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Research taste in history: the importance of learning Babylonian math

18 points • by benbreen • yesterday at 7:42 PM • 1 comment • view on HN

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eszed • today at 3:14 AM

Setting the AI angle entirely aside, this has always been the value of the humanities: learning how to inhabit an unfamiliar point of view. That's immensely valuable, no matter what you end up doing with your life.