TY - JOUR N2 - Dr. Piotr Achinger of the PAS Institute of Mathematics talks about the job of a mathematician and the importance of basic research – explaining why some projects are like snakes, but others are like octopuses. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/112543/PDF/036-041%20achinger_ang.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/112543 PY - 2018 IS - Nr 2 (58) 2018 Influences EP - 41 KW - basic research KW - mathematician A1 - Achinger, Piotr A2 - Orłowska, Justyna PB - Polish Academy of Sciences DA - 30.06.2018 T1 - Strictly mysterious SP - 36 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/112543 T2 - ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences ER -