[guyomes]

See also the Wikipedia page on the unreasonable ineffectiveness of mathematics, notably in biology and economics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreasonable_ineffectiveness_o...

[gsf_emergency_2]

More recent commentary by a math & bio prof:

https://liorpachter.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/the-two-culture...

HN discussion (69 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8819811