The Longest Continuous Human Thought: A Look At Mathematics

It’s been a while since we’ve done a math show. So this hour, some discussion of just what mathematics even is in the first place.

Plus, some news from the world of math: A look at three landmark papers bridging the gap between quantum physics and formal mathematics.

And: the low-dimensional topology of… knitting.

GUESTS:

• Sabetta Matsumoto - A theoretical physicist and applied mathematician at Georgia Tech, where she leads The Matsumoto Group studying the geometry of materials
• Alec Wilkinson - Staff writer at The New Yorker
• Charlie Wood - Contributing writer to Quanta Magazine

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