How category theory is applied

Re:How category theory is applied by sunmao on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @08:25AM (#19787262)

"But it’s hard to explain to people not steeped in the subject."

I don't agree. Actually it can be understood relatively easily, if it's explained well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7oagHeqNc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0aYcq1tqMo

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Re:How category theory is applied by fspeech on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @11:33AM (#19788843)

I didn’t mean that category theory itself is hard to explain. I meant that its application to modern math (esp. non trivial ones) is hard to explain without bringing in sufficient math background.

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