pittsburgh: carnegie mellon and the other students.

wow, these last couple days in pittsburgh have been quite amazing. i’m in pittsburgh for a program that examines logic in the sciences, and scientific inquiry. i didn’t realize science was so sketchy…lol… at least, in terms of the logic science uses. it’s really weak. other than that realization, i’ve come to understand a great deal about inquiry and methodology thus far. 

the carnegie mellon campus is so cool. i’ve been in my little bubble too long. i am glad that i’ve gotten the chance to see outside cambridge/boston/new haven. the coolest part about pittsburgh is that it reminds me of that kingdom in lord of the rings that’s built into the side of the mountain. yeah, i said that. 

the other students have been really amazing, too. the core group of guys with which i’ve been communicating and studying, include a student from johns hopkins (my roomie shane), princenton, and two students from harvard. though, we all really just met, these guys really stick it to the man, logically that is. there are students from all over the world, and a couple of students from the uk. make no mistake, these students are sharper than tacks (but not tacky). 

in terms of the first week’s material, i’ve taught most of the material before, so i sit back and do the problem sets in my spare time—while also reading a nice book i brought with me—but the second week is going to be my bread and butter: computability theory and its foundations. :0) i guess this is really theoretical computer science, but, hey, why not call it math and logic? that’s what it was first right? 

i have to say, being in pittsburgh makes me feel like i’ve accomplished something. what that is, i am not really sure. but it feels really good to be a part of something so cool and so small. i rarely meet people that have the same interests that i do, and my intuitions tell me that many of my classmates and i have the same interests. It’s kind of cool to tell a joke that people get, that’s half nerdy. 

well, it’s raining now and i forgot my umbrella, so i better go and figure out a way to complain about this—as if i didn’t look at my umbrella before i left and said, it’s not going to rain.

until next time.