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dsrtao ([personal profile] dsrtao) wrote2011-10-27 10:08 am

Things All Adults Should Know

Dimensional analysis.
Orders of magnitude.
How to estimate.
Significant figures.
Error bars.
The meaning of "derivative with regard to time".
Basic predicate logic.
Rate of growth is constrained by the availability of the rarest requirement.
Correlation is not causation, especially with humans.
Food and water cycles.
Humans are not inherently rational, but they can fake it when they're trying.

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