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On reasonably sure proofs

posted by on Sunday September 2, 2018 with No comments! and filed under opinion | Tags: ,

I happened to come across a 1993 opinion piece, Theorems for a price: Tomorrow’s semi-rigorous mathematical culture by Doron Zeilberger. I think it’s a rather fascinating document as it questions the future of mathematical proof. Its basic thesis is that some time in the future of mathematics, the expectation of proof will move to a […]

Book Review: Lost in Math by Hossenfelder

posted by on Thursday August 23, 2018 with 2 comments and filed under book | Tags: , ,

When it comes to the philosophy of science, not many publications are relevant to modern practice. Let’s take math. The current literature still talks about platonism. Look harder and you might find the rise of non-Euclidean geometry or other breakthroughs like cardinality. In short, the bulk of mathematical philosophy still consists of math that’s hundreds […]