I want to understand everything. I strive to rectify my ignorance whenever I encounter something that doesn't make sense to me, be it someone making a statement that doesn't fit my perception of their personality or a strange pattern of reflected light on the wall when I don't know what's reflecting it. My greatest passion is theoretical physics, and I'm also interested in math, programming, economics, politics, and psychology.

I enjoy conversations about virtually anything intellectual, but I find little value in questions that lack the potential to spark intelligent conversation (though there may be value in the answers to these questions). I tend to focus on areas in which I disagree with other interlocutors; my brother once said he had "never seen a better living personage of devil's advocate."

I prefer one on one interaction to conversing in a group. When talking to multiple people I'll often think of something pithy on a topic right after the group moves onto another topic, so it's harder to discuss an issue in depth. I prefer listening to talking. I'm more interested in refining my opinions than in changing those of others.

I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Over the past three years, at worst I've been unable to walk more than 75 meters or go up more than two flights of stairs without resting. When I'm feeling bad my mental acuity also takes a major hit, making me I absent-minded and unable to do anything that requires much concentration, such as driving, playing chess without hanging a piece every other game, or reading physics. At best, I can walk two kilometers and don't have any mental problems.

Thinking rationally; I'm great at identifying flaws in an argument, and I generally examine issues from the viewpoint of society as a whole instead of focusing on individuals. I also excel at anything academic, especially math and physics. I'm good as Scrabble as well; let me know if you'd like to play.

My best guess is my lack of social skills. Of course, my absence of social skills could also lead to me being wrong about this.

I mainly read epic fantasy and books that make me think. I'm currently reading "Wars of Light and Shadow" by Janny Wurts, which neatly feats into both categories.

Books - Epic Fantasy: "The Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan, "Sword of Truth" by Terry Goodkind, "Stormlight Archive" by Brandon Sanderson, "The Inheritance Cycle" by Christopher Paolini, "Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tokien. I've (unsuccessfully) studied the fictional languages in most of them.

Books I'd like to discuss: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand (I'm a registered Democrat, but it's interesting and I like to hear different points of view), "Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Cress, and the Galactic Milieu series by Julian May (apart from the genocide I sympathized primarily with the villain).

I also enjoy math and physics textbooks, the occasional mystery, and some less epic science fiction and fantasy.

TV shows: Mythbusters (gratuitous science is awesome) and Star Trek (especially the ones involving bizarre ethical dilemmas or time travel).

Something challenging, something I can improve at, a good book, and a modicum of social interaction.

What would be the practical difficulties associated with instituting death panels? Could I accurately model the boiling of water in a pot by assuming constant energy and seeing whether the presence of an air bubble increases the entropy? If I became a god, how much would I interfere with humanity?

I generally do a combination of reading physics and programming textbooks, reading fiction, and playing computer games.

I'm terrible at recognizing faces. I occasionally wonder how a criminal mastermind could exploit this. The optimal strategy would probably involve dyeing and cutting his hair (I identify people primarily based on hair and voice) to match those of someone else who might have a motive but lacks an alibi, and ensuring that I'm the only witness. After committing the crime in a way that leaves no traces of DNA (perhaps something as simple as wearing gloves and tossing the murder weapon in a lake), it would be a simple matter of letting me testify. My testimony would include a large uncertainty, but I doubt the jury would care much about this detail after the prosecution builds a strong narrative explaining the purported motive of whoever was framed.

You are honest, intelligent, and open-minded. I want a relationship where we find each other interesting, learn from one another, and are perfectly willing to say what we think.

Random things that would also be nice:
You have, at some point in your life, looked up a scientific finding with the intent of applying it to your life.
You're a Republican, Libertarian, or communist who is interested in politics.
You have a reading suggestion for me.

In case you'd like suggestions for what to write about, I enjoy discussing philosophy and politics. This is by no means an exhaustive list; feel free to talk about anything you think I'd find interesting. By the way, this shouldn't be construed to mean that I'm only interested in an emotionless discourse. If anything I'd prefer a topic I haven't listed here since it would probably be better for broadening my horizons.