Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up
Source : Quanta Magazine / Konstantin Kakaes
https://www.quantamagazine.org/two-researchers-are-rebuilding-mathematics-from-the-ground-up-20260520/
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"At age twelve, my daughter asked me if I thought there could be another galaxy in which life as we know it exists."At age twelve, my daughter asked me if I thought there could be another galaxy in which life as we know it exists. I told her I thought there could be. And, if it ever comes to pass, there is one thing about which I have utmost certainty: the thinking individuals who will be able to communicate between galaxies will be the mathematicians. Why? Because they have developed a language of notation to represent ideas [...]" – Mariana Cook (1955-)
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