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Interesting point. I guess encryption (and indirectly, blockchains) are some of the few closer to "pure" applications of math. But even then, they're treated as
by ggambetta 9y ago
Interesting point. I guess encryption (and indirectly, blockchains) are some of the few closer to "pure" applications of math. But even then, they're treated as black boxes to some extent - not sure math gets all the credit it deserves there, for the average user.
- wayn3 9y agomuricans dont even admit that "computer science" is a sub-field of mathematics. but thats ok. mathematics is way too powerful to care about mainstream fame.