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POLL: Poll: Expertise :)

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by khaavern, Aug 10, 2005.

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  1. Uytuun Gems: 25/31
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    What do you mean by expert?

    I guess for me it's Letters: languages, literature, bit of history too.

    Come to think of it there is a resemblance between the mechanisms of language and the mechanisms of math. Hmm, then how come I'm so bad at maths? :p
     
    Uytuun, Aug 10, 2005
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  2. The Magpie

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    I suppose physical sciences would be one - I did get a degree after all - but I always try and keep myself in touch with languages and philosophy too, so I went for Renaissance man. But most of the rest on the list I'm pants at. Engineering would be right out, for one; I'm not sure if I could even wire a plug! I'd give it a go, of course, but I wouldn't trust myself not to blow stuff up.... :p
     
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    I voted for sports, because I'm a huge baseball fan and think I'm very knowledgable on the subject.

    Why isn't "medical" on the list?
     
    Klorox, Aug 11, 2005
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    @Klorox:
    :p
     
    Felinoid, Aug 11, 2005
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    Law, I guess cause I'm doing my doctorate in it. :) Mind you, at this level, there's necessarily a level of specialization involved (i.e. criminal). So I can hardly claim to be an expert on law generally.
     
    Beren, Aug 11, 2005
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    Music, movies and art as first choice and second is renaissance. I know a bit about everything and I think I know a lot about movies and music. Where would cooking fall?
     
    kuemper, Aug 11, 2005
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    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    For me, cooking generally falls . . . on the floor. :o Seriously though, there's a technical argument that it could fall under chemistry, but I think of it as a 'fine art', because when done well, its majesty can be truly spectacular. :D
     
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    The closest would be law and political science, as I'm a criminologist by training.

    I wouldn't classify myself as a Renaissance person; I have reached the stage of my life where I'm quite aware of just how ignorant I really am. That's not to say that I'm not keeping an open mind and interested in just about anything - I'm just a long way off being an expert at a lot of things.
     
    NonSequitur, Aug 11, 2005
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    Aww crap, missed that Felinoid.
     
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    Kuemper, I had the same question and went for physical science. After all, cooking really comes down to the proper management of heat and moisture. :roll:
     
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    Well, I'm doing a degree right now in plant sciences (biotechnology, physiology, etc) and a sub major in Microbiology, so I guess one of them would be life sciences...for Biology. But its not really spot on, is it?

    And my second one would have to be the numbers one...but that's mostly because I'm a whiz with computers...very broad categories I'm afraid. :)
     
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    I figured it could go into these categories:

    Numbers - specifically math; look at all those measuring fractions!

    Physical Science - chemistry; listen to the sparkage between baking soda and warm water. :cool:

    Life Science - biology or medicine; sometimes a cooking experiment goes awry and starts demanding rights or chicken soup. :borg:
     
    kuemper, Aug 11, 2005
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    Economics here. :square: A cultural science (Kulturwissenschaft), or to whatever it would translate in English.
     
    Dendri, Aug 11, 2005
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    Somewhat surprisingly, a quarter of votes so far are for numbers :hmm: I would not have expected this :)

    The Renaissance option leads with about 40% of votes, and second is letters.

    it was either that, or have about 50 options in the poll :)
     
    khaavern, Aug 11, 2005
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    It's not surprising at all, given how many diverse subjects have been shoehorned into being part of the 'numbers' group. Maths, Computer Science, Accounting, Economics are all completely different things but they've been lumped together so that is why so many people have voted for that category.
     
    Harbourboy, Aug 11, 2005
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    Numbers & Engineering I guess.

    What about Gardening? Under Biology?
     
    Carcaroth, Aug 15, 2005
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    another renaissance here, which actually means not enough of anything to be able to specialize in :D :(

    will finish my undergrad degree in applied economics in a year though :)
     
    Enagonios, Aug 16, 2005
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