@Meaningness I think the mean inferential distance for mathematical research results is a lot deeper than it is for other fields, though.
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@Meaningness Chunk key concepts into a directed graph, X -> Y means X is necessary background to Y, compute mean depth or something1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Like, what's the minimum number of graduate-level seminars an average student would require to get up to speed.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I dunno much about history. The thing about mathematicians isn't true though.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I dunno, I could be totally wrong, but most mathematicians I can think of were steadily productive all their lives.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Meaningness Something I heard in grad school: it''s a mistake to take time off math, not because it gets harder to understand...
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