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Title: Difference between biologists and mathematicians Post by: Noha abdelrazik on Dec 15, 2022 Hello,
I have a question from a book called Models of mind by Grace Lindsay Here the writer talks about the difference between biologists and mathematicians and I couldn't get the point here: Biologists study living things that are abundant with specific traits and nuanced exceptions to any rule. Mathematicians – driven by simplicity, elegance and the need to make things manageable – squash that abundance when they put it into equations. Title: Re: Difference between biologists and mathematicians Post by: bio_man on Dec 15, 2022 That is her definition of a mathematician. After receiving my master's degree in mathematics, and prior, my bachelors degree in biology, I have realized that mathematicians differ from every other number-based, science-based profession in our ability to want to undeniably prove ideas. That is, mathematicians are obsessed with proofs; that is, without a proof to a theorem, it holds no value and cannot be used confidently to explain a phenomenon. Biology, on the contrary, can get away without providing an undeniable proof; for example, if you have a sore throat and visit a doctor, you may quickly be diagnosed with have a viral infection without doing any testing to identify the main cause - no proof is provided to the patient, just a prediction.
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