I did my first degree in chemistry!

At UEA, actually. Forgotten a lot of it, though. More recently did astrophysics and mathematics, so that's more my thing now. Especially interested in cosmology & GR/BHs.

I have read one Paul Davies book, but that was on time. And agree abiogenesis is a bit of a hand wavy field at the moment but, yeah, based on our current understanding it looks like it's not an easy thing to happen. I mean just looking his on Earth: we have no evidence that it has happened more than once even here where conditions are ideal - all life on Earth that we have studied so far is all related of course - it all descends from one abiogenesis event. When I was at UEA my supervisor was working on molecular self-organisation, actually.

I'm completely with Sabine Hossenfelder and how elegance and mathematical beauty can lead physicists astray.

Hawking's stuff is right up my street!

Posted By: AstroCanary on January 12th 2022 at 12:53:47

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FFS I see things don't change. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 01:13:08
- Apologies for the drunk rant. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 10:51:23
- What scope you got Astro canary? I’m assuming you’re into that kind of thing? (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Jan 12, 09:56:25
  - Yeah I am. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 10:45:19
    - Used to have an 11” SCT but moved to solar with a Lunt. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Jan 12, 12:38:18
      - Love the solar scopes! My ex used to have one, and it often found itself in my hands (n/m) (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 14:16:43
      - Cor - that was some impressive bit of kit! (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 13:45:13
        
        Especially as the new lunts can be used for nighttime viewing by removing the ethalon. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Jan 12, 14:54:57
  - While Astro sips his black coffee... (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 10:09:00
    - Those gotos are great for doing quick eyeball 1.0 astronomy. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 10:49:02
      - Indeed (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 10:59:53
        
        Yeah I can totally understand that. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 11:09:24
        
        Just insane what people can do with affordable kit now (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 11:21:43
        
        Yup. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 11:36:05
        
        Catch it from time to time (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 11:45:25
        
        I can't wait. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 11:53:10
        
        heh - as a chemist (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 12:17:27
        
        Didn't realise that evolution without replication was a possibility... (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 12:58:30
        
        I did my first degree in chemistry! (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 12:53:47
        
        It's a great time for popular science! (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 13:20:37
        
        Most of my course mates stayed in chemistry or thereabouts. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 14:19:57
        
        "quantitative analysis in financial services" (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 14:24:34
        
        Thanks! (n/m) (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 14:29:47
        
        Pop Science Books (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 14:14:01
        
        Feynman and Penrose are good communicators (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 14:33:13
- you're not wrong (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 12, 08:20:11
- ? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 12, 01:20:35
  - Well there is constantly fucking conflict on here. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 01:24:12
    - There are some truly awful people on here who will insult you for absolutely no reason…. (NCFC) - Biggles, Jan 12, 09:55:42
    - You think this is bad? Good job you weren’t here while Corbyn was Labour leader (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 08:18:31
      - What about the 100 years war? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 12, 09:23:50
        
        Oh gosh yes (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 10:06:08
        
        Politics I think (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 12, 11:19:12
        
        I left initially because (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 12, 11:29:26
        
        I don't understand the Corbyn reference (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 12, 09:35:25
        
        😂 (n/m) (NCFC) - Wrath analytica, Jan 12, 10:27:53
      - Or ‘03 (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 12, 09:19:30
    - Sock Puppet would be a great user name (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 12, 06:34:48
      - Yeah! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC Sock Puppet, Jan 12, 08:16:22
      - Real Sock puppets are underrated (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 07:31:50
        
        And for those who like the untitled goose game (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 12, 07:33:24
    - On a school night? Tut tut... (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 12, 02:11:19
      - Had the interview from hell yesterday. (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Jan 12, 10:43:10
      - practice makes perfect Proth ! (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Jan 12, 06:39:25
        
        Good point tbf. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 12, 07:43:40

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