Let's say that I believe that the sky is green. 1) How can I know whether this belief is true? 2) How can I assign a probability to it to test its degree of truthfulness? 3) How can I update this belief? Thank you.
Since this fall I will be applying to college in the USA, I have compiled a hefty list of colleges based on the following criteria: -4-year school; -co-ed or all men; -Biology major; -"full-ride" financial aid available. The problem's that I have quite a lot of choices, hundreds, as a...
Next Monday I am supposed to introduce a bunch of middle school students to Bayes' theorem. I've scoured the Internet for basic examples where Bayes' theorem is applied. Alas, all explanations I've come cross are, I believe, difficult to grasp for the average middle school student. So what I am...
Let's say that I believe that the sky is green. 1) How can I know whether this belief is true? 2) How can I assign a probability to it to test its degree of truthfulness? 3) How can I update this belief? Thank you.
What looks, at the moment, as the most feasible technology that can grant us immortality (e.g., mind uploading, cryonics)? I posed this question to a fellow transhumanist and he argued that cryonics is the answer, but I failed to grasp his explanation. Besides, I am still struggling to learn the...
I'm a high school senior from Europe and in a few months I'll be heading to university. I have a keen interest in the human body. As such, I would like to work in emerging interdisciplinary fields, such as stem cell transplantation and suspended animation. I could go on to...
No, I am not an American citizen. Every single college that I am applying to is private. Private colleges that claim to offer full-need financial aid to international students usually do that. I also keep in touch with a handful of international students studying in the USA and they all receive the financial aid they needed, from private colleges of course.
What specific factors make you believe that you will receive US financial aid and not UK financial aid?
Except for a tuition fee loan, there is no other financial aid I can receive in the UK, either from the government or from the university.
I can't understand how you got the impression that I am applying to public institutions, given that I wrote what colleges I am applying to above. (Bowdoin is a private college, for example.)
Thanks for the heads-up.
In the USA I'll receive full-need financial aid, hopefully, which means that I'll only pay what I can afford, without going into insurmountable debt In the UK I'll take a loan to pay for the tuition, which can be paid back after I start earning a certain salary.
This is what I was contemplating! Could you create an article with this proposal?
The crux of my confusion is not what school to pick, but what to study and in which country.
Anyhow, in the USA I'm thinking some liberal arts colleges: Berea, Bowdoin, Bates, Carleton, Harvey Mudd. England - I got an offer at Durham for Biology.
1: The precise schools' names are irrelevant, for they're all on par academically, whether they're in England or the USA.
2: True, but in the USA, for instance, I have more means to educate myself in school, as opposed to Hungary. Also, consider the learning environment!
The ones from Hungary are no-name. In regards to England, think slightly below Oxford-Cambridge. The USA - liberal arts colleges, such as Bates and Bowdoin.
Hungary. Why Biology? My mom always laments that I should become a doctor because of financial and career security. :(
Only in England. I've started working on my college application and university admissions in Hungary at undergrad level is more of a formality.
Since this fall I will be applying to college in the USA, I have compiled a hefty list of colleges based on the following criteria:
-4-year school;
-co-ed or all men;
-Biology major;
-"full-ride" financial aid available.
The problem's that I have quite a lot of choices, hundreds, as a matter of fact. So how should I narrow down my list even further, given that I don't care about other stuff, such as campus size or location?
Moreover, to how many colleges should I apply? As far as I know, mpst people apply to 6-9 colleges, but some even apply to 20! I guess that by applying to as many colleges possible, my chances of admission go up.... (read more)
Nice one, I like it!
But there's something I fail to understand: where's the 9.6% rendered?
"9.6% of the area outside of event A." - wait, doesn't that little area outside A represent the women with cancer?
Next Monday I am supposed to introduce a bunch of middle school students to Bayes' theorem.
I've scoured the Internet for basic examples where Bayes' theorem is applied. Alas, all explanations I've come cross are, I believe, difficult to grasp for the average middle school student.
So what I am looking for is a straightforward explanation of Bayes' theorem that uses the least amount of Mathematics and words possible. (Also, my presentation has to be under 3 minutes.)
I think that it would be efficient in terms of learning for me to use coins or cards, something tangible to illustrate what I'm talking about.
What do you think? How should I teach 'em Bayes' ways?
PS: I myself am new to Bayesian probability.
Let's say that I believe that the sky is green.
1) How can I know whether this belief is true?
2) How can I assign a probability to it to test its degree of truthfulness?
3) How can I update this belief?
Thank you.
What looks, at the moment, as the most feasible technology that can grant us immortality (e.g., mind uploading, cryonics)?
I posed this question to a fellow transhumanist and he argued that cryonics is the answer, but I failed to grasp his explanation. Besides, I am still struggling to learn the basics of science and transhumanism, so it would be great if you could shed some light on my question.
I'm a high school senior from Europe and in a few months I'll be heading to university.
I have a keen interest in the human body. As such, I would like to work in emerging interdisciplinary fields, such as stem cell transplantation and suspended animation.
I could go on to study, say, Biomedical Science, but I'm also fascinated with Engineering. That is, I think that my aspirations, which are to improve human condition, could be well served from an Engineering standpoint.
What do you think? Would my interest in the human body and its applications be better suited for Engineering or for Biomedical Science? How should I decide what to study?
No, I'm not interested in computer science.