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> Medicine is my hobby Now there's a red flag if I ever saw one! > I'm using a more algebraic, inter-disciplinary approach to medicine trying to infer the ou

by gspr 6y ago

> Medicine is my hobby Now there's a red flag if I ever saw one! > I'm using a more algebraic, inter-disciplinary approach to medicine trying to infer the outcomes in symbolic form, just like the algebra does. Sorry for non-conventional approach, I clearly understand it goes against the usual expectations of the day. WTF?

garganzol 6y ago
>WTF? Symbolic computation is a way to look at the problem domain from a clear analytical standpoint. For example, Noam Chomsky did that for linguistics. Does such approach constitute a red flag in specific area of human knowledge? Depends on who you ask. In case of Chomsky, his work allowed us to have software compilers and automatic translators between spoken and written languages. Was he a mad non-conventional scientist? Maybe. But I think he was a prominent innovator cut from above who gave us a great reminder: you cannot undercut or overcome math and algebra. Even in seemingly non-related disciplines such as linguistics or medicine.