Stephen Hawking is a Scientist. He has a MAJOR physical disability (not saying you do not but, he can not even move his mouth enough to talk in even slightly coherent sentences). Therefore, Physical disabilitys just get in the way of intelligent minds. You can not stop intelligence and the will to contribute to knowledge just by deactivating movement since the brain is still active. SCIENCE FTW!!!!
"the only problem with graphic design is that it's not being a scientist" I think this says it all:you want to be a scientist,period. So be it! There's always time to fall back on second best choices after first best has failed. AFTER.
Plus, this world need scientists. Even more,it needs good teachers. I think you would make a wonderful lecturer,and I don't see how your illness could hinder you.
ps:you can always rely on res. assistants to get labwork done. It's good ideas we lack, not muscles.
I agree with several comments below. You should do what you love, whatever it is. It would definitely be nice to have another scientist in the world. You're also a great speaker and I would LOVE to attend your lectures, if you ever considered something like that. Either way, I would not let your physical circumstances preclude consideration of a career as a scientist -- it can be done! If you really want to do it, you can do it! My personal vote would be SCIENCE! :-D
Well if you ask...having watched a good part of your videos...I think that:
1) many scientists seem not to be rational & clear minded as they should be,and as you really seem to be;
2) sorry, but I have the feeling that you're going to regret not to get into science if you can. Can't you find a field in which your disability doesn't bother you too much? Any occupation has its own boring periods, but while design can be nice, science is sheer beauty. Or not?
It's impressive to see a young man looking ahead in this way; then again, you're an impressive young man. I'm not going to offer advice. I will say only that the next few years will go by no matter what you choose; then the next several decades will go by, again regardless of your choices; and then you will be looking back and wondering where all that time went.
@billthecat666 Absolutely. I don't know about your country, qdragon, but in Croatia most profesors don't mind if you visit their lectures casually. Maybe you should visit the universities you consider as an option and talk to the lecturers. That would give you a picture of those two professions. If scientific work is really what you want to do in your life, don't worry. You'll find a way to do it as good as anyone else. Good luck! ;)
definately not a scientist here, Q, but i am hoping that you do what supports you AND inspires you.even if you find lab work impractical financially due to the costs of the software or assitances, i hope you will persue what you can like art, and still aid science with your intelligence, perhaps in a theoretical and observational sense.I just wanted to encourage you!
You could be a computer programmer. It's close enough to being a scientist and it deosn't require lab work. If you choose to make computer games for example, you could also make use of your graphic design skills.
It depends on how far, academically, you want to go. Undergrad is not too hard but I'm not sure how the university would work around your disability for your practicals. I expect at least some lab pracs would be required to graduate, even specialising in biotech. I did microbiology and all but 3 of my papers had labs.
Also, job competition is fairly high -I fear that most employers would turn you down in favour of an abled employee.
Actually, employers generally get diversity tax cuts/credits for hiring either disabled or female workers in the states at least. So he may actually have an edge riding on affirmative action.
My best friend back in highschool became a programmer for that exact reason, a female has an easy in when it comes to the male dominated programming field. Not sure if that fully translates into the biosciences though, or if it translates to handicaps, as some jobs only require females.
Well as for being a scientist, do some research into I'm guessing the more theoretical side of the subject. For instance, writing up equations or hypothesis about unknowns etc. alternatively, perhaps you could find someone to do the lab work for you. Just a thought. Keep up the vids hon.
Science -- Look at Steven Hawking! I am a working scientist (chemist) for a large corporation. I would be happy to talk to you about that. The physical part is there but I think theoretical people are very important as well. In the world chemistry our models of molecules and how they interact is still very primitive. My understanding of biology is that their models are even worse. You should check out theoretical biology at McMaster University.
Go for the science. It may be competitive, but failure in that area will still leave you with a leg up - you could still teach, illustrate science books and more if you can not handle the hard classes to the very end. If you can handle them, biotech companies are lucrative businesses with a pay-scale almost based on your degree. You could handle the theoretical end of the research.
Under the american disability act Universities have to make accommodations for physical and some mental disabilities, I would talk to the colleges your looking at, explain your situation and see how they would work with you in labs.
Hey. If you don't want to pursue the science career because of interest issues, then ok. But please, please, don't get turned off of it because of your disability. Especially in biotech, so much of it will be on computers. Further, universities are not only willing, but required to find a way to make it work. If you can look under a microscope you're half way there!
I think being a scientist would be way cooler, but that's just me.
Remember that there are many kinds of science. I am a Computer Scientist, or a Programmer, to be more specific.
I have SMA, Type 1 (a sister disease to your own). I'm 34 years old and I run my own business. I get paid to play with my favorite toys. How cool is that?
I fully support the advise to do what you love. You'll figure the lab work out, if it comes to that. That's what assistants are for, right?
Follow your passion and everything else will sort itself out.
As for grad school, see if the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) would sponsor a lab assistant or two for you to handle the work load. Apply for grants. There IS a way.
I think that you should try science, with design as a plan B. We need good scientists!!!!
As for your disability, contact the university and specific professors/instructors to problem solve solutions.
20 years ago, we had a blind student at our community college....but he needed a lab science to graduate. A tutoring student was assigned to go to labs with him to describe what was seen in the microscope, etc. Other students from out tutoring program volunteered to read texts into a tape rec
I myself is a designer with an art background, so I could perhaps tell you some things you want to know. Regarding science though, you should try to get in contact with C0nc0rdance.
I asked my friend, who has a very similar condition to yours, and his advice: "Q-answer this question........What would make me happy? Then pursue the answer."
I study chemistry and there's a lot of lab work of course. What you should do is to contact the universities and ask them how this problem could be solved. I saw a guy in a wheelchair that studies biology, which also involves a lot of lab work. It works for him so it should for you to. But the most important thing is to choose something that seems the most interesting, fun and rewarding.
you can do any theoretical science as long you can use a computer. There is a lot of Theory and interesting Math in the field of Biotechnology. But I'm not working in that field, so you have to ask someone else about that.
Bioinformatician here! They don't let me in the lab any more; carpal tunnel & energetic refluxes do not good bedfellows make.
Typical day involves doing SCIENCE in silico; code to your heart's content, run simulations, compile/sort data, draw conclusions. Every couple of months you might get a paper out of it. I also had graphic design stylings because I made bioinfomatics tools available online, doing the websites and all.
Pros: awesomeness. Cons: the pay is crap, people can be a bit insular.
I can't say this with 100% certainty, but Graphic Design might pay better.
If money isn't what matters to you most... then do whichever motivates you more. Any career is going to have tough times, and you're going to need that motivation to get through them.
Money is nice, but you have to be working to make any!
As others have said if your true love is science, do that. You could also do some graphic design on the side as a hobby, and if - after your degree - you find that you can't do science, you can always fall back on design.
People these days don't always stick with the same career their whole lives any more anyway.
You have budding talent as an artist, but you still have a long way to go. Fading things, moving cameras and playing with particles doesn't really count as animation. Your 2d stuff shows potential. I would encourage you to play around in 3d more :)
In the end I think you should continue to both, even if one is more of a hobby. Do what you love~
Ones mind is far more important in science than ones disability or lack of disability. You are already a scientist, you just need to have your knowledge base expanded. Do it!
If this were ten years ago, I would discourage anyone with serious physical disability from laboratory sciences. However, biology and biotech/bioengineering is becoming more and more automated. What the field really needs are ideas. I say if you like that field, give it a shot. Most lab heads I've worked with sit behind a computer all day and do the brain work that really drives research. The days of biologists as pipette monkeys is coming to a close, in my opinion.
I think you should do METARESEARCH on scientific studies and do interviews with those who conduct them. Your mouth, eyes, and ears still seem to be working fine, and you seem bright enough to do the meta-analysis that it takes to link different studies together in a cohesive narrative that brings about more knowledge than the individual studies alone can if simply summed together. YOU CAN STILL BE A SCIENTIST!
I actually chose a science route over a design route also, I was doing really well with graphic/3D design in school, but now I'm at uni studying biology. I do miss the design stuff (although I still do bits on the side), but I'm glad I chose science, I just felt it would be more fulfilling as I would be learning details in the world around me.
I would suggest calling the universities and talking to proper professionals because I know of people unable to work in a lab due to a disability.
I would suggest a remake of your resume. If you want an in depth over view of how one in the design buisness should look like just pm me i have a certificate in Design and Visual Communication and can help you out but unless your passion for design is the same for science i would say stick with science. Even better look into both more deeply and see which one requires of you.
Also any question on Design you can pm me like i said before. Also get a portfolio together their important.
You should do whatever you want, and as of today that looks like graphic design. But do not give up on science so quickly. Your intellect will be put to far better use in science than in anything else. I suggest you use it. Well, you asked, didn't you? That's my answer. Science. You can do it.
When I started watching the video, you reminded me Stephen Hawking. He's a very well known physician. And he can't talk without using a machine! If you really want to be a scientist, and think you should give a try a keep doing your art. Maybe you could use your artistic talent in biotechnology. That's not hard to imagine.
i started university doing all science papers in my second year i threw in a design paper just for the hell of it and i enjoyed it so much i changed my major to graphic design, i would say do which ever you enjoy
you dont have to be a lab rat to be a scientist, if you are good at it then you can come up with the good questions or you can find the "constants" to be broken down and you can have lab rats to do it for you.
It is best that you decide for yourself what you want to do, but that is simply stating the obvious.
I think your best option is science. And don't worry about laboratory work, there are many science options which do not require physical work. The obvious choice is mathematics, this also opens many doors to other sciences.
Keep graphic design as a hobby, it is great to have more than one interest. And it is a much more restrictive choice of career.
If someone is doing something they love, it will never feel like work. I say, search your heart and see what makes you the happiest....what doesn't feel like work. My two cents.
Have you considered doing a general introduction year to academic science, like general life sciences or exact sciences? Some universities offer these and they are a good experience even if you decide not to pursue science further, even better if they help you choose a scientific field.
Incorrect assessment. Lab techicians perform lab work. Scientists design and analyse scientific protocols. Lab techs have bachelors degrees. Scientists have post-graduate degrees. Biotech is a huge field. You'll find a fit -- your concerns are unfounded.
Get in touch with universities that you'd like to attend, and try to contact some biotechnologianismists, explain your concerns, see if they can show you around for a day. Most would be happy to if not show you around, but at least point out some options and advice. It also means you get yourself out there showing you're forward and active, which will go down well whatever career you decide to shoot for.
You have loads of time to consider. Stick with the science. You could do really well if you put your mind to it. Graphic designers a ten a penny. That's the great bit about this time of life though, it's entirely your choice. It belongs to you and it will be one of the few things you can look back on and say, that was my choice. :-)
I have the same dilema.. I would like to study physics, however in my country there is poor university for physics.. but still viable.. however there is like no job offers for physicist in my country so i'll have to work abroad, wich I prefer anyway.The other option is to be engineer ! To make warp drive!! But without making warp drive, the job sux.. ( and I won't make warp drive :( so engineering is pwned) . And the 3rd option ( the best for money and getting job) is to be a programmer...
1. Merge them both. Science and design. INTELLIGENT design! (...)
Or
2. Ask scientists, look at videos of scientists, check out forums and get in touch with a few - espessially in the field that interests you and ask him what he generally does in his field of work
You can still be a scientist if you're disabled. Look at Stephen Hawking. today's scientists use mostly computers, to simulate their experimentations, BEFORE setting up physical experimentations.
As an engineer in electronics/automatics, I can tell you that almost all theoretical studies are made on computer, nowadays. You can become an engineer in modelisation, or a programmer.
If graphical works attract you more, you can design video games, for example.
Qdragon1337, Inform about health care and treatment on campus. There should be alot of "fair chance policies" (dont know what the exact term is in the States) that can help you get a degree. Get noticed by your profs as the curious, eager-to-learn guy we have come to know and love on YT. Do what you like best. Dont be afraid to try something and find out that its not for you.
Its better to be sorry about things you did, than regret not trying at all.
No offense to any graphic design...ers(?) out there, but I think that would be a waste of your intellect.
I don't really know the extent of your disability, but biology -- and even biotechnology, specifically -- are pretty broad subjects. There's a lot to choose from, career-wise.
Also, there's mathematics, physics, astronomy, etc, which are all more cerebral than they are "hands on." Look at what Stephen Hawking has accomplished, despite his disability.
You enjoy both options, but science is the one you favor?
I suggest you do what you're most in love with. I dread every day that gets closer to my own graduation, because I imagine I'll end up having to stick with my 2nd career choice. Years pass, I'll hate my job, but become complacent enough that I won't return to school. The labor intensive work will probably lead to disability. Then I'll be on welfare with chronic pain for the rest of my life. ...FFFFF, I'm gonna go study.
Have you considered physics? Much of the physics lab work doesn't look as "hands on" as stuff you might have to do in biology... no test tubes, pipettes etc.. Hawking has less mobility than you and he seems to do ok... If your maths is ok it might be worth considering.
Well, I'm a graphic designer and illustrator who wants to go back to university to become a scientist. I mean, it's what ever your passions lie man, I went with GD/illustration and it didnt fit me. (Love the work, dont like doing it for other people) So I think something more academic may be in order. Both are fields that are hard to make your living in. Though your a pretty sharp penny so you may have a head start in science.
I'd suggest you contact a local, or the nearest university and see if they have some professors willing to speak with ya on the topic!
If you are looking at computer stuff, I'd say go for Computer Science in general, and focus on programming. I'd suggest that over doing graphic art simply because there should be more job security in programming.
You'd have to judge for yourself if software programming or web programming is your thing, but yeah =)
As for going to school, the schools have a department to help people with disabilities, so they should be able to make the coursework doable. It also depends on what you want to do. Computational biology has many fields, if you're interested in learning how to program computers. Bioinformatics, for instance, is applying statistics and computer science to molecular biology. Not much lab work required there.
Don't sell yourself short in any measure, man. It's often through some sort of adversity that the persistent mind triumphs. You've got the brains to go far and your viewpoint could be invaluable which is something science is always in more need of.
Couldnt you combine the two tings? I mean a lot of science is more accessible with some graphics to show us laymen what the scientists means, thinks and says.
Carl Sagan came to mind and we definetely need more people connecting science to the everyday laymen of the world.
actually I think thats a really good idea- definitely try for some labs that work on bioinformatics. Youll have a strong role there. You are also required to learn how to think like a scientist, but I think you are already mostly there.
it will definitely be harder for you to find the right lab, but I dont think it will be impossible. Every lab is different, every professor running the lab is different. And different members of the lab have different roles.
For example you can work in a lab which does bioinformatics research, that is you will be doing statistics on genes of a rat with ADHD or something. Someone else can set up the rats with the disease and you can do the stats analysis.
hey, ive worked in a basic science lab for 2 years working in the field of genetics. For me it was very physical. You see they make the students do all the hard work while the actual PhDs come up with the ideas.
But i think that if you have the interest, you should pursue it. Ask your guidance counselor, or email a dean at a local university and ask them what the opportunities are for you.
if you want to go into graphic design then you might want to search the Internet for trail versions of software like Adobe Flash and Adobe Fireworks and use them to make designs and animations. You might want to learn a little ActionScript 3.0, the programming language used for adobe products. There are plenty of tutorials on youtube that can aid and help you.
if you want to make you resume better you seriously need to beef up your 3d renderings as right now its pretty normal, but dont get me wonrg im not trying to piss all over it its just if you want ti taken seriouly you need to bring your "A" game
I'm just kidding. Honestly, consider software engineers. It's a form of science I like to think. A lot of what's developed is often model after nature. It's what I do for a living as well.
If Stephen Hawking can be a physicist you can be a biotechnologist if you want to. Also you're young enough to try things and see how they go. Perhaps you aren't really sure science is the path you want to pursue?
Whatever your goal is don't let anything stand in your way and do what you really get pleasure from doing if you can, not what you think might be important, easy or profitable; opinions and economies change, pleasure in your work lasts a lifetime.
My dad has a friend who is the CEO of a company. He is also dyslexic. When asked how on earth he managed to become so successful with his disabillity he answered that; as he saw it. His only way around his disability was to get a high enough of a degree as to qualify him for a job that entitled him to have a secretary. Then he wouldn't have to write for himself.
Substitute secretary with lab assistant and I don't see why you can't become a scientist. Just aim high enough.
I once heard an interview w/Harrison Ford where he explained that acting wasn't exactly his first option. He had carpentry to fall back on. Well, he taught himself essentially and used carpentry to build a rapport & reputation w/ppl in California and this eventually led him to be in the right place at the right time for his early gigs as an actor. Moral of his story? Always have a 2nd enjoyable backup career to keep food on the table in case your 1st love doesn't pan out.
Well I'm not working in science, but I do have a science degree, maybe you should be looking at a field that involves lots of computer work?, you could probably still do biotechnology, more in the design and modelling area perhaps. I would even suggest email some university science faculties and asking them what kind of areas they think you could handle. I've found that science educators are happy to help you find an area you'll enjoy.
as a biomedical engineer, i have to tell you that i have no idea how you would approach working in a lab. i know that if you were a professor, you would be all set, because your grad students and even undergrads are the ones who do the lab work. but most universities have great occupational therapists that provide accommodations for people in your situation. i'm friends with the OT director in my university, so i'll ask her what are your options and let you know in the [hopefully near] future
If science is your passion I'd say go for it. I'm studying Mechanical Engineering which has involved some lab work. My experiance is that labs are mostly about ones ability to analise the data gathered and draw accurate conclusions from it. Performing the experiment can be done by anyone who can follow instructions. Knowing what the data means and using it to enhance a theory is the real science.
Stick with Science. The Universities will bend over backwards to accommodate your physical needs. Once the lab crap is out of the way (a tiny portion of most engineering studies) you end up with a real marketable degree. Then you can go into anything you want, even graphic design. Try to find a job in graphic design if you're not disabled and your in for a hard fight for a low paying job. Now try finding that job from your wheelchair and you're in for it (with lots of curbs - no ramps)
Work where your heart is Q. Having a job you love, that excites you and challenges you is important! If you want to be a scientist, then I say set your sights on being a scientist. I am sure there are many other scientists around with physical disabilities (S.Hawking springs to mind). Perhaps the road will be difficult; however, you seem determined and intelligent enough to achieve anything you want!
I am in no way claiming to know what it's like to have your disability, but it LOOKS like you are in a better state than Stephen Hawking, and he may be the most recognized scientists since Einstein (atleast in popular science). So don't give up science ;) we need that!
how about being an engineer? It involves much sophisticated software -- in line with your skills manipulating design software. Maybe you could pioneer some tools or designs that make it easier for people with physical limitations to work in a lab.
I'm an artist of sorts; there's a, um, chance you may've noticed. :)
I'll say this: it ain't easy. Unless you find some measure of success and become in constant demand, you are ALWAYS scrambling from project to project, looking for work, hoping someone will pick you over other artists.
And it's gotten worse since 9/11 and the economy going to shit.
...but it's all kinds of fun, that's for darn sure! I love it, it's my passion, and I'm following it despite the difficulty. So... Just sayin'.
From what I gleamed from your video, I'd guess science was your first love ( i know that may sound a little chessy), however that is what I'd suggest to anyone who shows such an interest as you obviously do.
Having taken a good many upper-year biology courses, I suspect you might have more trouble with the lab components of your degree programs than with lab work during your career. Undergrad labs rarely have much in the way of accommodation for people with physical disabilities. A working professional scientist would likely be accommodated, either by being put into a position without anything beyond their physical abilities, or by having assistants and technicians to do such work.
Developing theories or manipulating equations is important for the advancement of science. Experimental science would certainly be out of the question, but theoretical should not be. If that fails you could go into mathematics, they can always use another mind. If you don't like math, then go with whatever else you want. :D
Being a scientist is a shitty job, only 1% of them actually get to do anything cool, the rest just wash test tubes. Your much better off being an Engineer the work is much more fulfilling.
Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a combination of them both as an Embedded Engineer (like myself).
I've enjoyed every day I have gone to work since graduating. I have numerous patents, and now own my own engineering company. Its been very rewarding.
Science has always found a way to work with a beautiful mind. You're disability should only be factored in if you're considering ditch digging. I think it's clear to most if not all of your subscribers, that you are beyond the armchair physicists who are now giving you this advice. In the case of biotechnology, who knows, maybe you'll make the whole disability point moot.
Prosthetic interfaces could allow you to do lab work that you would not ordinarily be physically capable of. There is already a telepresence avatar that you could access via a laptop in order to "walk" around a lab environment from the comfort of your home.
Our society is not based on physical strength any more, but mental strength. You do not need to do be able to lift heavy objects or even perform a perfect titration in order to be useful to society nowadays. We need intelligence. I'm sure there are many things you could end up doing that would be within the range of your physical abilities. Don't worry about that Q. If I were you I would be more worried if I could actually learn all the material. It will be harder than you think.
Art doesn't appear to be your strong suit as things stand, so it seems to me that something else would be preferable. That said, it would be ideal if you could do graphic design work at home and wouldn't tax your physical capabilities too much. Some art lessons seem to be in order to see if you can develop your drawing skills. If that works, great, but it things don't improve much, at least you'll know to pursue a different avenue.
@qdragon1337 Its a good idea, there are no end of people with dodgy photo's in need of a touch up or restoration. And I find it quite an enjoyable process. You'd have to be quick to make money out of it though.
I am an engineering student at Delaware. I think you will be accommodated where ever you go and whatever you have to choose. It is true that you simply can not do some things, like become a NFL player or professional boxer, but I think it is unreasonable to shrink away from science just because you will encounter adversity...it's hard for everyone trying to learn the secrets of the universe. Professors and TA's will help you if you need it, all you have to do is know the material.
the lab work required for becoming a "scientist" varies enormously depending on the "type" of scientist you want to become. There is a very wide field, particularly if you are good at the statistics and mathematical models of science, that is entirely computer based and well within your capabilities. I would suggest contacting professors from the universities that you are interested in applying to to see what they have to offer
I would suggest Computer Science. It's probably the least physically demanding science, and it would fit perfectly with your interest in computer graphics and animation (and computers). (Note that computers are simply machines that compute; Computer Science is the study of computation. Computers have as much to do with computer science as telescopes have to do with astronomy.) You learn how to program, complexity theory, computability theory, and how to analyze algorithms for correctness.
@Sahuagin (cont) Career paths of Computer Science include: graphics application design/development, general software engineering, database systems management (or design), cryptography, operating systems design, compiler design, game programming/design, and more.
How about something theoretical, like physics. Or how about Astronomy/Cosmology, lot's of real interesting things happening in those fields now, and in the not too distant future. With an eye to graphical artist if it doesn't work out, for whatever reason.
Stephen Hawking is a Scientist. He has a MAJOR physical disability (not saying you do not but, he can not even move his mouth enough to talk in even slightly coherent sentences). Therefore, Physical disabilitys just get in the way of intelligent minds. You can not stop intelligence and the will to contribute to knowledge just by deactivating movement since the brain is still active. SCIENCE FTW!!!!
DeathsWill228 11 months ago
Become a scientist and design as a hobby.
GamingVidsPs3 1 year ago
"the only problem with graphic design is that it's not being a scientist" I think this says it all:you want to be a scientist,period. So be it! There's always time to fall back on second best choices after first best has failed. AFTER.
Plus, this world need scientists. Even more,it needs good teachers. I think you would make a wonderful lecturer,and I don't see how your illness could hinder you.
ps:you can always rely on res. assistants to get labwork done. It's good ideas we lack, not muscles.
MurgitaMiura 1 year ago
I agree with several comments below. You should do what you love, whatever it is. It would definitely be nice to have another scientist in the world. You're also a great speaker and I would LOVE to attend your lectures, if you ever considered something like that. Either way, I would not let your physical circumstances preclude consideration of a career as a scientist -- it can be done! If you really want to do it, you can do it! My personal vote would be SCIENCE! :-D
AcidRain64 1 year ago
You have to go with what you love...but this country and this world need MORE SCIENTISTS!
Underlings 1 year ago
Well if you ask...having watched a good part of your videos...I think that:
1) many scientists seem not to be rational & clear minded as they should be,and as you really seem to be;
2) sorry, but I have the feeling that you're going to regret not to get into science if you can. Can't you find a field in which your disability doesn't bother you too much? Any occupation has its own boring periods, but while design can be nice, science is sheer beauty. Or not?
(Sory fr ma englis-corecions welcom)
ebart1961 1 year ago
Go with science. Stephen Hawkings has disabalities to. It's what's in your head that counts. You are young. Shoot for the stars.
insightnew 1 year ago
I like the idea of keeping a computer element to it. In the future there's still lots of potential.
72daystar 1 year ago
It's impressive to see a young man looking ahead in this way; then again, you're an impressive young man. I'm not going to offer advice. I will say only that the next few years will go by no matter what you choose; then the next several decades will go by, again regardless of your choices; and then you will be looking back and wondering where all that time went.
Good luck.
1Weemaryanne 1 year ago
Study science and then become a writer. You could be the next Isaac Asimov!
lobetrotter 1 year ago
I think you should be a science lecturer (if there is such a thing). You're a great public speaker
billthecat666 1 year ago 2
@billthecat666 Absolutely. I don't know about your country, qdragon, but in Croatia most profesors don't mind if you visit their lectures casually. Maybe you should visit the universities you consider as an option and talk to the lecturers. That would give you a picture of those two professions. If scientific work is really what you want to do in your life, don't worry. You'll find a way to do it as good as anyone else. Good luck! ;)
TinariwenMS 1 year ago
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Croatia? Cool. That's where they studied the Italian wall lizards!
billthecat666 1 year ago
On a lighter note, I think you should scientifically study Miss Mikazuki's design. You get to cover all bases that way. :)
bluebalute 1 year ago
definately not a scientist here, Q, but i am hoping that you do what supports you AND inspires you.even if you find lab work impractical financially due to the costs of the software or assitances, i hope you will persue what you can like art, and still aid science with your intelligence, perhaps in a theoretical and observational sense.I just wanted to encourage you!
practicalmagic9 1 year ago
Consider bioinformatics.
heloizyjhenifer 1 year ago
You could be a computer programmer. It's close enough to being a scientist and it deosn't require lab work. If you choose to make computer games for example, you could also make use of your graphic design skills.
axpetre 1 year ago
the picture on the left of the video is both, you need science and design.
flyingturtle22 1 year ago
It depends on how far, academically, you want to go. Undergrad is not too hard but I'm not sure how the university would work around your disability for your practicals. I expect at least some lab pracs would be required to graduate, even specialising in biotech. I did microbiology and all but 3 of my papers had labs.
Also, job competition is fairly high -I fear that most employers would turn you down in favour of an abled employee.
WavegirlThinks 1 year ago
@WavegirlThinks
Actually, employers generally get diversity tax cuts/credits for hiring either disabled or female workers in the states at least. So he may actually have an edge riding on affirmative action.
My best friend back in highschool became a programmer for that exact reason, a female has an easy in when it comes to the male dominated programming field. Not sure if that fully translates into the biosciences though, or if it translates to handicaps, as some jobs only require females.
BusinessIDBAI 1 year ago
You have a nice big brain, do science.
photodube 1 year ago
Well as for being a scientist, do some research into I'm guessing the more theoretical side of the subject. For instance, writing up equations or hypothesis about unknowns etc. alternatively, perhaps you could find someone to do the lab work for you. Just a thought. Keep up the vids hon.
rrrandommman 1 year ago
Science -- Look at Steven Hawking! I am a working scientist (chemist) for a large corporation. I would be happy to talk to you about that. The physical part is there but I think theoretical people are very important as well. In the world chemistry our models of molecules and how they interact is still very primitive. My understanding of biology is that their models are even worse. You should check out theoretical biology at McMaster University.
donald1w12 1 year ago
Graphic Design mos def.
BlowDevilUp 1 year ago
Go for the science. It may be competitive, but failure in that area will still leave you with a leg up - you could still teach, illustrate science books and more if you can not handle the hard classes to the very end. If you can handle them, biotech companies are lucrative businesses with a pay-scale almost based on your degree. You could handle the theoretical end of the research.
zarkoff45 1 year ago
Under the american disability act Universities have to make accommodations for physical and some mental disabilities, I would talk to the colleges your looking at, explain your situation and see how they would work with you in labs.
RavenBlaze 1 year ago
Supreme ruler of the Earth sticks out. I was thinking about it but I don't have the qualifications, or patience...or the determination.
TheAnghoulen 1 year ago
Hey. If you don't want to pursue the science career because of interest issues, then ok. But please, please, don't get turned off of it because of your disability. Especially in biotech, so much of it will be on computers. Further, universities are not only willing, but required to find a way to make it work. If you can look under a microscope you're half way there!
I think being a scientist would be way cooler, but that's just me.
PsychoSocialChange 1 year ago
Porn star. Seriously dude, search your heart...You know that I'm right. :)
gyver8448 1 year ago
I want to study graphic design/philosophy/science at a-level too.
thernr 1 year ago
I feel because you are so talented you could do BOTH part time, mastering both trades.....But if i had to choose, i'd say Scientist.
GuruBoards 1 year ago 2
Remember that there are many kinds of science. I am a Computer Scientist, or a Programmer, to be more specific.
I have SMA, Type 1 (a sister disease to your own). I'm 34 years old and I run my own business. I get paid to play with my favorite toys. How cool is that?
I fully support the advise to do what you love. You'll figure the lab work out, if it comes to that. That's what assistants are for, right?
Follow your passion and everything else will sort itself out.
OkieRubyist 1 year ago
Scientist!
niriop 1 year ago
recorder.
As for grad school, see if the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) would sponsor a lab assistant or two for you to handle the work load. Apply for grants. There IS a way.
duckens2001 1 year ago
I think that you should try science, with design as a plan B. We need good scientists!!!!
As for your disability, contact the university and specific professors/instructors to problem solve solutions.
20 years ago, we had a blind student at our community college....but he needed a lab science to graduate. A tutoring student was assigned to go to labs with him to describe what was seen in the microscope, etc. Other students from out tutoring program volunteered to read texts into a tape rec
duckens2001 1 year ago
I myself is a designer with an art background, so I could perhaps tell you some things you want to know. Regarding science though, you should try to get in contact with C0nc0rdance.
Fig075 1 year ago
I asked my friend, who has a very similar condition to yours, and his advice: "Q-answer this question........What would make me happy? Then pursue the answer."
tnordloh 1 year ago
I study chemistry and there's a lot of lab work of course. What you should do is to contact the universities and ask them how this problem could be solved. I saw a guy in a wheelchair that studies biology, which also involves a lot of lab work. It works for him so it should for you to. But the most important thing is to choose something that seems the most interesting, fun and rewarding.
pickerman776 1 year ago
So,
you can do any theoretical science as long you can use a computer. There is a lot of Theory and interesting Math in the field of Biotechnology. But I'm not working in that field, so you have to ask someone else about that.
AppliedMathematician 1 year ago
Bioinformatician here! They don't let me in the lab any more; carpal tunnel & energetic refluxes do not good bedfellows make.
Typical day involves doing SCIENCE in silico; code to your heart's content, run simulations, compile/sort data, draw conclusions. Every couple of months you might get a paper out of it. I also had graphic design stylings because I made bioinfomatics tools available online, doing the websites and all.
Pros: awesomeness. Cons: the pay is crap, people can be a bit insular.
QuadError 1 year ago 2
My sister and some of my friends work or study to work with graphic design and I've never heard any complaints
gurra9 1 year ago
Be a scientist Biotechnology sounds incredibly awesome xD
TheShakty1 1 year ago
I can't say this with 100% certainty, but Graphic Design might pay better.
If money isn't what matters to you most... then do whichever motivates you more. Any career is going to have tough times, and you're going to need that motivation to get through them.
Money is nice, but you have to be working to make any!
StubbornProgrammer 1 year ago
As others have said if your true love is science, do that. You could also do some graphic design on the side as a hobby, and if - after your degree - you find that you can't do science, you can always fall back on design.
People these days don't always stick with the same career their whole lives any more anyway.
shraka 1 year ago
Bioinformatics.
BirdValiant 1 year ago
You can be a theoretical physicist or something in that area. Remember that practice works better in theory than theory works in practice.
8WholeThing 1 year ago
I hope you can figure out a way to be a scientist.
You deserve a FREE ESCORT to your career.
MoonKittenJD 1 year ago
You have budding talent as an artist, but you still have a long way to go. Fading things, moving cameras and playing with particles doesn't really count as animation. Your 2d stuff shows potential. I would encourage you to play around in 3d more :)
In the end I think you should continue to both, even if one is more of a hobby. Do what you love~
KthxDonut 1 year ago
You have a real talent in Graphic Design and that could pay the bills and you can just do science as a hobby
HappyCabbie 1 year ago
Ones mind is far more important in science than ones disability or lack of disability. You are already a scientist, you just need to have your knowledge base expanded. Do it!
kenandkids 1 year ago
If this were ten years ago, I would discourage anyone with serious physical disability from laboratory sciences. However, biology and biotech/bioengineering is becoming more and more automated. What the field really needs are ideas. I say if you like that field, give it a shot. Most lab heads I've worked with sit behind a computer all day and do the brain work that really drives research. The days of biologists as pipette monkeys is coming to a close, in my opinion.
therach1025 1 year ago
I think you should do METARESEARCH on scientific studies and do interviews with those who conduct them. Your mouth, eyes, and ears still seem to be working fine, and you seem bright enough to do the meta-analysis that it takes to link different studies together in a cohesive narrative that brings about more knowledge than the individual studies alone can if simply summed together. YOU CAN STILL BE A SCIENTIST!
AgentOfDoubt 1 year ago
Follow your nose
5amGordon 1 year ago
@5amGordon
that's how you become a coke head
zer01ife 1 year ago
I actually chose a science route over a design route also, I was doing really well with graphic/3D design in school, but now I'm at uni studying biology. I do miss the design stuff (although I still do bits on the side), but I'm glad I chose science, I just felt it would be more fulfilling as I would be learning details in the world around me.
I would suggest calling the universities and talking to proper professionals because I know of people unable to work in a lab due to a disability.
xGordo2Bx 1 year ago
Do what ever you want
DRXY1 1 year ago
I would suggest a remake of your resume. If you want an in depth over view of how one in the design buisness should look like just pm me i have a certificate in Design and Visual Communication and can help you out but unless your passion for design is the same for science i would say stick with science. Even better look into both more deeply and see which one requires of you.
Also any question on Design you can pm me like i said before. Also get a portfolio together their important.
Shydrow 1 year ago
You should do whatever you want, and as of today that looks like graphic design. But do not give up on science so quickly. Your intellect will be put to far better use in science than in anything else. I suggest you use it. Well, you asked, didn't you? That's my answer. Science. You can do it.
thereforeithought 1 year ago
When I started watching the video, you reminded me Stephen Hawking. He's a very well known physician. And he can't talk without using a machine! If you really want to be a scientist, and think you should give a try a keep doing your art. Maybe you could use your artistic talent in biotechnology. That's not hard to imagine.
pedroamaralcouto 1 year ago
@pedroamaralcouto physicist you mean.
Shydrow 1 year ago
Follow your mind.
wikuk 1 year ago
i started university doing all science papers in my second year i threw in a design paper just for the hell of it and i enjoyed it so much i changed my major to graphic design, i would say do which ever you enjoy
jasongunnz 1 year ago
Follow your heart.
7410n0 1 year ago
Follow your heart. If you are as smart and dedicated as your videos show you to be then everything will follow.
dudas91 1 year ago
You should do what you enjoy, if you enjoy both of them you could combine them like making biotechnological graphic designs. if that's a job...
26Nv 1 year ago
stephen hawking does just fine
mrmyxlptlk 1 year ago
you dont have to be a lab rat to be a scientist, if you are good at it then you can come up with the good questions or you can find the "constants" to be broken down and you can have lab rats to do it for you.
flyingturtle22 1 year ago
It is best that you decide for yourself what you want to do, but that is simply stating the obvious.
I think your best option is science. And don't worry about laboratory work, there are many science options which do not require physical work. The obvious choice is mathematics, this also opens many doors to other sciences.
Keep graphic design as a hobby, it is great to have more than one interest. And it is a much more restrictive choice of career.
KingAsmodeus 1 year ago
You should become the next Stephen Hawking
vindruen91 1 year ago
If someone is doing something they love, it will never feel like work. I say, search your heart and see what makes you the happiest....what doesn't feel like work. My two cents.
Roseybaby63 1 year ago
science
dunndudebemelol 1 year ago
You are an honorable young man. You are brilliant and have true heart, you will find a way to do what ever you choose to do.
DelusionalJ 1 year ago
Have you considered doing a general introduction year to academic science, like general life sciences or exact sciences? Some universities offer these and they are a good experience even if you decide not to pursue science further, even better if they help you choose a scientific field.
Lingula77 1 year ago
Incorrect assessment. Lab techicians perform lab work. Scientists design and analyse scientific protocols. Lab techs have bachelors degrees. Scientists have post-graduate degrees. Biotech is a huge field. You'll find a fit -- your concerns are unfounded.
RanaSylvatica 1 year ago
Get in touch with universities that you'd like to attend, and try to contact some biotechnologianismists, explain your concerns, see if they can show you around for a day. Most would be happy to if not show you around, but at least point out some options and advice. It also means you get yourself out there showing you're forward and active, which will go down well whatever career you decide to shoot for.
Ainulindale21 1 year ago
You have loads of time to consider. Stick with the science. You could do really well if you put your mind to it. Graphic designers a ten a penny. That's the great bit about this time of life though, it's entirely your choice. It belongs to you and it will be one of the few things you can look back on and say, that was my choice. :-)
TheSpankymonkey 1 year ago
You're well-suited to science from what I can tell, so I would encourage you to enter the field in whatever capacity you can.
MorteMcAdaver 1 year ago
I have the same dilema.. I would like to study physics, however in my country there is poor university for physics.. but still viable.. however there is like no job offers for physicist in my country so i'll have to work abroad, wich I prefer anyway.The other option is to be engineer ! To make warp drive!! But without making warp drive, the job sux.. ( and I won't make warp drive :( so engineering is pwned) . And the 3rd option ( the best for money and getting job) is to be a programmer...
1337Rapid 1 year ago
you rock! thumbs up
pwnz0rz0r 1 year ago
Either
1. Merge them both. Science and design. INTELLIGENT design! (...)
Or
2. Ask scientists, look at videos of scientists, check out forums and get in touch with a few - espessially in the field that interests you and ask him what he generally does in his field of work
Bleachfanoftheyear 1 year ago
@Bleachfanoftheyear " Merge them both. Science and design. INTELLIGENT design! (...)" hahahha epic ! :P
1337Rapid 1 year ago
You can still be a scientist if you're disabled. Look at Stephen Hawking. today's scientists use mostly computers, to simulate their experimentations, BEFORE setting up physical experimentations.
As an engineer in electronics/automatics, I can tell you that almost all theoretical studies are made on computer, nowadays. You can become an engineer in modelisation, or a programmer.
If graphical works attract you more, you can design video games, for example.
yaesenkole 1 year ago
Qdragon1337, Inform about health care and treatment on campus. There should be alot of "fair chance policies" (dont know what the exact term is in the States) that can help you get a degree. Get noticed by your profs as the curious, eager-to-learn guy we have come to know and love on YT. Do what you like best. Dont be afraid to try something and find out that its not for you.
Its better to be sorry about things you did, than regret not trying at all.
We're rootin' for ya!
niekvdbogert 1 year ago
You should stick to science, it is what you like and and what you are good at. Biased opinion of course. Screw limitations or supposed ones.
LithodidMan 1 year ago
It seems pretty obvious to me graphic design is not your first choice.
ScienceIsInteresting 1 year ago
You should do Intellegent Design, according to NephilimFree that's the REAL science ;-)
Perhaps you could do design like animations to explain scientific discoveries to layman.
BadScienceForFools 1 year ago
Can you be a scientist? Can Hawking be a scientist?
Like niekvdbogert proposed, theoretical physicist!
Other people do your experiments for you.
voyagervsbor 1 year ago
Stick to science buddy...I'm a biochemist.. I work for big pharma...how about molecular modeling? Best of both worlds?!?
lankmaster 1 year ago
No offense to any graphic design...ers(?) out there, but I think that would be a waste of your intellect.
I don't really know the extent of your disability, but biology -- and even biotechnology, specifically -- are pretty broad subjects. There's a lot to choose from, career-wise.
Also, there's mathematics, physics, astronomy, etc, which are all more cerebral than they are "hands on." Look at what Stephen Hawking has accomplished, despite his disability.
Leehofooks 1 year ago
You enjoy both options, but science is the one you favor?
I suggest you do what you're most in love with. I dread every day that gets closer to my own graduation, because I imagine I'll end up having to stick with my 2nd career choice. Years pass, I'll hate my job, but become complacent enough that I won't return to school. The labor intensive work will probably lead to disability. Then I'll be on welfare with chronic pain for the rest of my life. ...FFFFF, I'm gonna go study.
innocuousaccount 1 year ago
Science is more important
Craydon 1 year ago
Have you considered physics? Much of the physics lab work doesn't look as "hands on" as stuff you might have to do in biology... no test tubes, pipettes etc.. Hawking has less mobility than you and he seems to do ok... If your maths is ok it might be worth considering.
antonc81 1 year ago
Well, I'm a graphic designer and illustrator who wants to go back to university to become a scientist. I mean, it's what ever your passions lie man, I went with GD/illustration and it didnt fit me. (Love the work, dont like doing it for other people) So I think something more academic may be in order. Both are fields that are hard to make your living in. Though your a pretty sharp penny so you may have a head start in science.
RomeoCo 1 year ago
I'd suggest you contact a local, or the nearest university and see if they have some professors willing to speak with ya on the topic!
If you are looking at computer stuff, I'd say go for Computer Science in general, and focus on programming. I'd suggest that over doing graphic art simply because there should be more job security in programming.
You'd have to judge for yourself if software programming or web programming is your thing, but yeah =)
ThatOneQuestion 1 year ago
As for going to school, the schools have a department to help people with disabilities, so they should be able to make the coursework doable. It also depends on what you want to do. Computational biology has many fields, if you're interested in learning how to program computers. Bioinformatics, for instance, is applying statistics and computer science to molecular biology. Not much lab work required there.
Godlessons 1 year ago
How about going in for academia? You clearly have the mind and interest for it.
robbo916 1 year ago
If you work at a university, you could always get some undergrads to do your bidding. ^^
WiseGuruProductions 1 year ago
I say you go into a theoretical field of science. Hawking can do it, and he is even worse off.
1RadicalOne 1 year ago
Don't sell yourself short in any measure, man. It's often through some sort of adversity that the persistent mind triumphs. You've got the brains to go far and your viewpoint could be invaluable which is something science is always in more need of.
vryc 1 year ago 2
oi dude, just wait for Cybernetics.
Derp1978 1 year ago
Couldnt you combine the two tings? I mean a lot of science is more accessible with some graphics to show us laymen what the scientists means, thinks and says.
Carl Sagan came to mind and we definetely need more people connecting science to the everyday laymen of the world.
Spread science.
Vogter2100 1 year ago
actually I think thats a really good idea- definitely try for some labs that work on bioinformatics. Youll have a strong role there. You are also required to learn how to think like a scientist, but I think you are already mostly there.
truthofevolution 1 year ago
it will definitely be harder for you to find the right lab, but I dont think it will be impossible. Every lab is different, every professor running the lab is different. And different members of the lab have different roles.
For example you can work in a lab which does bioinformatics research, that is you will be doing statistics on genes of a rat with ADHD or something. Someone else can set up the rats with the disease and you can do the stats analysis.
truthofevolution 1 year ago
hey, ive worked in a basic science lab for 2 years working in the field of genetics. For me it was very physical. You see they make the students do all the hard work while the actual PhDs come up with the ideas.
But i think that if you have the interest, you should pursue it. Ask your guidance counselor, or email a dean at a local university and ask them what the opportunities are for you.
truthofevolution 1 year ago
You could be mini-Hawking ^^
nekotenma 1 year ago
for a moment i was sure this was gone be a id video
bjam89 1 year ago
if you want to go into graphic design then you might want to search the Internet for trail versions of software like Adobe Flash and Adobe Fireworks and use them to make designs and animations. You might want to learn a little ActionScript 3.0, the programming language used for adobe products. There are plenty of tutorials on youtube that can aid and help you.
bigmike4758 1 year ago
You should do me.. duh.
KarinMikazuki 1 year ago 7
@KarinMikazuki yeah... wait, what?
qdragon1337 1 year ago 13
Perhaps a partner in your pursuit? Just a thought. Your intelligence level is certainly up for it.
Hereticbooks 1 year ago
If I had the money I would employ you for being brilliant, 40K a year, what you saying?
ultimateinfinite 1 year ago
Would you be interested in graphic design for science diagrams in textbooks?
WickedJargon 1 year ago
as a math and physics double-major, i suggest you become a scientist and then figure out how to use biotech to overcome your disability.
the labwork actually isn't that hard. i don't really think that you would find it all that difficult.
ianmathwiz7 1 year ago
if you want to make you resume better you seriously need to beef up your 3d renderings as right now its pretty normal, but dont get me wonrg im not trying to piss all over it its just if you want ti taken seriouly you need to bring your "A" game
richmeister4eva 1 year ago
Porn! It's an awesome profession!
I'm just kidding. Honestly, consider software engineers. It's a form of science I like to think. A lot of what's developed is often model after nature. It's what I do for a living as well.
RichardBurton79 1 year ago
@RichardBurton79 Wow and here i was thinking you gave hand jobs in bus shelters for loose change.
myjizzureye 1 year ago
@myjizzureye ha! I do that for fun, not loose change.. You're the only one that pays me. ;)
RichardBurton79 1 year ago
@RichardBurton79 oohhh snap
myjizzureye 1 year ago
If Stephen Hawking can be a physicist you can be a biotechnologist if you want to. Also you're young enough to try things and see how they go. Perhaps you aren't really sure science is the path you want to pursue?
Whatever your goal is don't let anything stand in your way and do what you really get pleasure from doing if you can, not what you think might be important, easy or profitable; opinions and economies change, pleasure in your work lasts a lifetime.
colourmegone 1 year ago
My dad has a friend who is the CEO of a company. He is also dyslexic. When asked how on earth he managed to become so successful with his disabillity he answered that; as he saw it. His only way around his disability was to get a high enough of a degree as to qualify him for a job that entitled him to have a secretary. Then he wouldn't have to write for himself.
Substitute secretary with lab assistant and I don't see why you can't become a scientist. Just aim high enough.
Fangs1978 1 year ago
Have you had a chance to watch my video:
"A Day in the Life of an Academic Researcher"?
It's a two-parter documenting what it's like to be a lab rat.
/watch?v=sQ_ZzP7g7TQ
I also made one on how to successfully start a career in academic research.
/watch?v=eGd-tSsbNns "How to Become a Scientist"
Hope those help. Please consider that science requires a long investment of time.
C0nc0rdance 1 year ago
I once heard an interview w/Harrison Ford where he explained that acting wasn't exactly his first option. He had carpentry to fall back on. Well, he taught himself essentially and used carpentry to build a rapport & reputation w/ppl in California and this eventually led him to be in the right place at the right time for his early gigs as an actor. Moral of his story? Always have a 2nd enjoyable backup career to keep food on the table in case your 1st love doesn't pan out.
IOW: DO BOTH.
ZachsMind 1 year ago
BE A DIGITAL SCIENTIFIC DESIGNER
jmm1233 1 year ago
Well I'm not working in science, but I do have a science degree, maybe you should be looking at a field that involves lots of computer work?, you could probably still do biotechnology, more in the design and modelling area perhaps. I would even suggest email some university science faculties and asking them what kind of areas they think you could handle. I've found that science educators are happy to help you find an area you'll enjoy.
kelarael 1 year ago
GO FOR THE PHD
jmm1233 1 year ago
as a biomedical engineer, i have to tell you that i have no idea how you would approach working in a lab. i know that if you were a professor, you would be all set, because your grad students and even undergrads are the ones who do the lab work. but most universities have great occupational therapists that provide accommodations for people in your situation. i'm friends with the OT director in my university, so i'll ask her what are your options and let you know in the [hopefully near] future
panthpope 1 year ago
Go with that which you feel that you have the most to contribute to.
kalsolarUK 1 year ago
Q Perhaps Aircraft Engineering might be your cup of tea. Science and design combined.
groovyengineer 1 year ago
Bless
rd1999 1 year ago
If science is your passion I'd say go for it. I'm studying Mechanical Engineering which has involved some lab work. My experiance is that labs are mostly about ones ability to analise the data gathered and draw accurate conclusions from it. Performing the experiment can be done by anyone who can follow instructions. Knowing what the data means and using it to enhance a theory is the real science.
That's my opinion anyhow. Good luck.
BlueGlowingLight4 1 year ago
Stick with Science. The Universities will bend over backwards to accommodate your physical needs. Once the lab crap is out of the way (a tiny portion of most engineering studies) you end up with a real marketable degree. Then you can go into anything you want, even graphic design. Try to find a job in graphic design if you're not disabled and your in for a hard fight for a low paying job. Now try finding that job from your wheelchair and you're in for it (with lots of curbs - no ramps)
RDJim 1 year ago
Work where your heart is Q. Having a job you love, that excites you and challenges you is important! If you want to be a scientist, then I say set your sights on being a scientist. I am sure there are many other scientists around with physical disabilities (S.Hawking springs to mind). Perhaps the road will be difficult; however, you seem determined and intelligent enough to achieve anything you want!
lilililililililiilii 1 year ago
I am in no way claiming to know what it's like to have your disability, but it LOOKS like you are in a better state than Stephen Hawking, and he may be the most recognized scientists since Einstein (atleast in popular science). So don't give up science ;) we need that!
HorridDreams 1 year ago
theoretical physicist, no lab work required.
niekvdbogert 1 year ago 25
@niekvdbogert My thoughts exactly.
CATMAHAT 1 year ago
Scientific author. You definately have the intelligence, and the charisma, and you will be able to do your own layouts and graphic design.
dangerouslytalented 1 year ago
Go into science, there are a lot of branches of science that do not require much physical movement at all.
Stephen Hawking is probably the most famous disabled guy on the planet, he can hardly move or even talk, but he has been incredibly successful.
dangerouslytalented 1 year ago
how about being an engineer? It involves much sophisticated software -- in line with your skills manipulating design software. Maybe you could pioneer some tools or designs that make it easier for people with physical limitations to work in a lab.
missmahnee 1 year ago
I'm an artist of sorts; there's a, um, chance you may've noticed. :)
I'll say this: it ain't easy. Unless you find some measure of success and become in constant demand, you are ALWAYS scrambling from project to project, looking for work, hoping someone will pick you over other artists.
And it's gotten worse since 9/11 and the economy going to shit.
...but it's all kinds of fun, that's for darn sure! I love it, it's my passion, and I'm following it despite the difficulty. So... Just sayin'.
BionicDance 1 year ago
As an artist, I can say, plenty of graphic artists can't draw as good as me and make more money than me. So, you can do it!
truvelocity 1 year ago
From what I gleamed from your video, I'd guess science was your first love ( i know that may sound a little chessy), however that is what I'd suggest to anyone who shows such an interest as you obviously do.
It's hard to distinguish-passion from love.
THEHARMONIKZ 1 year ago
You should become a theoretical physicist
JM12101 1 year ago 2
You should stay awesome. :)
Tylzen 1 year ago
Having taken a good many upper-year biology courses, I suspect you might have more trouble with the lab components of your degree programs than with lab work during your career. Undergrad labs rarely have much in the way of accommodation for people with physical disabilities. A working professional scientist would likely be accommodated, either by being put into a position without anything beyond their physical abilities, or by having assistants and technicians to do such work.
evensgrey 1 year ago
Developing theories or manipulating equations is important for the advancement of science. Experimental science would certainly be out of the question, but theoretical should not be. If that fails you could go into mathematics, they can always use another mind. If you don't like math, then go with whatever else you want. :D
mazterlith 1 year ago
Being a scientist is a shitty job, only 1% of them actually get to do anything cool, the rest just wash test tubes. Your much better off being an Engineer the work is much more fulfilling.
Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a combination of them both as an Embedded Engineer (like myself).
I've enjoyed every day I have gone to work since graduating. I have numerous patents, and now own my own engineering company. Its been very rewarding.
dlmarti 1 year ago
The science would probably be better.
MrKrov 1 year ago
Science has always found a way to work with a beautiful mind. You're disability should only be factored in if you're considering ditch digging. I think it's clear to most if not all of your subscribers, that you are beyond the armchair physicists who are now giving you this advice. In the case of biotechnology, who knows, maybe you'll make the whole disability point moot.
judomuerte 1 year ago
Prosthetic interfaces could allow you to do lab work that you would not ordinarily be physically capable of. There is already a telepresence avatar that you could access via a laptop in order to "walk" around a lab environment from the comfort of your home.
PinkProgram 1 year ago
Our society is not based on physical strength any more, but mental strength. You do not need to do be able to lift heavy objects or even perform a perfect titration in order to be useful to society nowadays. We need intelligence. I'm sure there are many things you could end up doing that would be within the range of your physical abilities. Don't worry about that Q. If I were you I would be more worried if I could actually learn all the material. It will be harder than you think.
zapo147 1 year ago
Art doesn't appear to be your strong suit as things stand, so it seems to me that something else would be preferable. That said, it would be ideal if you could do graphic design work at home and wouldn't tax your physical capabilities too much. Some art lessons seem to be in order to see if you can develop your drawing skills. If that works, great, but it things don't improve much, at least you'll know to pursue a different avenue.
SpookyFan 1 year ago
@SpookyFan i was thinking more photo-manipulation/digital graphics, no drawing required
qdragon1337 1 year ago 2
@qdragon1337 Its a good idea, there are no end of people with dodgy photo's in need of a touch up or restoration. And I find it quite an enjoyable process. You'd have to be quick to make money out of it though.
happyidiottalk 1 year ago
I am an engineering student at Delaware. I think you will be accommodated where ever you go and whatever you have to choose. It is true that you simply can not do some things, like become a NFL player or professional boxer, but I think it is unreasonable to shrink away from science just because you will encounter adversity...it's hard for everyone trying to learn the secrets of the universe. Professors and TA's will help you if you need it, all you have to do is know the material.
zapo147 1 year ago
the lab work required for becoming a "scientist" varies enormously depending on the "type" of scientist you want to become. There is a very wide field, particularly if you are good at the statistics and mathematical models of science, that is entirely computer based and well within your capabilities. I would suggest contacting professors from the universities that you are interested in applying to to see what they have to offer
CrystalEye736 1 year ago
I would suggest Computer Science. It's probably the least physically demanding science, and it would fit perfectly with your interest in computer graphics and animation (and computers). (Note that computers are simply machines that compute; Computer Science is the study of computation. Computers have as much to do with computer science as telescopes have to do with astronomy.) You learn how to program, complexity theory, computability theory, and how to analyze algorithms for correctness.
Sahuagin 1 year ago
@Sahuagin (cont) Career paths of Computer Science include: graphics application design/development, general software engineering, database systems management (or design), cryptography, operating systems design, compiler design, game programming/design, and more.
Sahuagin 1 year ago
Q-answer this question........What would make me happy? Then pursue the answer.
pigdog82414 1 year ago
How about something theoretical, like physics. Or how about Astronomy/Cosmology, lot's of real interesting things happening in those fields now, and in the not too distant future. With an eye to graphical artist if it doesn't work out, for whatever reason.
martiangrundy 1 year ago
very few people are as smart as you- whatever field you choose to go in youll find great success in it
Rivoluzzjoni 1 year ago