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12 Post author: John_Maxwell_IV 21 January 2015 12:24PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 21 January 2015 08:55:46PM 2 points [-]

Well, statisticians can be thought of as kinda-mathematicians and George Pólya has remarked that

Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is a pencil and paper

Otherwise, e.g. pharma research and biochem in general can get pretty expensive.

Comment author: Salemicus 22 January 2015 02:04:11PM 6 points [-]

In maths, you also need a waste-paper basket. Pólya must have been thinking of philosophy.