Somali Physicists

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

certification that you aren't stupid, but provide little to no applicable skills.

 

[Apollo]

It's true. Almost everyone with a physics degree will be smart, but their skills are not that useful in the job market besides being above average in intelligence.

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

There are a lot of Somali power engineers where I live. It requires a good understanding of thermochemistry and electricity. I'm getting into that now.

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

It's true. Almost everyone with a physics degree will be smart, but their skills are not that useful in the job market besides being above average in intelligence.

I know I agree.

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

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Same thing

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

Hello guys and gals. as an aspiring Somali physics student, I find that there is a shortage of Somalis in the "pure" scientific pathway. Are there any Somali Physicists or physics students On Ss and if so whats your specialisation. Also if you guys joined the workforce how is it?
Thx

I enjoy putting together electrical circuits. Do you study electrical stuff?

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

There's also a shortage of lawyers, but that also depends on the country they live in. I'm well-versed in law but never stepped foot in law school.

 

[Genie]

That's great. Somalia always needs innovation, computer science would help major cities!.I wish you all the luck in your adventures walal.

Thanks , i do hope somalia benefits from my future innovations (shameless plug)

 

[Prince Abubu]

i took a gap year so I'm starting uni this sept , my university offers computer science with maths and physics i don't know whether to do Computer science in full or to do it with physics i do find the prospect of computational physics awesome but ..... i don't know if its worth it tbh so i'm still thinking about it i have emailed the uni and they said i have until mid August to decide between pure Cs and Cs with physics.

If you're interested in computation, why not a computer science/mathematics double honours?

 

[El padrone]

I was good at science back in high school but unfortunately i pursued bus/finance major. my fam werent impressed tho.

If i went with science i cud have made some serious money. but since its industry is non existent in somalia, i wud be the businessman bossing around science nerds

 

[Apollo]

I was good at science back in high school but unfortunately i pursued bus/finance major. my fam werent impressed tho.

If i went with science i cud have made some serious money. but since its industry is non existent in somalia, i wud be the businessman bossing around science nerds

H1B type cheap labour from Asia mostly fill the science gap.

 

[El padrone]

H1B type cheap labour from Asia mostly fill the science gap.

The fuckers invaded every industry in somalia. the construction, medical and even phone repairs I dropped my phone in water and all faaraxs at electronic repairs said shoog ba galay and im like fix it then and they are like lama hagaajin karo waa tuuris. i wasnt havin it so i took to this fob arab refugee guy from yemen and he fixed it like a charm. he made $10 dollars that night, $5 for fixing it another 5 because skinnies pissed me off.


I expect better from yall science guys

 

[Mokillem]

I enjoy putting together electrical circuits. Do you study electrical stuff?

I'm doing a double degree, other one is electrical engineering .So ye I do

It's true. Almost everyone with a physics degree will be smart, but their skills are not that useful in the job market besides being above average in intelligence.

Physicists are well sought after in many fields as its found in all fields.For example : medical,engineering and a plethora of other jobs.

 

[Genie]

If you're interested in computation, why not a computer science/mathematics double honours?

i'm interested in Computational physics , i'm also fascinated by physics far more than maths. Although i'm aware they are all connected.

 

[Coulombs law]

@Mokillem

The thing is that most Somalis are not interested in pursuing higher knowledge (Academia) and going all the way to masters/Phd level.

You see Faaraxs get into Engineering/Business/Computer science and leave it at a Bachelors level and go to pursue a Career. Not saying that it is a bad thing its just the way it it.

Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Physics are all fields that require a minimum of a Masters degree with Physics branching off to many topics of study such as particle physics, Electromagnetism, Theory of Relativity etc..

I'm not sure what the market holds for a physics degree major but I presume its gonna be researched based at a lab or if you combined your degree with Mathematics or Statistics you can work for certain companies.

 

[Prince Abubu]

@Mokillem

The thing is that most Somalis are not interested in pursuing higher knowledge (Academia) and going all the way to masters/Phd level.

You see Faaraxs get into Engineering/Business/Computer science and leave it at a Bachelors level and go to pursue a Career. Not saying that it is a bad thing its just the way it it.

Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Physics are all fields that require a minimum of a Masters degree with Physics branching off to many topics of study such as particle physics, Electromagnetism, Theory of Relativity etc..

I'm not sure what the market holds for a physics degree major but I presume its gonna be researched based at a lab or if you combined your degree with Mathematics or Statistics you can work for certain companies.

A lot of that has to do with the fact that education is expensive nowadays. Those that go on to pursue graduate degrees and doctorates usually have the income to study for year and years. They also come from households where at least one of the parents hold a degree level qualificatio. Somalis almost always come from very low income households, with neither parent holding any qualification beyond high school. So naturally, they're hedging their bets and going for degrees like computer science and midwifery that would get the a job straight after graduation.

When we start seeing middle-income and higher-up come Somali households, then we'll hopefully have more PHD Somalis.

 

[DR OSMAN]

I always found this topic interesting!!! I haven't studied it because there is not much demand for it in the market place(blame government direction)!!! But once u understand that everything is singular or has an origin point, you then follow the complexity and see how things changed!!! I wouldn't waste time just reading mathematical equations and memorizing, deeply understand what your working with!!! Like our body starts at singular point an embryo then mutates over over into complexity, you can only then start going back to see what's been added untill we came to what we are. If it's applicable to us, then it's applicable to everything in the universe since we share the same environment and rules!!!

Once u go to the singular point of anything your studying, it will be easy for u to remember as it changes into complexity. Never think that things start complex. We don't come out grown adults in the womb, everything has a small origin!!!

So now u can follow equations in physics easier when u break it down back to it's origin point and then really understand the sequence untill it becomes the mass your studying!!!

 

[SanDheer_Landheer]

A lot of that has to do with the fact that education is expensive nowadays. Those that go on to pursue graduate degrees and doctorates usually have the income to study for year and years. They also come from households where at least one of the parents hold a degree level qualificatio. Somalis almost always come from very low income households, with neither parent holding any qualification beyond high school. So naturally, they're hedging their bets and going for degrees like computer science and midwifery that would get the a job straight after graduation.

When we start seeing middle-income and higher-up come Somali households, then we'll hopefully have more PHD Somalis.

Starting material science/engineering this September, very interesting field that creatively combines maths/physics/chemistry. Somalis need to diversify! Also sadly intellectual pursuit won't be in the minds of somalis for a long time to come.

 

[legend]

Had interest in Astrophysics, the whole studying of the cosmos, gravity and time, but I took on accounting (ACCA P2)

 

[Prince Abubu]

Had interest in Astrophysics, the whole studying of the cosmos, gravity and time, but I took on accounting (ACCA P2)

Good decision. Astrophysics, unless you've studied in Oxbridge/Ivy League universities doesn't provide too many employment opportunities.

Starting material science/engineering this September, very interesting field that creatively combines maths/physics/chemistry. Somalis need to diversify! Also sadly intellectual pursuit won't be in the minds of somalis for a long time to come.

I was interested in materials engineering, along with chemical engineering, before I settled with Computer science/mathematics. We need scientists and engineers in Somalia.