Science in Chaos

I hold a Master's Degree in Psychology and am working on my PhD. Currently teaching courses on research design, general, and social psychology. Research wise, my focus is on Social Identity in relation to a wide varitey of variables in fan communities.

[caffeinatedcraziness]

For all American grad students who get tuition waivers.

This is extremely important for you to be aware of. Please spread the word.

Source: Twitter

[smilesandvials]

Right now, I don’t think I know anybody who wouldn’t quit if this passed. Schools would lose their TAs and RAs en mass.

[geekhyena]

This would also make it impossible for disabled grad students - I can’t have roommates because of celiac (I tried, it didn’t work out), and so 2/3 of my paycheck goes right back out as rent.  And I make even less than this guy per year - I make 25-28k/year in one of the worst CoL places in America.  This will wreck the ability of people to go into research. This will make it even worse for people with medical expenses who want to go to school.

[scienceinchaos]

In search of Artist to commission

I don’t post too often, but I am trying to get any help from my few followers. I am looking for an artist, preferably someone in the Furry community to do a SFW piece as a gift for my doctoral advisor who does work with the furry community. If anyone knows someone reputable and reasonable for work done I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

[memeingfulday]

Aww

[oppa-homeless-style]

why is this screenshot at critically low health

[scienceinchaos]

It’s blushing at how adorable and wholesome it is.

[knights-of-kylo-ren]

Kylo’s fighting style is remarkable

[finndamerons-archive]

#i love this bc he’s swinging it around like it’s super heavy#lightsabers are made of kyber crystals which give out a beam that is weightless#bur because kylo’s kyber crystal is cracked#it may be causing disturbances in the force#pulling the beam in every direction possible#which makes it harder to wield and much harder to swing around#it’s like he’s swinging an actual sword (via @kylorage)

[verysharpteeth]

And I like pointing out that he’s a REALLY reckless fighter. Maybe it was just this moment because he was falling all to pieces, but I think it’s more than likely a common thing with him considering his tantrums. It’s ridiculous to turn your back on an opponent in a sword fight, yet even wounded he’s doing it here. And on a side note even wounded he decides to use a double hand strike with the momentum of the spin for extra power. In other words, that move is going to HURT. He’s already been gut shot and is visibly bleeding everywhere and he decides to use moves that are really going to linger.

[therestofyourstory]

I’m going to back up this already excellent post with some lore for anyone who might be interested.

Yes, lightsaber blades are weightless, but resistant to changes in motion, so the 90-degree angle of Ren’s two beams actively make them work against each other, as opposed to the only other known crossguard user Roblio Darte, whose secondary blade emitter was 45 degrees from the first, enabling him to wield it perfectly.

Double-handed strikes are the most common movement among lightsaber users because of the inertia needed to counteract the blade’s initial repelling force. Ren uses a two-handed slash despite being heavily wounded because that will make the blade cut faster and easier than a one-handed grip. That’s why Jar’Kai users (dual-wielders) have to rely on speed and agility to compensate for the lack of power in their strikes.

The combat form that Ren is using here could be Ataru, which is noted for its acrobatic twirls, but it could also be Djem So, due to the switch in grips while spinning and the finishing uppercut slash (theoretically, this move conceals your strikes and does not leave you open to attack, even though your back is turned for a moment). I favor the Djem So headcanon, because this was Anakin Skywalker’s preferred form (and we all know how much Ren idolizes his grandpa).

Alternatively, this scene (and the whole fight in general) could also reinforce my personal headcanon that Ren is a Niman user. He uses Niman stance on Takodana, and it is entirely feasible that he could be adopting it in this scene too, as Niman is a combination of the other forms, and it is also perceived by a lot of lightsaber users to be very undisciplined, since it relies heavily on improvisation. Count Dooku once criticized a Niman adherent for his sloppy form and nonexistent footwork. I believe this ties in very well with how reckless Ren is in combat.

[kingofarnor]

These lightsaber fights were EXTREMELY well choreographed, and well shot. A few other things I geeked out about:

* Lightsabers aren’t actually frozen beams of light–they’re LOOPS of plasma, that come out of the handle, turn around, and flow back into the handle. They resist motion because they’re actually already IN motion. It’s less like hitting someone with a sword, and more like hitting them with a chainsaw. This explains a lot of things that happen in the duels–any time a lightsaber hits the ground or an obstacle, it skips and kicks away from the absorbed momentum.

* Because lightsabers bend in a loop, they actually have an “edge” and a “flat,” even though it’s not clearly visible–your cutting technique actually matters, A clean cut will pass right through a human body, but a sloppy cut (like the wild swings that Kylo, Finn and Rey are throwing around) is going to contact human flesh and then actually kick away. This is why when Kylo cuts Finn’s back, he leaves a long gouge rather than just cleaving him in half–it’s a sloppy cut, and he has poor control.

* This also explains why the shape of the side emitters on Kylo Ren’s lightsaber aren’t a problem–when two lightsabers connect, they lock together and stick (imagine two chainsaws locked together!). This is why Ren doesn’t have to worry about another blade sliding down his and severing the plasma vent on the side. You can see this in the way Ren manipulates Rey’s sword when they’re in the bind in the end of their duel–he knows that if he’s physically stronger he can actually yank Rey’s saber around in her hand.

* You can tell here that while all of the combatants have at least some close quarters combat training, none of them REALLY know how to use a lightsaber. You can see this especially in when Rey first attacks Kylo Ren–note that she keeps trying to stab him. It’s very rare that we see other lightsaber users attempt a stab in the heat of combat–nearly every other blow attempted is a wide, sweeping slice. Stabbing strokes like that are *quarterstaff* techniques–designed to take advantage of the extra range that comes from having an extra 2 feet of stick to put between you and your opponent. It’s obvious when she attempts these attacks that she overbalances herself (because the lightsaber is shorter than the quarterstaff she’s used to) and that Ren has never been attacked by a lightsaber this way before.

* Also, look at how janky Ren’s lightsaber blade is! The thing is so obviously a Pinto compared to the Ferrari that is Anakin’s old lightsaber, and it’s all beautifully rendered without a word just in the design of the prop and the effects.

I loved pretty much everything about these movies, but the lightsaber choreography may be my favorite part.

[shitifindon]

you mean lightsabers have been LIGHT CHAINSAWS THIS WHOLE TIME AND NO ONE TOLD ME

[thestarshipcat]

hi i’m guy fieri and welcome to dungeons dragons and dives

[ssjbear-moved]

“You come upon a small town: Flavortown.”

[8bitmickey]

I read this in Griffin’s voice.

[scienceinchaos]

https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/4a6xh7/flavortown_the_guy_fieri_micro_rpg/

[starwars]

Check out the brand new poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and watch the trailer tonight. 

[byjove]

New subculture:

Cowgoth. We dress like cowboys but in all black and we don’t listen to anything but classic country songs about murder.

[flimflamberge]

This is just the Johnny Cash fandom.

[scienceinchaos]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This

[spazzdhn]

[frogkenny]

I FOUND IT GUYS I SPENT HALF AN HOUR LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO AND ITS HERE

[tristikov]

Always reblog peent.

[videodromefag]

*before clicking play*: IS THIS WHAT i THINK IT IS???

*clicks play*: IT ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[rgr-pop]

omg!! omg

[ladimcbeth]

Forever reblog.

[thegreenwolf]

Heaven let your eent shine down.

[unclefather]

[as-warm-as-choco]

[billandtedsexcellentgaymarriage]

Gordon Freeman Deserved Better

[scienceinchaos]

His brother, not so sure about.

[chimchiri]

Someone broke the coffee machine at the Watchtower. Dedicated to @meinctutw. (See? I can draw other stuff than pain and agony!)

Curious about what the initial sketches looked like? Have a look -> (X)

[thevaultofretroscifi]

[scienceinchaos]

This was published 1974, so much has changed since then in both science fiction and psychology. Who wants to update this book with me? Seriously.

[jay-sherman-deactivated20241101]

And here we are! Jay Sherman n basically all of the ssj forms. Which one is your favorite?

[ohgodbears]

This stinks.

[scrimblobimblobadimbo-deactivat]

I think you misspelled “rocks” because this rocks.

[rabbittiddy]

Still a better father than Goku.

[scienceinchaos]

There are days when I need something and I can never tell what exactly I need. Today it was this.

[shitmyreviewerssay]

I wish I could explain what is the purpose of the manuscript.

(via femscinerd)

I see this and raise you "I understand this is novel reasearch, but the results seem kind of expected, now that the study is finished and your hypothesis is confirmed."

Im only paraphrasing a little.

[americanlibraryassoc]

Leonardo da Vinci’s Visionary Notebooks Now Online: Browse 570 Digitized Pages

Quick, what do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? He painted the Mona Lisa! He wrote his notes backwards! He designed supercool bridges and flying machines! He was a genius about, um… a lot of other… things… and, um, stuff...

Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are now online thanks to the British Library!

[dreamofhircine]

This fucking dipshit, yet again, has literally no idea what he’s talking about. His bore-holed brain is gonna slip back into a bout of dementia five minutes from now and he’s not even going to remember these vile tweets, and it’s going to be left to a team of PR people to walk back and mitigate the tremendous damage he just did.

[dreamofhircine]

For a year now we’ve had a policy in place, developed and vetted over the course of several years, based on the actual lived experiences of transgender service members and approved by the Pentagon’s highest offices, that allowed for the transition of service members and coverage of associated medical costs under TRICARE.

It’s a good program, and it has done tremendous good for people over the past year. It’s worked. Just the other day the Navy broke the news that one of its special forces people had come out recently.

And now this asshole waltzes in and takes a shit on the floor during a brief moment of lucidity before falling back into whatever new disjointed senility is going to dominate the next week of news.

[scienceinchaos]

And for anyone wanting to make the claim it’s really about medical costs and not entirely politically motivated