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The Beauty of Mathematics: It Can Never Lie to You

The Beauty of Mathematics: It Can Never Lie to You

For Sylvia Serfaty, mathematics is all about truth and beauty and building scientific and human connections. The post The Beauty of Mathematics: It Can Never Lie to You appeared first on WIRED.

Mathematical Matchmaker Michael Atiyah Dreams of a Quantum Union

$Mathematical Matchmaker Michael Atiyah Dreams of a Quantum Union$

At 86, Britain’s preeminent mathematical matchmaker is still tackling the big questions and dreaming of a union between the quantum and the gravitational forces. The post Mathematical Matchmaker Michael Atiyah Dreams of a Quantum Union appeared first on WIRED.

September 5, 2015

A Life in Games: The Playful Genius of John Conway

A Life in Games: The Playful Genius of John Conway

This adaptation from the biography Genius at Play shows how serious advances such as the surreal numbers can spring out of fun and games.

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