alt Hacker NewsI mean, they likely have practice!
Dating or maybe a significant other, parents, siblings, any BBQ event IE any social event outside academia where someone asks "So what do you do?"
I mean, they likely have practice!
Dating or maybe a significant other, parents, siblings, any BBQ event IE any social event outside academia where someone asks "So what do you do?"
Not to forget mathematicians from other fields. They might be equally unfamiliar with most of our research topics.
Yes we do have plenty of practice adjusting our explanations to the audience.