I’m primarily interested in number theory, but I have a great deal of interest in analysis generally (more pure analytic things than anything numerical), which originally developed since it arises from set theory quite directly. I regret that I have never had direct access to a working logician.
I wouldn’t say that I have a research area yet, but I expect it will be in either algebraic number theory or PDE. I guess I’m in a rather small group of people who can say that with a straight face, since they’re on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Howdy, I’m a math grad student.
I discovered Less Wrong late last night when a friend linked to a post about enjoying “mere” reality, which is a position I’ve held for quite some time. That post led me to a couple posts about polyamory and Bayesianism, which were both quite interesting, and I say this as someone familiar with each topic.
Although I’ve read bits & pieces of Harry Potter & the Methods of Rationality, it wasn’t until I browsed through this thread that I realized it was assembled here.
I will freely admit that I tend to be a bit skeptical of enthusiastic science fans (not a stick in the mud, but annoyed with giddy atheism run amok, say, or with the glorification of pop science; maybe it’s best summarized by this comic: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1777#comic ), but I expect that any such cynical voices are either welcome here or are dismissed with such irony as to be amusing.
The fact that I went to the trouble to join & post should be evidence enough to say I like much of what I’ve seen. :)