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By similar logic, quantum field theory is about 40 years old, so really there's no excuse to be ignorant of it, either. I kid, but only somewhat. Relevancy (ev
by oddthink 14y ago
By similar logic, quantum field theory is about 40 years old, so really there's no excuse to be ignorant of it, either.
I kid, but only somewhat. Relevancy (even if just perceived) and accessibility matter.
- dons 14y agoIf you're a professional in the field of partical physics, there's probably not excuse...
- oddthink 14y agoWell, I went through grad school in astrophysics, and I never really learned it. If I did particle, I would have had to know it cold; then again, those guys don't know anything about magnetohydrodynamics. Presumably, if you're doing type theory, you know it cold. If you're doing crypto or machine learning or computability or databases or (god forbid) are just a working schmo programmer, do you? It's a big world out there. Can't learn everything, although it's fun to try.