It argues that "the root of maths chauvinism is a childlike craving for certainties, or at least probabilities, amid the flux of adult experience", which I kind of agree with. Certainty is indeed one of the appeal of mathematics.
Using Liz Truss as an example - she studied PPE at Oxford, not exactly a math heavy major - is beyond weird.
I don't understand the broader point Ganesh is trying to make.
It argues that "the root of maths chauvinism is a childlike craving for certainties, or at least probabilities, amid the flux of adult experience", which I kind of agree with. Certainty is indeed one of the appeal of mathematics.
Using Liz Truss as an example - she studied PPE at Oxford, not exactly a math heavy major - is beyond weird.
I don't understand the broader point Ganesh is trying to make.