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Sup Ari :p Thought I'd drop in around the old traps...

No, you really can't. That'll make you quite unwell. Fruit and vegies don't have everything you need - you will miss out on certain minerals and vitamins. You should also incorporate dairy, grains and pulses, nuts and seeds, and white and red meat if you're not a vegetarian. A mixed, varied diet...

A science degree is not designed to be used on its own, and anyone who claims they got nowhere with a BSc alone is obviously pretty ignorant of what it was supposed to do. On its own, a BSc is a way of viewing the world, it teaches you to think. But it generally provides a better position to...

It depends on the uni. I did BSc Honours at Melb Uni as it was essential at the time for getting into a PhD, which at the time I was intending to do, and basically any kind of research you're going to need honours. However, with the new Melbourne Model there is a push towards doing a Masters...

The basic science doesn't worry me per se - I did a BSc and worked as a biomedical scientist for years - it's just the vast quantity I haven't done before. Conceptually I'm fine, but really, why do I need to regurgitate all the complement pathways...

Boiling and melting points won't do you any good, nor will remembering the periodic table, really (knowing the first 30 is handy). What you should aim to do is understand, not memorise. If you understand it, there's no real need to memorise. Do some reading about the orbitals from a first...

My first exams are in a month. I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't think any med student ever knows what they are doing. This: http://whatshouldwecallmedschool.tumblr.com/post/22316873603/when-medical-school-begins (That whole blog is fantastic.)

For a start, don't mix up your p and d orbitals. It's 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2, 3d10 (that takes you to 30). Copper is a transition metal, so we're filling up the d orbital. As element number 29, that takes you to 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s1, 3d10 - for stability, as you said, rather...

I'm wondering what Moffat is doing at the moment...hopefully busy writing Doctor Who scripts!

Actually, you completely misappropriated that quote. If I said "all cars are blue, red or yellow" and you quoted me as, "all cars are...yellow", well...that would be silly, wouldn't it? :) If you read the sentence that followed I said "if you want something intelligent, watch something...

And what is TBBT pretending to be that it's not? I've never got the impression it's trying to be smart just because it talks about 'smart' topics. As a scientist I see it as a big caricature of nerds and it's scarily close a lot of the time! Man, I don't know ANYONE who does this. I haven't...

Two of the greatest. Couldn't believe I'd nearly gotten to the end of the thread without seeing them! Also seconding The Vicar of Dibley and The Inbetweeners. My suggestion is Black Books. Brilliant. "Coordinates...BOOKSHOP!" And for sketch shows, try A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and That...

This thread is, for the most part, sorting out who has a problem with nerds, or at least who will never be one. As a nerd I've gotta say that a lot of the nerd jokes are actually funny because of how incredibly true they are. You can't properly explain to a non-nerd why having a favourite amino...

Depends what you call 'relatively affordable'. Houses on my street in Kensington are $800k+, starting to hit million dollar mark. Flemington is probably cheaper but it's definitely becoming gentrified. I don't know what apartments go for. I do know that my rent goes up quite a lot every year and...

Lots of people talk about how good rice cookers are, but personally I don't have a problem with using the absorption method on the stove. Works perfectly every time.

Oh s**t. Brilliant, the whole thing. We're going to have to wait a year to find out how he did that, aren't we? EDIT: I totally want to get a "steal the Crown Jewels" app.

So did we watch the Hounds of Baskerville? I was genuinely terrified.

Live off Epsom. Hey neighbour!

Chicken, fig and date tagine, with couscous. Ohhh the caramelised figs...

I don't know about this suggesting veganism is 'where it's at' - the Harvard information there mentions fish, poultry, and eggs, and doesn't say to cut out red meat, so... Slightly more in protein, but you also need to take into account the GI. Protein will often keep you fuller for longer...

Not a huuuge fan, and in fact a bit repulsed by brown rice. I don't know, I've learnt to like a lot of things since I got healthy in the last few years, maybe I should give brown another go. I quite like jasmine and basmati though. White goes damn well when you make coconut rice! (Umm...

To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf

Perhaps, but it would be nice if some HR departments - and corporate services in general - actually tried to cater to the individual needs of the business rather than acting as if they are what the business exists for. HR departments in science have no idea.

I've noticed large people at my gyms and whilst you can tell that they feel uncomfortable, I think the general vibe from everyone else there is always very supportive of anyone who's there trying to improve their fitness. In fact I think people are more likely to be encouraging than anything...

Have you read the stupid chapters on agronomy in Anna Karenina? Sheesh. ;)

Moonee Ponds is really nice. For a similar feel but a bit cheaper and just around the corner, you could try Ascot Vale. I live a few blocks away from Ascot Vale and make my way there from time to time. Some nice shops.

Well, they can, if you eat protein-rich plant foods. Plenty of vegetarians don't! Though it's still not easy to be protein-deficient, but I've seen dieting shows where even really obese people who live on absolute crap are found to be deficient in certain amino acids. Though it's not protein...

He genuinely sends shivers down my spine. Creepy as hell.

My god, A Scandal in Belgravia was amazing.

Just finished The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. Didn't like it as much as Middlesex or The Virgin Suicides, but still decent. Now I've started Saturday by Ian McEwan.