<p>Stanford students are widely known to possess a sense of intellectual vitality. Tell us about an idea or an experience you have had that you find intellectually engaging.</p>
<p>would saying I'm really interested in childhood obesity and nutrition count? I don't know if this falls under an 'idea' and it's no an 'experience'</p>
<p>can anyone further explain they mean by an intellectually engaging idea/experience? Like could a fascinating museum exhibit count? I've never done research, internship, or anything like that</p>
<p>:) ...I saw this movie "core" and I thought cool! :D
if I build this vehicle and go to the center of earth <em>----:eek:----</em> and then
keep on going I can find my way to the other side of the earth.
Except we live on this big sphere. right ?? </p>
<p>But... if the earth is really not a sphere then how doe we find it's center
.... we would not know what is the exact opposite side.</p>
<p>NOW THAT IS WHAT I FIND INTELLECTUALLY EXCITING... HE HE he</p>
<p>Thanks JDorian!...see eilatan175 we are already having this intellectually
stimulating cross-posting.....oblate
spheroid and finding it's center .....</p>
<p>my subtle ;) point being intellectuality is not necessarily a constrained topic :)
....almost every line of human inquiry is bound to turn up 'intellectually
exciting crossroads' we can explore?</p>
<p>I think fascinating museum exhibit is probably a better topic then childhood obesity and nutrition for showing intellectual vitality (unless you have something revolutionary to say about obesity, rather then "eat healthy, exercise regularly")</p>
<p>What interests you about childhood obesity and nutrition? How to prevent childhood obesity (as in how to get children to eat healthy and exercise) is certainly a challenging question. There are people who study this for a living in a university setting, so I think it counts.</p>
<p>the musem exhibit was the Plastination (plastisizing actual human parts) It's fairly famous. I thought it was cool (and creepy)</p>
<p>obesity and health...I dunno what 'exactly' interests me. I like looking at nutrition (it's like now complusive) and reading articles about cafeteria lunch in school and why kids today are getting fatter and fatter.</p>