How Physics Saves Lives As part of the standard curriculum in a pre-med program in college, the students have to take a "difficult" class in physics. One afternoon, the professor was discussing a particularly difficult concept. Half way through the class a student rudely interrupted to ask, "Why do we have to learn this stuff?" "To save lives!" the professor responded, and then continued the lecture. A few minutes later, the same student spoke up again. "So how does physics save lives? This is a waste of time and I will never use it!" he protested. Without hesitation the professor replied, "It saves lives because it keeps idiots like you out of medical school".
A farmer and a virologist walked into a bar. "What do you do?" asked the virologist. I'm a farmer, replied the farmer. What do you do? I'm a virologist replied the man. "Oh really?" replied the farmer, "I'm an expert in virology myself!" Wow! REALLY?!?! replied the virologist? How can that be? I had to spend 8 years getting my Ph.D. Then I had 4 years of post doctoral studies. I Then I had a 5 year fellowship. I've done over 20 years of research and I've published 43 scholarly articles in highly respected journals. How did you become an expert? Oh, I spent months studying on the internet, replied the farmer.
