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> A mathematician might benefit from the quiet solace of the country side, the human bandwidth being of marginal benefit, But most of the working (academic) ma
by blahedo 8y ago
> A mathematician might benefit from the quiet solace of the country side, the human bandwidth being of marginal benefit,
But most of the working (academic) mathematicians I know, while they need some time in "quiet solace" or whatever, absolutely need to spend some time bouncing ideas off other mathematicians. Not unlike computer scientists, actually. And that's easier when the other mathematicians are local-ish.
- ebullientocelot 8y agoI'm just a math grad student, no claim to being a pro, and I can concur already that really digging into the meat of something, some new theorem, say, is MUCH easier with peers to throw off the wall ideas at.