Phil’s Comments (group member since Jan 25, 2013)

Phil’s comments from the Science! group.

Indeed! For me it was more of a health science approach. I liked the idea of being part of an industry that would help innovate health care. It adds a lot of meaning to our lives, knowing that our work is directly helping others in need.

It's Friday night and, as it's icy and freezing cold outside my home in Toronto, Canada, I'm staying in the night!

A question came to my mind that I thought could open an interesting discussion: When did you realize you wanted to pursue science as a career or educational pathway? What sparked this interest and what keeps it going strong today?

For those that are not necessarily pursuing science as a career or educational background, what interests you about science the most?

Not yet, but I will eventually. I would like to read all his books on evolution and science. I've got a nice hardcover copy of The Greatest Show on Earth which will likely be my next book to read.

@Rachel

Climbing Mount Improbable - not sure why I didn't have that one on my want-to-read list! I also love Dawkins, though I'm not really into his atheistic works nearly as much as his stuff on evolutionary biology.

That sounds very interesting. Thanks for bringing this up, I've added it to my "want-to-read" list as well!

Hi Dea,

That's awesome! I love microbiology - I was actually debating between microbiology and neuroscience for my master's degree. I ended up going with neuroscience only because more of my undergrad was geared towards that, so I felt I already had a foundation laid out.

But seeing things move under a microscope is fascinating. It's like looking into a new world within our own, and getting to know it better.

I've begun reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Emperor of all Maladies.

Once these are done, I'd like to read Richard Dawkin's The Extended Phenotype, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe.

Hi All!

As we welcome the new year, there are undoubtedly some books we all have in mind that we are looking forward to reading.

What are some of the science books you are looking forward to the most?

Hi Ken,

Nice to meet you and welcome to the group! There are tons of books on mechanical physics in the goodreads database. Feel free to add any books in this field that interest you to our group!

Hi Krishna,

It depends on what type of science you’re really interested in. For example, if you love astrophysics, I’d say start with something by Neil Degrasse Tyson, as his writing is for the every-day science lover.

Let me know what your interests are and I could recommend a few authors and books to you.

Thank you for sharing this, Lance. It seems like it is doing quite well. I have added it to my to-reads list for 2018, and will definitely provide a rating/review upon finishing it.

The premise sounds interesting!

Hi All,

It's great to see you've taken an interest to this group! I've made 2018 my year of intensive reading in the sciences! I am excited to begin reading and learning, and of course, sharing my progress in this group.

I will begin forming discussion threads on topics related to the material that I read, and I encourage anyone else to do the same!

So, I've recently noticed that we have now reached 10 members! What's interesting about this apparent "growth" is that I never took much initiative to inviting people to the group. Perhaps if I did put in a marketing effort, we'd have many more members…

With that said, I'd like to introduce myself to our micro community:

My name is Phil, and I am the moderator of this group. I was inspired by many great science books that I have read and studies that I have pursued in university to start a science community here on GoodReads. I am currently finishing my 3rd year of university studies in Psychology and Biomedical Science, with future interests in clinical neuroscience. There are many amazing neuroscience books out there for one to learn more about the field in depth.

Regarding my hobbies, I enjoy reading, writing, hunting, fishing, camping, playing guitar, and watching anime shows and films.

There are many other things I can say about myself, but I'll leave it at that momentarily. I do not expect any instant replies, seeing that we only have 10 members in the group at present, and so hopefully this will spark a discussion on our interests.

Please feel free to introduce yourself! What are your interests in the broad field of science?