Fond of number theory, indie-folk music, phenomenology, penguins & the history, philosophy and mathematics of the infinite (in that order). Contemplating Jazz.
The more I think about the state of mathematics today, the more I am convinced that one of the biggest impediments to proper pedagogy is the hurdle of cultural resistance.
Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being has died, aged 94.
In this clip from Arena in 1984, he speaks about the nature of existence and exploring these ideas through the characters of the novel.
Legend says that Pythagoras sacrificed a hundred oxen after discovering his famous theorem. These days I feel that to publish a good theorem, you have to sacrifice the hundred oxen first.