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This is a paper from 1994, before the Internet etc we're popular. But let's try: 1. Google to find what the relevant fields are - you get math. Search a forum
by petra 9y ago
This is a paper from 1994, before the Internet etc we're popular.
But let's try:
1. Google to find what the relevant fields are - you get math. Search a forum about math -> discover math.stackexchange.com -> ask for help or even just terminology regarding "area under my graph/curve"? Once you get that , you could follow on it(say ask for a library of the most accurate integration method we know of today).
2. Google that, find relevant results and dig for terminology, and follow on it.
And sure , this isn't a bulletproof method, and you won't get 100% coverage. But it help find connections .
- throwaway2048 9y agoIts still people answering the stack overflow questions, and its still people writing the posts Google finds. Not to mention knowing what to search for and how to find it is itself a very broad skill that requires ploymath type knowledge to really get the most out of it. Same reason librarians seem to know a bit of everything.
- petra 9y agoSure, there are still people writing stackoverflow answers, but they don't need to be polymaths to share their knowledge.