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It is also shocking how mathematicians have huge gaps in their basic knowledge of cell biology. What can be done to help mathematicians learn relevant applicati
by reagency 11y ago
It is also shocking how mathematicians have huge gaps in their basic knowledge of cell biology. What can be done to help mathematicians learn relevant applications? Or even accept that applications merit more than an occasional momentary thought, and that only to wave off a field as trivial?
- TeMPOraL 11y agoMathematics and biology are not interchangeable like that. One is specific knowledge, other (at least the parts we're talking about here) is mental tools and models, which are useful for every field.
- ska 11y agoThat would only be concerning if those mathematicians were working in cell biology or closely related fields. Innumeracy is a very similar problem to illiteracy, it has a broad impact on your ability to learn and reason about the world - but it is much more socially accepted and (hence?) much more prevalent.