Arts and Sciences

Chapter 114 The Stanford and Columbia Storm

In fact, Li Sansi is not sure that he can really pass the defense and written test. First of all, it is a language problem. I have read the English book a lot, even if it is so, it does not mean that I am proficient after reading it, and it does not mean that I can dictate correctly. The reason why he entered the United States with confidence to take the assessment is a large part of his confidence. He has some confidence in writing English with the miniature translation headset in his ear, but the best way to understand American English with different regional noises is to live in the United States for a few years, and to use his own ears side of the micro-translator.

The plane has already trekked at an altitude of tens of thousands of feet, and the porthole outside the window can see a sea of ​​cotton balls of clouds. The sun covers the clouds, translucent with golden light.

Li Sansi remembers the scene where he jumped from the helicopter above the Quidditch competition viewing ground in Haishan City. Seeing that he has a stream of consciousness, he has the psychology of contempt for nature. In fact, if it wasn't for the tail strap behind Zu Yuan's hang glider, he might have fallen from such a high altitude long ago, and his body was smashed to pieces.

Li Sansi leaned against the window. This plane is a special plane for Dalin Temple. The people in it are all sent to internationally famous universities in the United States to participate in the doctoral examination and defense. The monk who has been around for a long time, with a white beard, finally came out at this time.

If they knew that Li Sansi had mastered the content of the two fields in only half a year, it was guaranteed that this group of people would stop believing in God in an instant, oh no, it was Sakyamuni.

Stanford University was founded in 1885, when the California railway king, the old Leland who served as the governor of California?In memory of his son who died of illness while traveling in Italy, Stanford decided to donate money to establish Stanford University in Palo Alto. He donated the 8180 acres of his family's farm that was originally used to train high-quality racehorses as the campus of the school. This move brought countless wealth, intellectual and material, to California and the United States.

Until now, people still call Stanford a "farm". For students here, bicycles are almost an indispensable means of transportation.

I used to think that the No. [-] High School in Haishan City should be the most beautiful school, but compared with the current Stanford University, it is simply a corner of the sea. The vast campus stretches endlessly, and many of them are riding bicycles with curly blond hair. Men and women with blue eyes shuttled on the campus road, running over a waterway from time to time, splashing water droplets enough to make them scream.

When Li Sansi walked in here, he felt what a university campus is. At that moment, Li Sansi really felt that the sea is open to all rivers and has a broad mind that is tolerant.

"Great, this is Stanford University."

Li Sansi has been completely attracted by this place. In the past, he only heard about this internationally renowned school in the news or newspapers. Some of them stepped here to pursue a doctoral degree.

This kind of thing, no matter who you tell it to, what you get in exchange is incomprehensible and unbelievable.

In the recently announced national school rankings, Stanford University ranks third in the field of physics with Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. I believe that if the doctoral title accepted here is taken to the Dalin Temple, no one will feel the slightest bit. Confuse.

Li Sansi has never doubted the supernatural powers of Dalin Temple. His current identity is a child prodigy with a rich family background. He has completed the courses of high-energy physics research in the field of physics in a short period of time and participated in the latest doctoral thesis. Defense and written examination.

The written test was just a test to check the basic knowledge. Although there were some difficult exercises, from Li Sansi's first glance, it was nothing to solve the difficult problems by applying the previous problem-solving experience and the knowledge he had accumulated.

His paper has already been handed in, which he wrote during the three days of rest, and the content of the whole paper contains no less than hundreds or even thousands of similar papers. He is confident that he can pass the preliminary review by cracking the sentence to find out the loopholes. Even in the critical search of many experts for clues, he can't find the slightest loophole.

"Can you briefly describe your motivation and significance of studying high energy physics in the United States?"

"I believe that science in the world knows no borders, and physics is a subject that benefits mankind. The motivation for my study is all because of the wisdom in life, which is all included in this subject. In the study of physics, I can glimpse the essence of the world and the meaning of life."

"Can you explain to us the conclusion of the [-]th article on the third page of the thesis, and where can we find the corresponding evidence to prove that this conclusion does not conflict with our basic laws of physics?"

"Mirli, thank you very much for your answer, it was very exciting, we would like to say, if we award you a Ph.D., what will you do next?"

"All the beginning comes from the end. I will bury all the honors, and use the spirit of dedication to science to explore the higher fields of physics. Life is endless and pursuit is endless!"

So Li Sansi's assessment at Stanford University ended so smoothly. He didn't know the judges' scoring situation, but he succeeded in translating the judges' questions verbatim with the help of the super translation device in his ear, and then used I am not up to standard, the English I have learned temporarily, and the calm and fluent question and answer, made the judges around me keep nodding.

Then, after a series of tests, Li Sansi hurriedly followed the supporting monks to transfer to Columbia University in New York. These supporting monks were monks and monks in Dalin Temple, but after coming out of , just changed into an all-black suit, dark black sunglasses, and followed behind him like a bodyguard of the underworld.

Columbia University in the United States is also ancient. Her history can be traced back to 1756. It was originally named "King's College" and is also one of the oldest "Ivy League" members in the United States.

Walking in this university, you can see the mottled traces of the years here and there. Even the modern atmosphere has transformed the place a lot, but in Li Sansi's view, the slightly rusted railings here reveal an antique flavor. The buildings and huts of ancient vines all reveal his ancient and vicissitudes of history.

This is the highest palace of human knowledge. Li Sansi couldn't believe it. A year ago, he was carefree in his small city. Except for messing with him, his life is basically a big piece of every sunny day in the green grass and rapeseed fields, and he will be like everyone else, counting the country that will come two years later with some longing and some fear. The big exam, together with everyone, strives towards the major and university of your dreams, and lives a life with expectations and anxiety.

In the past, Li Sansi didn't have to think about universities like Stanford and Columbia. It was like being a tadpole dreaming of crossing the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, or a dragonfly chasing wild geese.

But now, when Li Sansi is actually walking on the solid campus ground of Columbia University, when he is tens of thousands of kilometers away from the original city and almost in two different hemispheres with foreign skies above his head, when he sees the yellow hair around him It was only when the tall foreigner traveled back and forth like a fish swimming in the past that he believed that the stories of the carp jumping over the dragon's gate that appeared in those countless stories did indeed and truly exist.

Li Sansi spent two days in the United States in a hurry. When he flew to Stanford on the first day, he met the convoy as soon as he got off the plane, so he went straight to the examination room without stopping. The big team, connecting planes to Manhattan, have time to familiarize themselves with Columbia University in Manhattan, and have a lot of free time to prepare for the next day's doctoral defense and written exam in psychology.

Psychology is a subject that studies the process of human spirit, and also a subject that explores the origin of consciousness, which is why Li Sansi chose psychology to specialize in.

One thing, if you want to control it, you must first understand it, just like if you want to drive a car, you must first understand its starting method and control technology, Li Sansi is like this, in order to better control the stream of consciousness , he doesn't care about spending a little more time to understand the morphological structure of consciousness itself in the human brain, and to explore its origin.

In order to better control the stream of consciousness, and even more so to use the stream of consciousness to continuously achieve one's own goals, after the assessment of knowledge, the next thing to do is to challenge the ninth-rank masters of Dalin Temple.

When he walked out of the defense room, Li Sansi couldn't restrain his excitement. When will he be able to enter the doctoral examination room of a world-renowned university?When, in high school, I had become a boy under the age of 20 who was about to get a dual Ph.D.

He could clearly see that when he walked into the defense area, all the doctoral supervisors, doctoral students and onlookers around him showed the same expression as seeing a gorilla in a zoo.

Although there are quite a few people in their 30s or even 27 or 20 years old who are taking the doctoral examination, but for a boy like Li Sansi, who is less than [-] years old, to appear in such an examination room, everyone has to be amazed.

"He should still be taking the national exam for high school, not appearing here." A tutor said, helping his gold-rimmed glasses that were about to fall, and steadying his body.

"Boy, did you go wrong? You should leave through the back door!" There was a burst of laughter from the audience seats in the vast lecture hall.

"It seems that the school history of our school has to be recorded again. On a certain day in a certain year, Columbia University ushered in the first youngest candidate who has the qualifications for doctoral examination since the school opened. If he succeeds If he passes the written examination and oral defense, he will become the first and youngest Ph.D. recipient of Columbia University!" The school reporter quickly wrote down on paper with a pen, and wrote two sheets respectively, one for the backend and one for the mailing list. to the New York Times.

In fact, he did not know that as early as thousands of kilometers away in California, the first and youngest recipient of a Ph. They were all shrouded in a veil of mystery.

"Stanford's Youngest Ph.D. in Physics, If There Still Was a Wunderkind." Los Angeles Times.

"Shocking! Stanford University has set a new record, the birth of the youngest doctor in history!" newspaper headlines.

"How far is human civilization away from you? A full record of young Ph. D. physics!" The latest book.

"Governor Iverson announced that he has met the youngest doctor himself, and it is said that the hair under this doctor's mouth has not even grown yet!" A certain satirical magazine.

"Successfully passed the test, the 16-year-old prodigy broke into the Stanford doctoral examination room and won the crown!" Local newspaper.

"Don't believe the most shocking news in California, because it may be the foreshadowing of the next governor's election!" A well-known person said.

"According to the analysis of relevant experts, the emergence of young prodigies with high degrees at Stanford University will further expand the enthusiasm for studying abroad and attract larger-scale study abroad activities!" An analysis commented on the media.

"The frozen state of high degrees is about to be lifted, and the appearance of a 14-year-old prodigy indicates that human potential is developing to an unimaginable degree." Silicon Valley.

Unprecedented crowds crowded into the defense hall in an instant. The defense of Columbia University's youngest Ph.D.

After hearing the news, some people rode their bicycles straight into the square where the flower pots were stacked, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Some pedestrians walking with sled dogs directly tied the dog leash to the tree and rushed to the defense hall by themselves, leaving a pitiful dog with blue glasses like black beans lying on the grass alone , Looking at the crowd coming and going, there were bursts of humming.

The defense field, which was originally large enough, is now even more cramped after the flood of people pours in. Even the teachers who maintain order are a little surprised. This is the defense field, not a singer's concert, and it is not the Olympic Games. The sports meeting, here is a place for academic lectures, not a place for barbarian crowds to gather.With so many people in such a noisy place, it's hard to get into the hall of academic elegance.

Li Sansi began to feel his heart beating rapidly. With so many people gathered together, it was not so much to watch him conduct an academic defense, but rather to observe the youngest student in the history of Columbia University who was defending a Ph.D. in psychology.

This is the second time that Li Sansi has been watched by so many people. The first time was at the dismissal ceremony of Haishan City No. 3000 High School, when he announced the list of Quidditch. Thinking, at that time, he hardly even had the courage to stand up. Without Su Zixuan, he might not be able to walk on the long red carpet and go to the stage.

But now, the entire Defense Hall No. [-] of Columbia University was almost completely surrounded. Li Sansi stood on the stage, looking at the dark crowd below, and some flashing lights lit up everywhere, and every time he flicked his mind.

In this dark and cloud-like auditorium, no one knows me, no one remembers me, so I should be fearless, but why is my heart beating uncontrollably now? After flashing lights one after another, such pride will spontaneously arise in my heart.

Li Sansi felt dizzy for a while, and the surging sense of satisfaction kept pounding his heart. He looked around at the eight heavyweights who were supervisors of doctoral degrees in psychology, and behind him was the crowd of people stretching to the exit. It is rare and unique to have such a crowd of countless people.

Li Sansi's tiny headset suddenly heard the voice of the monk in charge of this trip.

"Gui Li! Hurry up and reply, there are more and more reporters around now, we don't have much time!"

(End of this chapter)