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Proof and beauty
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Mathematicians routinely refer to complex proofs in aesthetic terms, citing their 'elegance' or 'beauty'. This has partly to do with the social aspect of such proofs—far from being a hermetic or exclusively cerebral practice, mathematics has never strayed too far from its roots in dialogue and debate.
Released:
Sep 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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