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  Q1: We are in the process of increasing involvement in our Science Inquisitors program. We mainly engage in chemistry demonstrations because such demonstrations are spectacularly appealing to the visual and auditory senses. However, would you agree that chemistry is the most difficult science subject to learn at an early age? Should we continue to implement mostly chemistry demonstrations? (4 pieces of advice)

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  by thogarofold 

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  09.05.08 | 01:02 AM

  i would recomend physics because the ideas explored in physics can be easly observed in every day actions plus the math can be broken down to algebraic level

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  by meiyen 

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  09.01.08 | 06:33 AM

  Because your Science Inquisitors program aims to give children the opportunity to explore their potentials and talents while also developing a keener understanding and appreciation for all types of scientific research and inquiry, your program should encompass various fields of science, not only chemistry. Every subject of science has its curiosities; every field of science offers different challenges, to both the old and the young. To say that only chemistry demonstrations appeal to the visual and auditory senses is undermining the beauty of other scientific fields and studies. Like all science, chemistry can be difficult or easy, boring or intriguing- it is for the individual to decide. By creating a program that strives to reach out to children and open their minds to scientific research, but showing them only one aspect of science, you are creating a program that is biased. You are instilling your specific scientific interests onto these children, instead of allowing these young minds to explore science, and develop specific interests for themselves. A program like Science…more Inquisitors should give children a chance to explore not only the wonders of chemistry, but also the fascinations in different aspects of science.

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  09.01.08 | 05:49 AM

  No way. Physics is much harder to learn at an early age, simply because one needs to know calculus to learn even introductory physics, while one only needs algebra to learn introductory chemistry.
  
  But from a conceptual, rather than quantitative, point of view, all sciences are about the same difficulty.

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  08.31.08 | 07:58 PM

  I would recommend biology demonstrations. Buy a microscope and have the kids look at grass clippings.

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  Q2: There is much difficulty in creating an impact-resistant system that can defeat many different ballistic threats. Currently, what is the most significant threat to men and women on the battlefield that our team should investigate in order to focus our energy into designing a high-performance impact-protection material to defeat such a threat? (1 pieces of advice)

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  09.05.08 | 01:10 AM

  the two bigest threats seen by marines in the curent war would be shapnel from IED blast and small arms fire more specicley the AK-47 which has a larger round then the marine M16A4 or the armies M4 carbine

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  Q3: As a group of college students and one high school student, we occasionally get stuck in a rut maneuvering through the many common pitfalls for inexperienced start-ups. What are some recommended literature and online resources for entrepreneurship, especially in the field of technology, that would benefit our team? (4 pieces of advice)

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  09.05.08 | 01:13 AM

  i would recomend "who stole my cheese" though it is more aimed at a long runing persons place in the work place some of the ideas can be also aplied here

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  09.02.08 | 03:59 PM

  Thank you for your advice Adam!
  
  We're working up a large literature list, and I've put down E-myth Revisited as part of our to-read list. Appreciate it, man.

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  09.01.08 | 05:34 PM

  There is a great book called the E-Myth Revisited. It was written by Michael E. Gerber. The book is all about the entrepreneurial spirit and how to balance that with the other aspects of running a business. It's a must read!!
  
  Adam Phillips

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  08.31.08 | 03:01 PM

  You should create a forum for scientist-entrepreneurs. That way you can share the knowledge you gain from your project with others just starting out and collaborate with others facing the same obstacles as you.

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  Q4: We would like to be more engaged in the environmental aspect of our technology. However, there are only so many gains possible for technology alone and we would like to continue our commitment to healing the environment. What can we do as a start-up company to help alleviate the damage incurred from industrial manufacturing? (0 pieces of advice)

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  12.31.08 | 04:55 AM

  I am not much of a science guy and I may not fully understand the product you are developing but it seems that it is a very useful product that could have many different applications. This could not only be used for defense purposes but possibly for making cars safer or many other consumer based applications. I know that our soldiers on the battlefields would welcome anything that could better protect them from the hazards of war. When doing this you also have to think of the mobility of the product and if it will constrict the movements of soldier or could it actually make them more mobile will also protecting them better. As far as funding goes there are many different federal defense grants out there and i would encourage you to apply for them. Here is a site that has a a listing of some of those grants.
  http://www.federalgrantswire.com/department-of-defense-federal-grants.html
  

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  09.05.08 | 03:48 AM

  Hey thogarofold,
  
  I appreciate what you have to say, I will definitely keep things in mind when dealing with the actual form of the armor. And thanks for the literature recommendation, I've just finished it! Quick read.
  
  If you have any more words of wisdom from the military user's perspective, please do not hesitate to e-mail us at scientist.entrepreneur500k@gmail.com.
  We would love any input we can receive.
  
  Regards,
  Bryan

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  by thogarofold 

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  09.05.08 | 01:36 AM

  the main proble with almost all body armors are mattors of mobilety such as when you have all four of your armor plates in its almost like wearing a leadbox makeingit very dificult to grab or remove importent equipment when in combat, also with were the US is curntly fighting the heat is a majer factor with the curent vest and combat loads it can get up to 140 degreas inside that vest it would also be nise to see a way to reduce impact injuries wile keeping the weght down because even if you stop the round you still run a risk of follow on injury such as inturnal bleeding or fractured ribs things of that nature also reduce the wieght and demetions because there isnt a solder alive says put more wieght on me i would recomend looking at the dragon skin body armor its probably the best stuff on the market right now with some minor flauseat high heat and a high price tag if it wornt for those two factors that would be what the militay would be useing right now

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