Posted by sid on January 16, 2002, at 8:11:53
In reply to Music and Math for sid, posted by IsoM on January 15, 2002, at 20:12:43
I do applied math, not pure math. I do economics... and when you say it's a game for you, well... in part, I do applied game theory. Based, namely, on the stuff that John Nash won a Nobel Prize for (movie and book A Beautiful Mind - he's a mathematician). You should read the book, you might enjoy it. It's not all about his research, but it's about the people and places he evolved with at different times in his life. Also, I thing you'd enjoy game theory. Try the book Thinking Strategically by Dixit and Nalebuff.
Do you have any refs for me on patters and such ? You mentioned fractals. I have read very little on those so far, but I'm interested. Anyway, references of fun stuff to read would be appreciated!
BTW, I went to the web site www.brainplace.com. You can do a test there to try and see which parts of your brain are problematic. In my case, I score "may be possible" for depression (limbic system hyperactivity - I have dysthymia), and "probable" for anxiety (basal ganglia hyperactivity). Anyhow, I found it interesting. There is a section on "Music and the Brain" !!! It sayd to listen to music, sing and humm as much as possible - it helps the brain apparently. I know that for anxiety, meditation is recommended, with a mantra even better (ohmmmmm, or something else). Go read it, I think you might find it interesting too.
Nice talking about things that captivate us, other than our mental problems!
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