turnip_burrito t1_j6mftk5 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:57 AM

Very cool. I don't know how many people you will find (I'm sure there are some) but good luck!

And don't sleep through math. The best neuroscientists and AI engineers have rock solid math foundations. Be a calculus rock star. Learn basic physics, and probably take at least a few chemistry classes.

And learn statistics. And learn how not to use statistics improperly. Lots of bullshit statistical studies exist because people don't understand what statistical tools can and can't do.

Find professors that are open to letting you participate in research with their research groups. You'll get to do a lot and learn the cutting edge. See if they can help you attend research conferences and seminars where people show off their work. You'll probably learn and remember a lot more of the stuff you see this way compared to just seeing it in classes.

Best of luck in your career!

StatisticianFuzzy327 OP t1_j6mkz5k wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Thank you very much!

Yes, I've realized that if I wish to be a great scientist or inventor, I absolutely need to gain mastery over certain if not all topics of Mathematics, and I'm working on it.

My interests include other topics too, because I like finding connections between different fields and tackling a problem or investigating a topic with techniques from multiple disciplines. I'll make sure to learn more Physics and Chemistry.

I'll definitely include statistics in my list of topics. I've heard how important it's in the social sciences and how people manipulate data to use statistics say what they want, or worse. I'll make sure to avoid such mistakes myself and so I can scrutinize serious research papers myself.

I have also found some research labs and groups that are working on my research interests, and I'll make sure to approach more professors and researchers and try to get involved in research as soon as possible, and see if I can attend conferences and seminars too.