[HN Gopher] Mathematical Intimidation: Driven by the data (2011)...
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       Mathematical Intimidation: Driven by the data (2011) [pdf]
        
       Author : dedalus
       Score  : 58 points
       Date   : 2023-12-23 18:57 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | lordnacho wrote:
       | Has a lot to do with Goodheart's law as well.
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       | But basically anything moderately complicated allows for this
       | mathematical bullying. "It's complicated, the experts have said
       | xyz, don't you try to deny it!"
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       | Anything moderately complex is also going to be infused with
       | judgements that vary in how well justified they are. VAM models
       | like they are talking about in the paper are like this as well,
       | and require discussion to understand. The risk is you make
       | everyone think the evidence is a lot more certain than it is.
        
       | sitkack wrote:
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician%27s_Apology
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       | https://archive.org/details/hardy_annotated
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       | https://web.njit.edu/~akansu/PAPERS/GHHardy-AMathematiciansA...
        
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