tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post2751927937558983213..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: xkcd on scienceMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-89144567604287498722010-03-07T23:59:43.478-08:002010-03-07T23:59:43.478-08:00And isn't mathematics just applied logic? logi...And isn't mathematics just applied logic? logic ftw!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719316815552557354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-63376389084518070482008-12-13T09:08:00.000-08:002008-12-13T09:08:00.000-08:00Mathematicians study insofar as they are students....Mathematicians study insofar as they are students. <BR/><BR/>Pity the physics teacher didn't claim a reason why the physicists want to be God.<BR/><BR/>Of course if it's just a joke, maybe he never really did leave physics. Maybe the university just consistently errors in having him teach the wrong subjects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-28227080839216806552008-06-11T23:34:00.000-07:002008-06-11T23:34:00.000-07:00God only wants to be a mathematician in order to g...God only wants to be a mathematician in order to gamble better.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-55802311791858226132008-06-11T11:09:00.000-07:002008-06-11T11:09:00.000-07:00Blake,that's not meta enough. Wake me up when the...Blake,<BR/><BR/>that's not meta enough. Wake me up when there's an applied mathematician who's studying the citation network of scholarly articles in <I>applied mathematics</I>.Michael Lugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-57081781275908501122008-06-11T10:28:00.000-07:002008-06-11T10:28:00.000-07:00This strip reminds me of a joke that my old differ...This strip reminds me of a joke that my old differential geometry professor told me in grad school:<BR/><BR/>Sociologists want to be psychologists, because if you understand the brain you can understand society.<BR/>Psychologists want to be biologists, because if you understand life you can understand the brain.<BR/>Biologists want to be chemists, because if you understand matter you understand life.<BR/>Chemists want to be physicists, because if you understand the universe you understand matter.<BR/>Physicists want to be God.<BR/><BR/>God wants to be a mathematician.<BR/><BR/>He cited this joke as the reason why he left physics and became a mathematician.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-25762404475561959452008-06-11T10:18:00.000-07:002008-06-11T10:18:00.000-07:00Since people have been studying citation networks ...Since people have been studying citation networks of scholarly articles since the 1950s, I bet there's even an applied mathematician who is studying the profession of pure mathematics.Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-70492139206853983022008-06-11T09:45:00.000-07:002008-06-11T09:45:00.000-07:00I think applied math would cover the whole spectru...I think applied math would cover the whole spectrum of the cartoon. Some <A HREF="http://www.johndcook.com/veryappliedmath.html" REL="nofollow">very applied mathematicians</A> are doing sociology, chemistry, etc. by means of mathematics. Other applied mathematicians are closer to the pure end of the spectrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-2748860217064977442008-06-11T06:36:00.000-07:002008-06-11T06:36:00.000-07:00I'm more concerned by the title tag on the image.I'm more concerned by the title tag on the image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-50806467842756966982008-06-11T05:14:00.000-07:002008-06-11T05:14:00.000-07:00glorified physics.glorified physics.r. r. vlorbikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746118913980983815noreply@blogger.com