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> [...] there may be a common underlying structure between biology and information science - an isomorphic mapping between the two - hence the name of the compa
by isomorphic 5y ago
> [...] there may be a common underlying structure between biology and information science - an isomorphic mapping between the two - hence the name of the company. Biology is likely far too complex and messy to ever be encapsulated as a simple set of neat mathematical equations.
...uses a neatly-defined mathematical term to name the company, then rejects the idea of neat mathematics in practice.
- andbberger 5y agousing arbitrary function approximators no less. everything can be isomorphic if you stir the linear algebra pot for long enough!
- reidjs 5y agoDo you disagree with that? I think the point they’re making is perfectly reasonable
- rajnathani 5y agoSee the poster's username, he/she is being a little too pedantic here :)
- esyir 5y agoFunnily enough, once of my mathematically inclined friends has had this exact issue with biological problems. Every time he tried breaking it down into a neat solution, the response from the bio side would inevitably start with "but" or "however".
- pizza 5y agoWhat Is Life? [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Life%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Life%3F