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I’m thinking about causality a lot recently. What triggers it is I realized I haven’t got a lot going on that can cause something in my life. It’s very predictable. Everyday I go to the university, continue doing something I…

The university is a very simple place. I never realized it even in my bachelor’s program back home. People discuss what is it, why is it and how it should be theoretically, and don’t worry too much about the practicality…

One can only study one or two subjects at the same time in college, but with internet, anyone can approach any subject they are interested in without much hussle. A standard way of looking at a subject is top-down: knowing…

Today I am thinking about problem-solving and how to generally look at a problem. All mathematical fomulas were written down at some point in history by some people who wanted to solve a problem but lacks a way of thinking…

今天看了一下学术的划分。 我以前没有意识到的是数学及计算机科学是单独的一类，也就是划做形式科学。另外，我很意外的是实用学科就直接被分类为“职业”，有点戳着脊梁骨骂人的感觉。 另外，地理是被放在社会科学的，我以前也没有想过，当然，它同时也属于自然科学。在关于物权和知识产权的课中教授曾提过领域算作社会的一部分，也就是说，社会的基本组成部分不仅包括人、动物这些生命体，也包括这些生命体所占有的地理区域。但将地理看作如此重要的社会概念，甚至被放在社会学科的框架中，还是超过我的预料。 从分类能看到，目前大学的教育体系大体关注在求真（科学）、求善美（人文）以及职业训练。