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StatisticianFuzzy327 OP t1_j6nbdrz wrote

Thank you very much. That makes sense. I'll make sure to train myself in the mathematical sciences, and seriously consider delaying working on the biosciences until later in my career while building my expertise and establishing a solid foundation in the mathematical tools and techniques that I could apply to the life sciences.

I also agree with what you said about psychology being a lost cause due to being very subjective, and I myself think that it needs stronger biological roots to have any credibility, but I never considered that seriously the idea that biology itself might require the application of mathematical tools to develop it more rigorously and extract general principle that are universally true.

I had some suspicions, but I had never come across such a perspective, so thank you once again for sharing your thoughts. I'll give it significant weight while making important career decisions in the near future.

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turnip_burrito t1_j6ovhm0 wrote

I also agree with the statements on biology (lab drudgery, imprecise, jobs) and psychology (imprecise, jobs) here by certainmiddle. If you want to understand and build AI or other related technologies, I'd avoid making these two fields your main area of study.

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