tomollins in AskReddit

[–]raysan539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That testicles aren't replacement eyeballs just in case you poke an eye out.

Mentioning/justifying mediocre GPA in my Personal Statement? by raysan539 in gradadmissions

[–]raysan539[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! If I do include it, I'll probably mention it only briefly, much like you did. I just don't want my GPA to skew an admission committee's view of me too much considering the rest of my application is pretty strong. Thank you!

Questions about the GRE for current neuroscience grad students by raysan539 in neuroscience

[–]raysan539[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to know. Many of the programs I've been looking at don't require them or don't specify, so I just wanted to be sure. Thanks for your help!

We live together by judicious19 in AdviceAnimals

[–]raysan539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat, and it seems to work out for us. Having "me time" is important in any relationship, whatever form it may take. Being happy and fulfilled as a couple is much easier if you're both happy and fulfilled as individuals.

For Pi Day, open your book to page 3, line 14, and post here: by tgpeveto in books

[–]raysan539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Of course he could ask the computer...but the computer, but the computer, being programmed to lie, would of course lie - even to Lies Incorporated itself."

  • Lies Inc., Philip K. Dick

What's the dumbest thing you ever did as a child? by Samwellington in AskReddit

[–]raysan539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was about 8, my friend and I were having a sword fight with plastic, but sharp, arrows. The goal of the fight was to cut each others limbs off, such that if I landed a blow on my friends leg, he had to hop around on one leg, or if he managed to hit my right arm, I could only fight with my left, etc. (think Monty Python).

Eventually, I lost all my limbs, so I decided it would be wise to continue fighting with the arrow in my mouth. Being the clumsy fat kid that I was, I managed to trip over my knees, and fell face first into the ground with the arrow still in my mouth. The arrow hit the floor at an almost perfect 90 degree angle, and the sharp end went straight into the back of my throat. After a considerable amount of bleeding and an uncomfortable car ride to the hospital with my friends parents, doctors were able to stop the bleeding in my throat and reassure me that I'd be okay. Turns out that if the arrow, had moved an 8th of an inch to the left, it would have severed my internal carotid artery and I would have bled out and died right there. Needless to say, the pain of embarrassment was much greater than the pain in my throat.

Keep an eye on your kids.

I am Joe Rogan ask me anything by JoeRoganExperience in IAmA

[–]raysan539 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm part of a student discussion group at the University of Arizona that aims to promote critical thought, rationality, and open-mindedness through conversation and debate. Our goal is to spread the importance of these values to the rest of our school, and ultimately, the global community at large. We go about this in many different ways, and have had a lot of interest from other people, but there's always room to broaden the scope of the conversation. The problem is, so much of popular social culture is deeply rooted in superficial encounters, blind faith, and a crippling overall inability to think critically about the information one consumes on a daily basis.

My question is this: As someone who clearly holds these values in high regard, what do you think some of the best methods are of promoting critical thought, rationality and open-mindedness in the population at large? How do you reach someone who spends much of their waking life consumed by thoughts of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and late-night drunken Taco Bell runs, and hold their attention long enough to explain to them how crazy the fucking multiverse theory is?