I study mathematics as a primary occupation and spend the remaining time reading and discussing History and Philosophy. Every single person I talk to, I have to explain the purpose of the things I do: with colleagues, I have to justify the study of "dead men stories and dead men thoughts"; with friends, I have to justify the study of "tortuous head-hammering"
I study mathematics as a primary occupation and spend the remaining time reading and discussing History and Philosophy. Every single person I talk to, I have to explain the purpose of the things I do: with colleagues, I have to justify the study of "dead men stories and dead men thoughts"; with friends, I have to justify the study of "tortuous head-hammering"