William P. Thurston 1994, "On proof and progress in mathematics" Gives a good amount of insight into how academia works for mathematics, and gives a good contr

William P. Thurston 1994, "On proof and progress in mathematics" Gives a good amount of insight into how academia works for mathematics, and gives a good contrast with how CS works. Don't be scared by the abstract, it's a completely non-technical paper. The academic/research culture can be more important than the results. http://arxiv.org/abs/math.HO/9404236 http://arxiv.org/abs/math.HO/9404236