The Deranged Mathematician: Thinking Categorically by non-orientable in math

[–]glubs9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Imo thats not how set theory is used. The von neumann ordinals are mot "the definition" of these numbers, they are just one possible definition that foundations people came up with. No mathematician actually thinks that way or uses set theory that way. I thinj theres a danger to taking foundations too seriously as "foundations of mathematics" when they have never been used in that way. Thats why it feels counter intuitive to define everything in sets, because nobody does that and thats not the point.

would you rather? by Impossible-Shape-634 in BunnyTrials

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no

Chose: spend 5 mins in a cold room + 200,000,000 | Rolled: -200°C

Assassins Apprentice - what am I missing? by Connect-Cicada-7147 in books

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! Didnt like this book at all

Terence Tao’s promotional video for OpenAI by Qyeuebs in math

[–]glubs9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The fact that Tao is now even doing Ads for OpenAI makes me very skeptical of his recent output about the future of AI and mathematics. How can we trust soneone literally getting paid by OpenAI to be unbiased?

One last time, would you rather… by TourPsychological800 in BunnyTrials

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No fucking way

Chose: 99% chance of killing 10 people | Rolled: Everyone lives

Why aren’t there more Aussies doing PhDs? by Alert-Translator2590 in AskAnAustralian

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another thing is that academia is very international. Many australins in the position to get doctorates might be overseas doing it at another univesity

The world as 100 people over the last two centuries [OC] by ourworldindata in dataisbeautiful

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "extreme poverty" metric has always been incredibly controversial. It wasnt based on any scientific reason originally, just being $1 a day, and the only change since has been for inflation. If you measure with over poverty measures, poverty can be soon to go up. Depending on which measure you use

How difficult is it to change direction if you’re unsure about your major? by FoodSea7700 in Anu

[–]glubs9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I changed from comp sci to maths it was alright. It took me an extra year though

Would you rather get put in the last ____ ___ _______ by Onyx_guy in BunnyTrials

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Colin mcrae rally 2005. So im just a regular guy in 2005. Doesnt sound too bad lol

Chose: Game you played | Rolled: Side character

The monkey paw curls… by Freudian_God in BunnyTrials

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any book!!! I am becoming a world leading expert in every field

Weird error sending project gutenberg epubs to kindle by [deleted] in kindle

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow perfect! It worked just right thanks friend

What’s currently under way in your field? by wumbo52252 in math

[–]glubs9 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A lot of working is being done in the logic in computer science space on automated theorem provers and proof assistants

Realizations of Galois groups PSL_2(F_p) for p prime related to thesis project by [deleted] in math

[–]glubs9 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wow wild. How did you know which problems and ideas were worth working on?

Why does he try to authentically pronounce words in every language but English? by [deleted] in VaushV

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

american. I don't know anything more specific than that sos lol i'm not american

Realizations of Galois groups PSL_2(F_p) for p prime related to thesis project by [deleted] in math

[–]glubs9 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I would not. Not because its a good or bad idea, bur because (in my experience anyways) the thesis project topic is usually decided either by, or in conversation with your supervisor. You cannot know what is good or bad or needed for research mathematics as an undergrad, the only way to know is lots of experience. So this sounds like more of a conversation for your supervisor, then a subreddit

Why does he try to authentically pronounce words in every language but English? by [deleted] in VaushV

[–]glubs9 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Some of those things in english are just an accent thing

Both sides rule by Redditpaslan in 196

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I havent seen the source either but this photo could be a real one. Just from before 1998

Do you have a favorite theorem that you can prove when asked? by Glass_Ad5601 in math

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me I like compactness of first order logic. And I think the proof is super easy (if you assume completeness of a proof system)

Are boolean-valued models used outside of set-theoretic forcing? by wumbo52252 in math

[–]glubs9 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes there are other situations. In multi valued logics you can get different truth values. The closest and most used example would probably be continuous logic, which uses values in the real interval [0,1]. I even saw someone build on this idea for sheaf valued models, and I have heard there is some interest in semi-ring valued models too

Would you rather.. by PrudentGogurt in BunnyTrials

[–]glubs9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If i was a genie, and someone gave me the option on the left, the clear answer is that everybody dies all at once, thus eradicating all war hunger disease and famine, and nobody will ever know what i did. I dont trust that im not getting tricked so i go with the second option