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The single biggest problem with the sciences and mathematics is motivating people to do them. The United States is extremely good at welcoming people from all over the world. Every year they import tens of mathematicians and scientists. However, most other countries need to train their mathematicians from a young age.
I was watching a documentary called One Strange Rock about deserts with my 2-year-old daughter. At first, she found the documentary boring because there was only one color, and it was a dry and dead place. Then, the screen started showing the lively and colorful aspects of a desert. She looked amused because now the documentary was colorful, full of life, and fascinating. It reminded me of my feelings towards mathematics. For people, mathematics seems like a dry and dead subject. However, when they know where to look, it’s full of life and color, and of course, it becomes lively.
Unfortunately, the number of aspiring mathematicians in universities is going down. How can the universities prevent this from occurring? Despite the bad reputation of mathematics, the time could hardly be better for mathematicians. Twelve years ago, the Wall Street Journal ranked all the jobs globally based on several parameters such as salary, freedom, the possibility of promotion and hiring, etc. A job as a mathematician was the number one job in the world. About…
