June 5, 2025 (Reiwa 7) Was Probability and Statistics Uncool?
Was Probability and Statistics Uncool?
Preface
June 5, 2025
Knowing something is no longer enough to survive.
But—how you came to know it can become your greatest weapon.
This time, Panda writes about a long-standing discomfort:
The divide between the sciences and the humanities, the neglect of statistics, and the hoarding of knowledge.
It’s about going beyond these boundaries to ask:
“How can we develop a kind of intelligence that no one else can imitate?”
Here is the origin of Panda’s own “style of knowledge,” a quest begun in youth.
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Main Text
“A Creative Diary of a Gifted Panda, Written with ChatGPT”
When Panda was a student,
probability and statistics were considered a “looked-down-upon” field of study.
“Statistics? What’s the point of that?”
“If it’s not on the exam, why bother?”
Such remarks were normal,
and many high schools had dropped statistics classes altogether.
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Whether this was unique to Japan or part of a global trend,
Panda didn’t yet know at the time.
But one thought became clear:
“I’ll prove my theories with mathematics.”
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Back then, science and humanities students looked down on each other,
and only a handful of “eccentrics” interacted across that divide.
Panda, however, felt uneasy about this.
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Panda loved reading books—
but only nonfiction.
And Panda read both science books and humanities books,
treating them as equally valuable.
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That’s why the realization came:
“Count Saint Germain could answer questions no one else could,
because he moved freely between multiple salons.”
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Excerpt from ChatGPT’s commentary
Theme of the day: Panda’s “Style of Knowledge”
This is more than just a personal memory—it carries a message for today:
•Why probability and statistics are now considered core disciplines in the AI era
•The danger of knowledge being divided into “science vs. humanities”
•How to consciously build your own approach to knowledge
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Afterword
It’s not about “science or humanities,” but rather, “How do you want to understand the world?”
Panda crossed genres freely,
turning away from prejudice and honing their thinking.
Now, probability and statistics have become the language of the AI era—
a once “mocked” discipline has become the backbone of the modern world.
The future is shaped by “heretical readers,”
those who never overlook small discomforts and pursue their own theories,
becoming the kind of person who can “naturally answer what no one else knows.”
May this diary serve as a small signpost on your own journey of knowledge.
