Colin McLarty: Grothendieck's Life and the Revolution He Started
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
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Mathematics and Activism: The Journey of Grothendieck
This chapter examines the evolution of a mathematician turned pacifist, who abandoned academia in favor of radical ecological activism in the 1970s. It contrasts the lives and beliefs of Grothendieck and Perlman, while exploring Grothendieck's extensive contributions to both mathematics and environmental consciousness.
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