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What Makes for 'Good' Math?
FromThe Joy of Why
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We tend to think of mathematics as purely logical, but the teaching of math, its usefulness and its workings are packed with nuance. So what is “good” mathematics? In 2007, the mathematician Terence Tao wrote an essay for the “Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society” that sought to answer this question. Today, as the recipient of a Fields Medal, a Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics and a MacArthur Fellowship, Tao is among the most prolific mathematicians alive. In this episode, he joins Steven Strogatz to revisit the makings of good mathematics.
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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