#ophthalmotropy

[ante--meridiem]

I have a hypothesis about non-maths people that is that the more removed from maths their actual field is, the more abstract their math interests will skew. E.g. a person who studies sociology might be interested in the more applicable side of statistics but as a stage actor my math interests are as far from applied math as possible.

Possibly! I always got the impression that a lot of people (though of course not everyone) find abstraction intimidating or boring and the general advice is to start from somewhere as tangible as possible, but in maths "looks tangible" doesn't necessarily equate to actual applicability (geometry looks more "tangible" than a lot of stats because it's shapes (I mean past a point the shapes are no longer visualisable but at least you can start from somewhere tangible) but is generally less useful to other sciences, for example). Probably statistics in particular is more interesting to people who use it though!

(That said, these are fellow phd students in science, so most probably do use statistics (& therefore probably know more than me - but may not know topological data analysis so that is a potential topic that would interest them!))

[thedevilscarnival]

Hii, Korro, trick or treat?

hi dae my friend dae ^_^ have a little snippet from something i'm gonna be writing for a yaoi mini bang event

[ante--meridiem]

I'd say your brand is what you posted about a while back about taking one's own ideas seriously. And (affectionately) using mathematical terms to frame questions in other fields.

What you posted a while back about taking one's own ideas seriously

Ahhhh I don't know that I succeed at this but I do try, thank you <3

Using mathematical terms to frame questions in other fields

Lmao I try to avoid excessive jargon but, you know, easiest to draw on metaphors from what you're familiar with!

[charonean]

💌 If you're still doing them!

You are one of the most well-spoken and eloquent people that I have come across. I love how willing you are to voice your opinions and stand up for them. I’ve long considered you to have some of the best opinions in regards to fandom, and that extends to what you share of life as well. You’re one of those mutuals that I bring up in the “real world” a lot, because I think you share a number of interesting topics and viewpoints worth discussing. Not to mention that you have wonderful taste in characters and aesthetics to boot. I truly wish you all the best in your life, and I hope you can acquire good coffee grounds that haven’t been mixed with worse ones.