@CburgesCliff He previously got the Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society (APS) in 2017. So I find this a bit funny. One might as well call him one of Einstein's successors.
@ThomasSowell Being a republic simply means not being a monarchy. Being a republic and being a democracy are not mutually exclusive. The United States is a federal constitutional republic and a representative democracy.
@_Chayce__@miniapeur That's just an example of how some branches of mathematics are highly relevant to science. A given mathematical concept may or may not describe what one finds in nature.
@_Chayce__ Our understanding of mathematics may, in some cases, predate the corresponding branches of physics, if that particular branch of mathematics is indeed applicable to science. But the laws of nature cannot possibly depend on human history or human understanding.
@_Chayce__@miniapeur Physics involves selecting mathematical structures that actually describe nature, and nature is rather subtle. If you think physics is simple, take an actual collegiate program and see how it actually is. Different branches of physics are connected in often unexpected ways.