Does anyone here know any real science?

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coffeeprogrammer

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So I’ve reached the point where I feel like I can learn anything in modern computer science with the right resources, combined with these Ai’s that read documentation it is almost too easy. So my next question is, does anyone know any real science besides computer science? My guess is that most applied science requires math and in coding I sometimes recognize basic things from algebra, but that is about all, the math that I use is very limited.

My sense is that I have almost forgotten why math is important at all. I do think AI can help read science texts fairly easily, but how can AI make it easier to learn the math than it has ever been? Ideas?

What are some problems close to computer science that can not be solved without higher levels of math?
 
I was listening to Lawrence Krauss’s “Fear of Physics” and he had said something in the first or second chapter about physicist liking to work physics problems.
 
Well I did not get any feedback, but I figured I would share what I am trying to do. When I was in college I had to push and push to get through Calculus and Linear Algebra. When that was happening part of my thinking was that it should not be as hard as it is. In terms of what a person’s brain can do and how hard the material is in an absolute sense I am not sure why I had to put so much effort into it. Today, I don’t really remember the material that much. When I compare my math and science skills to my computer and coding skills, it seems like the problem comes down to engagement. The reason I don’t know any math or science is because I never do anything with it.

I decided to try and change that, I have begun buying audio books by famous and less famous scientists and I am hoping to buy lots of math and science texts in ebook format. As I am a computer guy, I am wondering what role software can play in making science more accessible. I think one of the reasons so many people get into computers is because today they are fairly cheap and the internet provides a lot information. I think math is something that can be done the same way people get good at coding. With science, the only thing I can think of is something like simulations is where computers could help communicate scientific understanding.

I noticed that some science texts are fairly cheap on kindle and I can remove the DRM, so perhaps something interesting can happen with those texts and AI. AI seems to be doing quite well with text, now I am wondering how it will do with non text such as diagrams.