Mathematical fiction

What is mathematics?

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What is Mathematics?

In this video I talk about an amazing book written by two legendary mathematicians. The book is called "What is Mathematics?" and it was written by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins. I talk about various sections in this book and spend a lot of time talking about the Mathematical Analysi

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Why Do You Have Confidence That Math Is The Proper Language For Understanding Reality?

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From playlist Science Unplugged: Mathematics

What does it mean for an equation to be beautiful or elegant?

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From playlist Science Unplugged: Particle Physics

Affordable Mathematical Physics Book

In this short video I will show a book on mathematical physics. It is called Mathematical Physics and it was written by Donald H. Menzel. Do you have other book recommendations? If so, please leave a comment below. Here it is https://amzn.to/3iK4vRJ Useful Math Supplies https://amzn.to/3Y

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Is the Universe Digital?

When scientists first suggested that universe could be compared to a computer, many balked at the concept. They pointed to the ancient Greeks who envisioned a universe of spheres, and later, those who compared it to the workings of a clock. But what the research is suggesting is nothing so

From playlist Mathematics

Post-Talk Conversation, “Are Scientific Models Fictions? Model-Based Science as Epistemic Warfare”

Post-Talk Conversation between Lorenzo Magnani, Department of Humanities, Philosophy Section and Computational Philosophy Laboratory, University of Pavia, Italy and James Weatherall, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine. In the current epistemol

From playlist Franke Program in Science and the Humanities

Foundation: Are We Predictable?

In which Jeff Goldblum, lemmings, and a pixelated photo of Obama help me uncover the mathematical reality of Isaac Asimov’s psychohistory. In his Foundation book series, Asimov invented psychohistory, a scientific description of history that can predict the future. This video asks whether

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Stephen Wolfram - Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

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From playlist Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered? - CTT Interview Series

Welcome to the Mathematical Universe

Look around you. Underlying every aspect of the world is a language that we all know, though our use and expertise may vary. This language, mathematics, can be used to describe everything from the proliferation of waves through a medium to how many seeds will fit on a sunflower. The harder

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Univers Convergents - Séance "Au-delà de l'infini" du 18 juin 2013 - débat avec Cédric Villani

Débat Science/société à la suite de la projection du film "Au-delà de l'infini" (réal. Werner Herzog, 2005). Projection au cinéma Le Grand Action. Débat en présence de Cédric Villani, mathématicien Marie-Christine Maurel, exobiologiste Daniel Tron, spécialiste de Science Fiction Jean-Phi

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Are Scientific Models Fictions? Model-Based Science as Epistemic Warfare, Lorenzo Magnani

In the current epistemological debate, scientific models are not only considered as useful devices for explaining facts or discovering new entities, laws, and theories.  They are also rubricated under various new labels:  from the classical ones, as abstract entities and idealizations, to

From playlist Franke Program in Science and the Humanities

William Lane Craig Retrospective V: God and Abstract Objects | Closer To Truth Chats

Analytic philosopher and Christian apologist William Lane Craig talks about God’s absolute sovereignty, self-sufficiency, and how Abstract Objects – forms, numbers, logic – threaten an autonomous God. Craig has authored or edited over thirty books, including God Over All: Divine Aseity and

From playlist Big Questions About God - Closer To Truth - Core Topic

A solar system, a simulation made with Excel

An Excel simulation of the solar system. You can see how things are recursively computed: the mutual gravity force from the locations, the accelerations, the velocities, and finally the updated locations. The solar eclipse is also shown. This is clip is intended to illustrate Chapter 24 Ap

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Mark Balaguer - How is Mathematics Truth and Beauty?

When mathematicians speak about their craft, why do they use terms of philosophy and art? What is it about mathematics that can penetrate trivial truth and reveal fundamental “Truth?” What are the characteristics of fundamental truth? What is it about mathematics that can elicit the descri

From playlist How is Mathematics Truth and Beauty? - CTT Interview Series

Donald Hoffman on Consciousness and Conscious Agents | Closer To Truth Chats

Donal Hoffman discusses his theory of consciousness and conscious agents, and how this theory affects everything from artificial intelligence to alien life and the Fermi Paradox. Donald Hoffman's Website: http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ Follow Donald Hoffman on Twitter @donalddhoffman

From playlist Closer To Truth Chats

Do numbers EXIST? - Numberphile

An expert on the philosophy of mathematics, Dr Jonathan Tallant, outlines some of the key arguments about whether or not numbers ACTUALLY EXIST? More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Exploring platonism, nominalism and fictionalism. Jonathan works in the University of Nottingh

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Massimo Ferri interviewed by Claudia Landi (April 21, 2021)

Massimo Ferri interviewed by Claudia Landi (April 21, 2021) For more on the interview series, along with the advertisement posters, please see https://sites.google.com/view/aatrn/interviews

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Is math a kind of art?

Normally, when you think about math, the word "creativity" doesn't readily come to mind. Playing his best devil's advocate, Robert Krulwich challenges the panel to explain the "beauty" of a formula or the "elegance" of a proof. Is math a kind of art? Can a great mathematical idea be compar

From playlist Mathematics

The Mathematical Truth | Enrico Bombieri

Enrico Bombieri, Professor Emeritus, School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study http://www.ias.edu/people/faculty-and-emeriti/bombieri October 29, 2010 In this lecture, Professor Enrico Bombieri attempts to give an idea of the numerous different notions of truth in mathematics.

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