/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11548859
imagine unironically thinking of politics as "good guys" vs. "bad guys" lmao. grow up
>>11548818
>2017
if your data had been correct he'd have been overthrown by a massive insurrection by now. Quite on the contrary, Venezuelans are willingly taking arms to defend their current regime in case of a US-backed invasion — if anything, that goes to say that a Maduro govt. can at least promise their people more than Guaidó can: he's a fringe agitator and not a serious politician.

thinly veiled STEM v. humanities thread. daily reminder that true gigachads are into both

>>11495552
Both are eventually necessary if you plan on doing a PhD and research-level maths. Effort + talent > effort with no talent, and likewise talent + effort > talent with no effort:
>(...) even if one dismisses the notion of genius, it is still the case that at any given point in time, some mathematicians are faster, more experienced, more knowledgeable, more efficient, more careful, or more creative than others. This does not imply, though, that only the “best” mathematicians should do mathematics (...)
>In some cases, an abundance of raw talent may end up (somewhat perversely) to actually be harmful for one’s long-term mathematical development; if solutions to problems come too easily, for instance, one may not put as much energy into working hard, asking dumb questions, or increasing one’s range, and thus may eventually cause one’s skills to stagnate.
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/does-one-have-to-be-a-genius-to-do-maths/

>>9803859