[delacoert]

It takes math; if you don't have math you can't even speak science.

From the article:

Most were studying biology, medicine or the social sciences...

This group is not known for it's command of mathematics.

[RightWhale]

Biology is still taxonomy to a great degree. But, biophysics and biochem use some math, so are tending to be in the arena of modern science, which is able to use modelling computers for insight or at least entertainment.