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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a Quantum Dentist - Fill in this [[#Table with explanations|table with explanations]]. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
{{w|Google Scholar}} is a search engine for academic publications, and [[Randall]] has been having fun with it. | {{w|Google Scholar}} is a search engine for academic publications, and [[Randall]] has been having fun with it. | ||
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He thus suggests that, because of the (apparent) lack of current studies in these specialized sub-fields, there may be unexplored potential for a study. This could be that the more "used" areas have far too much competition and be might already be "used up" for potentially useful discoveries. (This does not account for how much 'study space' might be available in a given box of research, even though Randall has previously hinted that anything "Astro"-related is potentially [[2640: The Universe by Scientific Field|full of many things to study]].) | He thus suggests that, because of the (apparent) lack of current studies in these specialized sub-fields, there may be unexplored potential for a study. This could be that the more "used" areas have far too much competition and be might already be "used up" for potentially useful discoveries. (This does not account for how much 'study space' might be available in a given box of research, even though Randall has previously hinted that anything "Astro"-related is potentially [[2640: The Universe by Scientific Field|full of many things to study]].) | ||
− | Of course the real reason for no one studying these fields are that they make no sense. {{w|Dentistry}} is related to fixing peoples teeth. The quantum world has no effect on human teeth{{Citation needed}}, and high-energy bombardment of a human's mouth may also be a bit dangerous (although x-rays and radiation treatment in the mouth could be seen as high energy). Astrodentistry is not really relevant if seeing this as something used on humans. Of course astronauts might need dentistry while in space, but it would be a stretch to call the study of dentistry in zero-G | + | Of course the real reason for no one studying these fields are that they make no sense. {{w|Dentistry}} is related to fixing peoples teeth. The quantum world has no effect on human teeth{{Citation needed}}, and high-energy bombardment of a human's mouth may also be a bit dangerous (although x-rays and radiation treatment in the mouth could be seen as high energy). Astrodentistry is not really relevant if seeing this as something used on humans. Of course astronauts might need dentistry while in space, but it would be a stretch to call the study of dentistry in zero-G for astrodentistry. "High-energy Theology" as a term, seems more likely to have been used... |
− | In the title text Randall lists the figures for another 'major' field suffix, {{w|Massage}}<!-- not an error in retaining capitalization, but do change if you disagree -->, and the numbers of its prefixed forms. From this, we learn that Astromassage is another 'open' field that is currently unstudied, but none of the five others have more than 10. | + | In the title text Randall lists the figures for another 'major' field suffix, i.e. {{w|Massage}}<!-- not an error in retaining capitalization, but do change if you disagree -->, and the numbers of its prefixed forms. From this, we learn that Astromassage is another 'open' field that is currently unstudied, but none of the five others have more than 10. Actually the most surprising aspect of the title text is that there are hits for both quantum massage and high-energy massage... Massage has been added to the tables below and the list of fields. |
===Table with numbers=== | ===Table with numbers=== | ||
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*Astrobiology: 226,000 | *Astrobiology: 226,000 | ||
*Astroengineering: 430 | *Astroengineering: 430 | ||
− | * | + | *Astrophychology: 64 |
*Astrotheology: 580 | *Astrotheology: 580 | ||
*Astrodentistry: None | *Astrodentistry: None | ||
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| Theoretical Chemistry | | Theoretical Chemistry | ||
| 445000 | | 445000 | ||
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| Theoretical Biology | | Theoretical Biology | ||
| 553000 | | 553000 | ||
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| Theoretical Engineering | | Theoretical Engineering | ||
| 2460 | | 2460 | ||
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| Theoretical Psychology | | Theoretical Psychology | ||
| 15500 | | 15500 | ||
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| Theoretical Theology | | Theoretical Theology | ||
| 726 | | 726 | ||
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| Theoretical Dentistry | | Theoretical Dentistry | ||
| 41 | | 41 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Theoretical Massage | | Theoretical Massage | ||
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| Quantum Physics | | Quantum Physics | ||
| 478000 | | 478000 | ||
− | | As with Theoretical Physics, above, | + | | As with Theoretical Physics, above, Quantum Physics is an entire field within itself. |
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| Quantum Chemistry | | Quantum Chemistry | ||
| 740000 | | 740000 | ||
− | | A field within chemistry, quantum chemistry is the study of how quantum-level effects extrapolate to chemical properties, such as the shape of electron orbitals. | + | | A field within chemistry, quantum chemistry is the study of how quantum-level effects extrapolate to chemical properties, such as the shape of electron orbitals. |
|- | |- | ||
| Quantum Biology | | Quantum Biology | ||
| 7620 | | 7620 | ||
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| Quantum Engineering | | Quantum Engineering | ||
| 21100 | | 21100 | ||
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| Quantum Psychology | | Quantum Psychology | ||
| 699 | | 699 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Quantum Theology | | Quantum Theology | ||
| 447 | | 447 | ||
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| Quantum Dentistry | | Quantum Dentistry | ||
| None | | None | ||
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| Quantum Massage | | Quantum Massage | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
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| High-Energy Physics | | High-Energy Physics | ||
| 844000 | | 844000 | ||
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| High-Energy Chemistry | | High-Energy Chemistry | ||
| 9600 | | 9600 | ||
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| High-Energy Biology | | High-Energy Biology | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
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| High-Energy Engineering | | High-Energy Engineering | ||
| 119 | | 119 | ||
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| High-Energy Psychology | | High-Energy Psychology | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
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| High-Energy Theology | | High-Energy Theology | ||
| None | | None | ||
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| High-Energy Dentistry | | High-Energy Dentistry | ||
| None | | None | ||
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| High-Energy Massage | | High-Energy Massage | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Computational Physics | | Computational Physics | ||
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| Computational Biology | | Computational Biology | ||
| 2910000 | | 2910000 | ||
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| Computational Engineering | | Computational Engineering | ||
| 67400 | | 67400 | ||
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| Computational Psychology | | Computational Psychology | ||
| 4620 | | 4620 | ||
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| Computational Theology | | Computational Theology | ||
| 40 | | 40 | ||
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| Computational Dentistry | | Computational Dentistry | ||
| 11 | | 11 | ||
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| Computational Massage | | Computational Massage | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
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| Marine Physics | | Marine Physics | ||
| 3920 | | 3920 | ||
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| Marine Chemistry | | Marine Chemistry | ||
| 136000 | | 136000 | ||
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| Marine Biology | | Marine Biology | ||
| 945000 | | 945000 | ||
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| Marine Engineering | | Marine Engineering | ||
| 108000 | | 108000 | ||
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| Marine Psychology | | Marine Psychology | ||
| 35 | | 35 | ||
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| Marine Theology | | Marine Theology | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
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| Marine Dentistry | | Marine Dentistry | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
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| Marine Massage | | Marine Massage | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
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| Astrophysics | | Astrophysics | ||
| 2010000 | | 2010000 | ||
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| Astrochemistry | | Astrochemistry | ||
| 20600 | | 20600 | ||
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| Astrobiology | | Astrobiology | ||
| 226000 | | 226000 | ||
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| Astroengineering | | Astroengineering | ||
| 430 | | 430 | ||
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− | | | + | | Astrophychology |
| 64 | | 64 | ||
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| Astrotheology | | Astrotheology | ||
| 580 | | 580 | ||
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| Astrodentistry | | Astrodentistry | ||
| None | | None | ||
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| Astromassage | | Astromassage | ||
| None | | None | ||
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|} | |} | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A table is drawn with seven columns and six rows. Above each column and to the left of each row there is a label. All 42 fields are filled out with a number, except when the number is 0, then | + | :[A table is drawn with seven columns and six rows. Above each column and to the left of each row there is a label. All 42 fields are filled out with a number, except when the number is 0, then is says none in a red font. Above the table there is a large header:] |
:<big>Number of search results on Google Scholar</big> | :<big>Number of search results on Google Scholar</big> | ||
:{|class="wikitable" | :{|class="wikitable" |