In fact, most of these comrades who I gauged to be more brilliant than I have gone on to become distinguished mathematicians.
They’ve done all things, often beautiful things in a context that was already set out before them, which they had no inclination to disturb.
Without being aware of it, they’ve remained prisoners of those invisible and despotic circles which delimit the universe of a certain milieu in a given era.
To have broken these bounds they would have to rediscover in themselves that capability which was their birthright, as it was mine: the capacity to be alone.
- Alexander Grothendieck, Récoltes et Semailles
@andrewtanyongyi There will always be standout exceptions in history, but I suppose I'm thinking more about the broader cultural acceptance/rejection, even in the 30-year gap in music, per BTTF:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAgac…
We are entering the era of digital mathematics:
Just as the romantic and baroque musicians might have been baffled by digital & electronic music centuries later, we are in store for the David Bowies of digital math
@mutianning Mathematicians are among the most rational and thoughtful group, so I shudder to think what happens to society once global transformation is in full-swing
Some reflections on AI in math. I found it helpful to simply list out the various parts of what a mathematician does, why math is valuable, and where the funding comes from. From there, what happens if AI gets more capable?
youtu.be/LKrwhjOI8Nc
Some reflections on AI in math. I found it helpful to simply list out the various parts of what a mathematician does, why math is valuable, and where the funding comes from. From there, what happens if AI gets more capable?
youtu.be/LKrwhjOI8Nc
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