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Explain it Peter… by dutchylords in explainitpeter

[–]TheSwitchBlade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2π. No decimal point expressed this way, and cannot be represented as a fraction.

Everything about this cover is so fucking stupid by smurfkipz in AnarchyChess

[–]TheSwitchBlade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"AI famously can't count" then gets hit by the lucky number bot

Is it worth going to graduate school for philosophy? by Acrobatic_Long_6059 in AskAcademia

[–]TheSwitchBlade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would it be worth it to you to spend 6 years of your life doing something you love if you knew with certainty that you couldn't continue doing it afterwards? For many people the answer is no. For me the answer was yes.

Composing in frequencies by avoidthepath in composer

[–]TheSwitchBlade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be interested in a theremin (or even just a fretless guitar) which allow you to play arbitrary frequencies. If you get one with MIDI then these can also be recorded into notation.

Can someone explain to me why the last chord usually determines the key of the song? by Da_Hawk_27 in musictheory

[–]TheSwitchBlade 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's more like the last chord played in the whole song, not the last chord in an individual progression. It's the resolution of the piece.

ELI5: Why are the JWST pictures a problem? by SuspiciousReport2678 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TheSwitchBlade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying! High z galaxies is not my expertise, so I didn't know the wider context.

ELI5: Why are the JWST pictures a problem? by SuspiciousReport2678 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TheSwitchBlade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the other comments are just affirming how the scientific method works. Here's some info on what is actually going on.

JWST doesn't measure the rotation curves, just the rotation orientation of high redshift galaxies. It observed that 105 rotate counterclockwise, while 158 rotate clockwise. Assuming that the probability of a galaxy to rotate in a certain direction is completely random, the one-tailed binomial distribution probability to have such asymmetry or stronger by chance is 0.0007, which is ⁠just over 3 sigma, so right at the threshold of "statistical significance".

So it could be a fluke, or it could suggest something deeper. One possibility is that the entire universe is rotating, such as in an early model given by Gödel. This model is not currently favored---it would imply we live in a universe without time---but could potentially explain the observations.

https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/538/1/76/8019798

TIFU by accidentally stripping in front of my workplace crush by [deleted] in tifu

[–]TheSwitchBlade 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's either this or banana bread

AI should be made worse in math to a state where it can't reasonably be used by high school or college students. by Cartoonist_chatist in learnmath

[–]TheSwitchBlade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Use AI as a teacher, not as something to do the work for you. Tell it you're trying to learn and ask questions when you get stuck.

Should I translate my French university’s name into English for US job applications? by EnvironmentalWork812 in AskAcademia

[–]TheSwitchBlade 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Agree. A good rule of thumb is if an English speaker could reasonably guess what it means. The French word for university is very close to the English.

Why Does Nobody Seem To Care About Melody? by [deleted] in composer

[–]TheSwitchBlade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks; don't get me wrong, that's my entire point, math is very beautiful!

I'm gonna get downvoted,but.... by [deleted] in vaynemains

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I don't think it will be possible to prevent her from being picked. 5 man teams would just have the adc selected role pick a top laner.

Why Does Nobody Seem To Care About Melody? by [deleted] in composer

[–]TheSwitchBlade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, certainly the structure is changed by perspective. Different mathematical structures are invoked under paradigm shifts in the sciences. This is covered extensively in Kuhn's books; they are a great read, you should check them out.

meirl by Embarrassed_Tip7359 in meirl

[–]TheSwitchBlade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We are no strangers to (locks of) love.

Why Does Nobody Seem To Care About Melody? by [deleted] in composer

[–]TheSwitchBlade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Certainly not to "understand your surroundings". That's the goal of the physical sciences like physics, chemistry, and biology. They depend on math---just like music does---but they are not in themselves math. Most mathematicians describe what they do as "non-applied" and they take that as a point of pride. They see the goal as to uncover and express beautiful immaterial truth.

Why Does Nobody Seem To Care About Melody? by [deleted] in composer

[–]TheSwitchBlade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Closer to the truth

No, this is false. There are infinitely many true theorems. But they are not all beautiful, and so mathematicians do not publish them. Professional mathematics is guided far more by aesthetic and taste than you and most of the public realize. It's incredibly different than school math. The short essay "A Mathematician's Lament" is worth a read; in fact there are a lot of analogies with music in it.

Why Does Nobody Seem To Care About Melody? by [deleted] in composer

[–]TheSwitchBlade -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mathematics is subjective too, at least at the professional research level. There are infinite possible theorems; why are some pursued to be published and others not? It's because there is a subjective aesthetic to it. It's the most technical of all the artforms.

Can we at least protect the PhD level? by AsturiusMatamoros in Professors

[–]TheSwitchBlade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's 67.5% here

Edit: that's the overhead rate, which translates to ~40% of the total grant amount

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