Okay I recently completed a PhD in mathematics (analytic number theory), while I enjoy the subject, it often feels so far removed from reality that I often feel cravings to study another subject other than (pure) math just for fun. Anyone know this feel?
What sort of subjects do you learn / study apart from your main subject (doesn't have to be math)? Because I focussed largely on pure topics during college years, I'm currently going through a book on general relativity but I also want some less related to math.
I've considered neuroscience and cognitive science types. Maybe even linguistics? What sort of stuff do you read?
(OP) I'm very much into mathematics that fit under the umbrella of 'discrete mathematics' (think graph theory, combinatorics, logic, etc) and want to specialize in algorithms (potentially graph related algorithms). I'm also interested in linear algebra, algebra and their connections to category theory. Eventually I would like to better understand homotopy type theory (I think this is the direction my studies are leading me down long term).
On the side for "fun" I started getting into deep learning and programming. I'm starting to pursue it in parallel to my more pure math studies. I want to better understand deep learning. All I do is theorems-proofs. I never create anything "real" or produce anything tangible people can see. I want to shake that up a bit and start doing deep learning projects on the side for fun. Mostly just to "learn" how things work.
I also am starting to get into functional programming and software development. I want to learn how to do "data engineering" stuff to connect all the pipes to pipes for the data science/big data. Depending on how much I like ML I could see myself getting into both "data engineering" and a "machine learning" role.
My interest has always aligned with theory more than anything practical, so even if I approach a practical subject I always approach it from a theoretical pov to have solid foundations.
Matthew Kelly
Astrology
Nathaniel Bennett
You mean Astronomy. Right? Right?????????
Ayden Carter
Interesting list... but why mycology.
Seems like the odd one out.
Jaxson Turner
>Okay I recently completed a PhD in mathematics (analytic number theory), while I enjoy the subject, it often feels so far removed from reality That's exactly what applied math is for
Carson Turner
OP here. You're right, but I'm also look for some non-math related subjects. Doesn't have to have zero math in it, but something different. For instance I realized the other day I know f. all about the economy so macro would be a possibility I guess.
Ian Hall
This sounds very interesting.
There seems to be a lot of overlap in some of the subjects I'm interested in.
Math, Computer science and programming, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Linguistics, AI, deep learning and machine learning, even philosophy of mind etc.
Is there somethign which connects all of these subjects. They seem interrelated. It looks like somethign I'd be interested it.
