🧵 My 3rd book is now out! It is on the fascinating history of math.
How did people throughout history think about math?What problems did they care about? How did they express them? How were they solved?
This book includes a lot of historical math.
https://t.co/WQ3RRI6J4T
“As a graduate student, I once asked the late Professor John von Neumann whether he thought computers would replace the mathematician. His answer was, “Sonny, don’t worry about it.” - Jeremy Bernstein
“Mathematicians and scientists often speak very different languages. AI is potentially going to lead to a real renaissance in applied math, where pure mathematicians who are domain experts are now going to have the perfect conversation partner to be able to take their ideas and connect them with real-world things.”
https://t.co/MecehlhW9a
I just read that Charles Darwin made Pros-and-Cons list when deciding whether or not he should get married (to his first cousin).
One of the 9 benefits to staying single: “more money for books”
I have made a video in support of the Leiden Declaration. Thanks to @nasqret and the other members of the working group that put this important document together!
https://t.co/conUc8hnwy