User:Stoicscientist

Hey there.

I am currently finishing my M.A in History (Focus in Medieval Europe, the Scientific Revolution, Origins of Modern Science in the Medieval Period). I have completed all associated coursework, and currently I am working on completing my thesis.

I have a strong focus in science, both the history of it and its practice (my undergraduate degree consisted of a B.A., majoring in English and minoring in history). In my undergraduate degree my study focused on the history of education, as well as study of formal logic and argument. I also undertook rigorous study in the hard sciences and mathematics, including honors sections in chemistry, finishing four classes short of a pre-medical degree in addition to my English major (I would have finished, personal family reasons forced my graduation).

While working on my M.A. in History, I have also taken the time to complete the four science classes that I missed, and so while the pre-medical portion is not present on my degree I will have taken and satisfied the prescribed course sequence from the institution which I attend.

Currently, I am weighing my options. One choice is to pursue a second M.A., this time in Biology, pursuant to obtaining a PhD in Biology. The second is to continue with my history, moving on to a PhD in History. The end result will be the same--I will be getting both...determining the most efficient course, however, is proving bothersome.

My other interests include the philosophy of science (including the scientific method), varying methods of determining truth, cellular biology, protein and gene expression (especially in the human brain when in response to environmental stimulus as pertaining to the chemistry of addiction, motivation, and modification to behavior through modification of transcription factors). Future possibilities of research include using the understanding of acute transcription events in the process of memory formation and the possible implications such events might have in the formation of human social phenomena (e.g.: racism) and perhaps whether such pathways might provide illumination in the direction of proving or disproving controversial thought constructs such as memetics.