Ruda Zhang | Math-Science Duality

Ruda Zhang | Math-Science Duality

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/GoDwen-RGZg
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Statistics is thought to reside at the interface of science and mathematics. Ruda Zhang (Duke University) discusses the friction at this interface and the role that both mathematical formalism & observational/data-driven intuition play in scientific discovery. A great topic for anyone interested in statistics' role in scientific discovery.

#datascience #ai #science #mathematics

Topic List
00:00 COMING UP...
2:44 Ruda Zhang's compendium of cool ideas + a Gaussian process PSA
7:08 Is intuition undervalued in scientific research?
10:16 Mathematics vs observational science. Rigor vs intuition.
14:07 Intuition & discovery precedes mathematical rigor
21:58 Mathematics vs empirical science & the complexity of induction
30:24 Abstract thinking & the cost/benefit of discovery
37:25 The efficient frontier / Pareto Front of knowledge
42:55 Pragmatism and competence
50:24 Math /science dualism
1:15:52 AI making scientific discoveries
1:19:15 Statistical & scientific debate