April 16, 2012
Hydrogen: tiny, but boss as fuck.

Hydrogen: tiny, but boss as fuck.

10:35pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZmcexxJoXBme
(Notes: 13)
  
Filed under: science chemistry nerd hydrogen biology 
April 10, 2012
Recently I was doing a little reading on number theory and learned an interesting fact— The relationship between miles and kilometers can be estimated with significant accuracy as the ratio between a number in the Fibonacci sequence and it’s successor. For example, 6 miles is approximately equal to 10 kilometers (the successive number in the Fib sequence). Why does this work? Well, it’s pure coincidence really. The ratio of kilometers:miles is 1.609 (due to the unending  genius of the US Customary System). If you plot the ratio of sequential numbers in the Fibonacci sequence, the number settles at the Golden Ratio, 1.618, less that 0.5% from the km:mile ratio (see above chart).  Pretty cool, huh?

Recently I was doing a little reading on number theory and learned an interesting fact— The relationship between miles and kilometers can be estimated with significant accuracy as the ratio between a number in the Fibonacci sequence and it’s successor. For example, 6 miles is approximately equal to 10 kilometers (the successive number in the Fib sequence). Why does this work? Well, it’s pure coincidence really. The ratio of kilometers:miles is 1.609 (due to the unending  genius of the US Customary System). If you plot the ratio of sequential numbers in the Fibonacci sequence, the number settles at the Golden Ratio, 1.618, less that 0.5% from the km:mile ratio (see above chart). 

Pretty cool, huh?

11:43am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZmcexxJQTJok
(Notes: 11)
  
Filed under: fibonacci math kilometer mile ratio nerd science 
January 6, 2012
You can’t argue with the algorithms. 

You can’t argue with the algorithms. 

11:24am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZmcexxEM1Ece
(Notes: 14)
  
Filed under: windows powershell nerd lol youtube autocorrect 
November 1, 2011

This has been stuck in my head all morning. 

#nerd

11:24am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZmcexxBN3xlI
(Notes: 13)
  
Filed under: science chemistry elements nerd 
October 14, 2011
I to the Q-izzo

So, I was having a little chat about geeks vs. nerds with this cute boy that I kind of know and it lead us to a discussion about IQs. I looked at the most reputable source of information about such things (wikipedia, natch) and found this nifty little chart: 

Average adult combined IQs associated with real-life accomplishments by various tests:[6][80]

  • Neurosurgeons, research scientists, university professors 135+
  • MDs, JDs, or PhDs 125 (WAIS-R, 1987)
  • College graduates 112 (KAIT, 2000; K-BIT, 1992), 115 (WAIS-R)
  • 1–3 years of college 104 (KAIT, K-BIT), 105-110 (WAIS-R)
  • Clerical and sales workers 100-105
  • High school graduates, skilled workers (e.g., electricians, cabinetmakers) 100 (KAIT, WAIS-R), 97 (K-BIT)
  • 1–3 years of high school (completed 9–11 years of school) 94 (KAIT), 90 (K-BIT), 95 (WAIS-R)
  • Semi-skilled workers (e.g., truck drivers, factory workers) 90-95
  • Elementary school graduates (completed eighth grade) 90
  • Elementary school dropouts (completed 0–7 years of school) 80-85
  • Have 50/50 chance of reaching high school 75

Average IQ of various occupational groups:[6]

  • Professional and technical 112
  • Managers and administrators 104
  • Clerical workers; sales workers; skilled workers, craftsmen, and foremen 101
  • Semi-skilled workers (operatives, service workers, including private household) 92
  • Unskilled workers 87

Type of work that can be accomplished:[6]

  • Adults can harvest vegetables, repair furniture 60
  • Adults can do domestic work, simple carpentry 50
  • Adults can mow lawns, do simple laundry 40

I’m pretty surprised to see that research scientists rank highest on the smarts-scale. That’s very nearly off the charts. I’d like to think these things are accurate, but my lab-mates and I have been singing four-part harmonies of oldies all day and slapping one another in the face with latex gloves. So. There’s that. 

3:07pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZmcexxAg6EnS
(Notes: 14)
  
Filed under: iq nerd intellegence science research 
January 28, 2011
I ain’t afraid to show it

I would wear every last one of these. Oh, and these.

12:27pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Zmcexx2nUqai
(Notes: 2)
  
Filed under: nerd pride 
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