Why are physicists​ so smart?

Sit down with a physics textbook - a real, university level one. Also get hold of a university-level maths textbook. Now work you way through those and, at the end, sit an exam where you must s…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Why are physicists​ so smart?]( Robert Stevenson, is an engineer • [Updated March 24, 2018]( [Sit down with a physics textbook - a real, university level one. Also get hold of a university-level maths textbook. Now work you way through those and, at the end, sit an e... Read more » [Upvote] 1.5K [Comment] 212](   [Why is lead guitar so hard? Learning scales, solos, etc.]( Martin Turner, Guitarist. Since 1979. • [Answered January 20]( [I remember my first steps in trying to play guitar solos, and I found it really difficult and unrewarding. This was back in the days when there was no YouTube and I couldn't... Read more » [Upvote] 67 [Comment] 9](   [I'm writing a fantasy novel. Is it okay to spend over 100 pages to world build the themes and vibes without mainly focusing on the main plotline?]( Peter Spering, Ghostwriter (2022-present) • [Answered July 14, 2023]( [“Mother, I killed a man.” To hear those words from your eight year old son is unreal. Any hopes of it being a dark fantasy were dashed when I turned to face him; his small h... Read more » [Upvote] 245 [Comment] 18](   [If you self-publish a book on Amazon, can you sell it in stores such as gas stations or convenience stores?]( Mercedes R. Lackey, 145 industry published books, NYT #1 Bestselling Author [Verified badge] • [Updated March 8, 2019]( [I’m going to paraphrase something I heard from the late, amazing Harlan Elison on his Scifi channel show many years ago when SciFi channel was new. However, I know for a fa... 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Because there are seven books in the series and I would divide them into four groups thematically, each of which has different ... Read more » [Upvote] 1K [Comment] 118](   [What are some of the biggest plot holes in Frank Herbert’s Dune?]( Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • [Answered October 20, 2021]( [Here’s one that really bothers me: the Sardaukar. Sardaukar in 2000 miniseries The Imperial Sardaukar are supposedly the finest soldiers of the Empire. They’re far ahead of e... Read more » [Upvote] 1.1K [Comment] 270](   [What happened to Colonel Tom Parker’s estate after his death? Does his estate control any of Elvis's music rights?]( Dianne, robot now a proper person (1998-present) • [Answered September 22, 2023]( [What estate..he died a lonely broke old man owing the casino hundreds and thousands of dollars..he used Elvis as a pay check to feed his gambling addiction..he took 50% of ... 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