There is no (definitive) manual on How to Teach Quantum Physics,
obviously, but one imagines that if such a manual existed it would
likely recommend against opening your first lecture half-naked,
curled into a fetal position while footage of Hitler, Saddam Hussein,
and 9/11 play on the projector. And yet! Columbia professor Emlyn Hughes
opened his Frontiers of Science—one of the Ivy League university's core
classes—with just such a show. Here's how Columbia gossip blog Bwog describes it: According
to our reports, the first class of the physics unit was running a bit
late when the lights went out. When they came back on, professor Emlyn
Hughes was in the spotlight. Then Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's
Hot" started playing in some sort of weird combination with deadmau5,
Billy Joel, and Die Antwoord and he started to undress and put on a
hoodie and sunglasses. After that, he curled up into a fetal position in
his chair as images of 9/11, Nazi Germany, and North Korea started
playing on the projector. Finally, the show was interrupted by ninjas who appeared and smashed puppets onstage.
Tuition at Columbia is $22,000 a semester.
By: wet501
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I hope the only reason those chattering girls were there, was to make tasty sandwiches for the male students and staff.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByEternal21 (279.10) 
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@Eternal21
"is this real life"?
..........
*sigh*
How do these people get to university?
Oh that's right, mummy and daddy are very wealthy and will gladly spunk 22k a year on their education.
It's a crime that there are countless more able students out there that simply can't afford the fees, it's a very unfair world we live in.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bybobbymanc (170.90) 
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Meh, if someone's smart enough, they get full scholarships, so in the end the system works. Also, think of this in terms of social Darwinism. If your parents were smart enough to make money, than chances are, you'll inherit some of those smart genes yourself, so you should get to go to college.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByEternal21 (279.10) 
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Not if they can't afford the tuition fees.
There are many intelligent kids from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds that had they been more fortunate with the birth lottery, and been born to wealthy parents, they'd be guarantees for university.
The opposite is true in wealthy families, often universities have a required intake, and to meet that intake they will often slightly lower the criteria for joining students, the only must is your ability to pay for your cours More..
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bybobbymanc (170.90) 
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You are sooo very correct my friend :)
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byjohnrc (147.92) 
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@Eternal21 That made no sense, some of the most stupid people in the world are ones whose parents have lots of money. "Smart" is determined in the formative years by how the brain is trained to operate. Every generation should chart their own path in the world.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byblue1991dbes (10.10) 
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The pathetic state of American education.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byxigm534x (103.42) 
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@xigm534x Not shown here: the countless hours of dense quantum physics these kids actually have to do.
This shit is dumb, but it's clearly a poor attempt at bringing some excitement into what many find to be a dull subject. The actual work you do in these courses is challenging, tests are unforgiving, and there is little to no hand-holding.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bysuicidebob (208.28) 
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@suicidebob Wrong. I know a guy from columbia. Its a pot smoking rubber stamp university for the elites to rubber stamp their rat offspring. I find most Ivy and high end graduates losers. MIT, Caltech, Stanford - much better. Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and the worst, Brown, more or less crap. And the people who come out of these schools are filled with self importance that leads to massive failures that get rebranded success.
Higher Education is obsolete now as bachelors and masters are awarde More..
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bymickrussom (10.44) mickrussom View Channel Send Message
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@mickrussom An issue of perception I suppose, I know many graduates from such institutes who are among the most intelligent people I know. If we're talking personal opinion, I will however admit that I do find those who I know attended or are currently attending MIT to better fit the persona of a hard-working university intellectual.
Although I'm well aware that plenty of undeserving rich kids manage to make it by in Ivy League schools, I don't think it's fair to discount the entire institute More..
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bysuicidebob (208.28) 
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@xigm534x you're a muppet.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bytier1 (32.70) tier1 View Channel Send Message
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@tier1 Thanks Grover!
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byxigm534x (103.42) 
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That girl sounds stupid as fuck.
Just drop out and start stripping sweetheart...because nobody is going to hire your ass.
You fucking giggling shithead.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByRonnie The Limo Driver (-6.60) 
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@Ronnie The Limo Driver That's no way to talk to your sister.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByID36 (56.16) 
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@ID36
It's my girlfriend.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByRonnie The Limo Driver (-6.60) 
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@Ronnie The Limo Driver WHATS YOUR PROBLEM DUUUDE? WHOA WHOA WHOA STOP THE CLOCK!
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byelmuhfuh (16.06) elmuhfuh View Channel Send Message
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I was just joking.
Relax homo.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByRonnie The Limo Driver (-6.60) 
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'$22,000 a semester'
That's fucking ridiculous.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bypruut (315.66) 
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Education for the "bread and circus" generation. Dangling a rattle to get the attention of babies. Worthless twaddle for binge-drinking whores and twits. Shock masquerading as profundity. That's all this is.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByMachineGhost (69.00) 
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@MachineGhost Well said.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByGenericName (178.50) 
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These women are a good example as to why they make less than men, even though they may have the same education.
Posted Feb-19-2013 BydHarv (20.70) 
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Seems like an interesting prof. Win over the class on day 1, and getting them to eagerly pay attention for the rest of the semester is a lot easier.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byhangashore (25.60) 
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@hangashore You can learn everything this clown is gonna teach these retards in the next 12 months if you watch Leonard Susskind Lecture 1 | Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics (Stanford)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h1E3YJMKfA
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bycopilot1111111 (783.30) copilot1111111 View Channel Send Message
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@copilot1111111 - different strokes for different folks. You can also take any course content from MIT online - free. Barriers to education are falling constantly. The majority still choose bricks and mortar sourced, but that will change. For those that choose that route, a prof like this one can make the difference between being engaged in your education vs. going through the motions.
Posted Feb-20-2013 Byhangashore (25.60) 
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@hangashore Yeah and i have met some incredibly gifted scientists on the net and some incredibly dull and unimaginative professors in my college!
But who gets to study Qm at Columbia? Engineering majors, physics (Science) majors?
It's obvious that it's QM 101 and i don't expect these students to become QM experts. Maybe it's a requirement of some sort, just like some of the classes you take while doing all other majors in US colleges and Universities. This is their list of physics classes ht More..
Posted Feb-20-2013 Bycopilot1111111 (783.30) copilot1111111 View Channel Send Message
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Obviously he's teaching the nature of quantum mechanics which is unknown and unpredictable.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byacuseme (12.56) acuseme View Channel Send Message
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And he apparently believes he's teaching it to morons who need a carnival sideshow to get their attention.
Oh, damn. Maybe he's right.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByNotJim (1004.70) 
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Ahh shit they got me again its exactly the same as watching a shit move with no ending but you keep on watching hoping something will happen. FUCK I always get caught
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByThe_Quickest_silver (62.40) 
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ow hey horny teenagers...
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bydennix (294.80) 
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@dennix -.- dude seriously?
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@Ayvar you must be new here...
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bydamorar (41.84) 
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What?
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByClancypeanut (28.50) 
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@Ayvar well what other kind of ppl giggles like that if a man just change his clothes????? he he?
Posted Feb-19-2013 Bydennix (294.80) 
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Douchebaggery 101
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byel_brio (28.20) el_brio View Channel Send Message
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@el_brio government-approved student loans FTW!!!
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByBasard (167.58) 
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And not one of the liberally indoctrinated students got up and walked out. They will talk about how cool and smart this professor is, and they will be sheep for the rest of their lives, without an original thought amongst them.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byfuandyourgoat (45.20) fuandyourgoat View Channel Send Message
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@fuandyourgoat You're just mad because you have no idea what QM is...
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByPentagrammed (34.70) 
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@Pentagrammed I may be mad, but I'm not angry.
Posted Feb-20-2013 Byfuandyourgoat (45.20) fuandyourgoat View Channel Send Message
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@ 3:46 - Are those girls actually saying "Hi Sadam" to Stalin??
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByBull_fly (4.30) 
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@Bull_fly Yes they are. These foolish children will rule our country and have any career open to them with their beloved certificate. College is outdated. Real education is online.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByFlREF0X (384.30) 
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@Bull_fly I thought so as well and had to rewind it. I just think their incredibly slow brains reacted late to the image of Saddam immediately before Stalin.
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@Bull_fly There was an image of Sadam just before they said that, fucking idiot, grow a mind and learn how to use it. If you think you're smart for pointing it out you need some serious lessons. As if you couldn't deduce that they either had a slow reaction or the audio lagged for a bit. Oh wait, you're a newbie, I get it now, you just came from youtube and think you're king shit because you got top comment on a Minaj video with 'nees moar cowbells did he died'
Posted Feb-20-2013 ByPsychoChiller (9.70) 
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@PsychoChiller I actually think that the girls think that both images are of Saddam.
I don't know what crawled up your ass to start bashin. whaa whaa flame flame.. So what, im a newbie, your an asshole....get over it.
Posted Feb-23-2013 ByBull_fly (4.30) 
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That girl sounds like every mush-mouth sorostitute who ever sat behind me in class.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byjohnstone587 (68.00) 
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These stupid college brats are going to rule over your lives in a few years when they get their precious certificate. @ 3:50 these ass clowns think Joseph Stalin is Sadam Hussein. I always laugh when I see a job listing insist on a college education. I think to myself, okay, so while I was busy in my 20's managing accounts, making deals, building businesses and making wealth for myself, my clients, and the agencies I worked with, these punk kids were doing artsy fartsy lectures, panty raids and More..
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByFlREF0X (384.30) 
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@FlREF0X Nah, you're just an idiot.
Posted Feb-19-2013 Byacuseme (12.56) acuseme View Channel Send Message
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@acuseme A retired in his early 30's idiot. Now I do my panty raids and beer bongs. Work first, party later. Those kids have it all backwards. They're gonna be old by the time they finish their careers.
Posted Feb-19-2013 ByFlREF0X (384.30) 
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