/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10746182

Contrary to what many early science fiction authors believed (and most readers still kinda assume even today) - Science fiction is absolutely not about an accurate depiction of a probable future.

It can't be. Every fictional story is either a reflection on current events or trends in some way, or a story about human conditions (like redemption or growth, or search for happiness or something like that).

The setting is, while fun, not the story.

That's why most of the great science fiction is set in not scientifically accurate worlds. And science fiction writers that go out of their way to make it seem plausible, usually create shit stories that nobody wants to read.

>>8499187
Listening to a neural net is like listening to Zizek, words are coming out, but nothing seems to make sense.

What is the area of mathematics (Differential Geometry, Algebraic Topology, etc) with the most room for growth?

Rudin is considered 'the standard' when it comes to introductory Real Analysis. What are the 'classic' books for other areas of math, like differential geometry, multivariable analysis, abstract algebra etc?