Reading more of @mathyawp& #39;s "Math for Human Flourishing" ( https://amzn.to/2yynLtO ):">https://amzn.to/2yynLtO&q... today Ch 12, "Community". Math has the lowest coauthorship rate among the sciences, so it& #39;s reassuring to learn that there& #39;s still plenty of collaboration and that community enriches math.

Struck by a simile about many ways to be a mathematician, in approach, career, etc. @mathyawp writes we should not think about math as a pole, which a vine can climb only one way. It& #39;s a trellis, with many paths upward, none more valid than the rest.

That& #39;s my new go-to way to think about science. Experiments, theory, observation; university, government, industry; professional, amateur; whatever. There are many ways to move science forward.

Have I mentioned I& #39;m loving this book?