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No, what I think he is highlighting is how people not interested in math approach a problem like this. I asked my girl friend this question on the way home from
by Layke1123 4y ago
No, what I think he is highlighting is how people not interested in math approach a problem like this. I asked my girl friend this question on the way home from our Mother's Day dinner, and she had a very similar statement. It says something about how mathematicians could improve on their analogies, not whether he is interested in solving a math problem. I found it insightful even if it was not directly tied to the "correct" speech on Hacker News.
- thewakalix 4y agoThey're the same picture.
- 4ad 4y agoOne's disinterest or inability to do math has no bearing on the quality of a math problem.
- Layke1123 4y agoThat's not what this is about though. It's about sparking interest in math, and many on here are showing exactly why math people can me off putting for non math people.
- hamburglar 4y agoIt doesn’t really have anything to do with math. It’s problem solving. I’m pretty sure the legendary farmer who had to get his fox and chicken across the river never actually existed, but the point of the problem is to be a framework for using your brain, not an actual attempt to help a farmer with a real dilemma. Maybe someone doesn’t enjoy these types of problems, but objecting based on the obviously-contrived premise not being realistic just makes them look dumb.