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Mathematics Skills More in Demand Than Ever

Posted by Zonk on from the i-just-watch-numb3rs dept.

knownsense writes "Business week has a nice article (feel good, low on detail, vague numbers) on the rise of maths and mathematicians in a world that is increasingly obsessed with statistics, advertising, search engines, and algorithms. The article also deals with issues of privacy. How has mathematics, statistics and other number driven aspects of life impacted you in the last decade?"

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  1. Hmmmm by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if this Neal Goldman was in the AV club during high school and had a crush on a girl named Meg.

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  2. English skills? by tehshen · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We'll have systems that tap our knowledge by the minute," [Pierre Haren] says. "Productivity could rise by a factor of 10."

    That's nice, but which factor? 1 is a factor of 10 :)

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  3. Re:Math vs Maths? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mathematics - ematic = Maths

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  4. well lets just say by scenestar · · Score: 4, Funny

    How has mathematics, statistics and other number driven aspects of life impacted you in the last decade?

    It hasn't gotten me laid yet.

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    1. Re:well lets just say by massivefoot · · Score: 5, Funny

      Perhaps you should integrate more.

  5. The main impact on me by Snamh+Da+Ean · · Score: 4, Funny

    How has mathematics, statistics and other number driven aspects of life impacted you in the last decade?

    It made me go made hairline recede like crazy as I studied calculus in school and at college.

  6. How much more? by republican+gourd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Article is missing the most important part....

    is it 2x more? 3x more? Maybe 5(log n)x^2 more? sin(cos(log (pi) * -1/2)) + e? More importantly, how much has the standard deviation moved from previous years to this one?

  7. Re:Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs. by Wholeflaffer · · Score: 3, Funny

    That makes one less migrant tech worker visa that's needed.

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  8. Another application for math by jimand · · Score: 5, Funny

    statistics, advertising, search engines, and algorithms.

    and Texas Hold'em.

  9. Re:Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs. by stunt_penguin · · Score: 3, Funny

    If Pythagoras can get one guy fired, imagine what Goldman's Polytope is going to do!

    /changes professions

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  10. Re:Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs. by sammy+baby · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did I just read correctly that one of your options for people who can't find unskilled labor work is prison?

  11. Re:Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs. by OldManAndTheC++ · · Score: 3, Funny
    let's make you King with absolute authority. What would you do to change things?

    Oh boy! Let's see:

    • Raise the alcohol content of beer.
    • Reinstate the practice of dwarf-tossing
    • Get rid of the IRS. Replace it with knights in armor who go door to door and take all your stuff, and give it the King (me).
    • Bring back droit du seigneur

    It's good to be the King!

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  12. Re:Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs. by msouth · · Score: 4, Funny
    How about blacksmiths that were replaced by the automobiles?


    It wasn't really fair to require the poor blacksmiths to carry around the family and a trunkload of groceries anyway. I bet the blacksmiths were glad.
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