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William Thurston "On proof and progress in mathematics"
In this [episode], I read a piece from Thurston's essay "On proof and progress in mathematics", where he reflects on the importance of seeing mathematicians' progress and contributions much broader than just in proving n...
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William Thurston "On proof and progress in mathematics" is an episode from Math-Life Balance by Mura Yakerson. In this [episode], I read a piece from Thurston's essay "On proof and progress in mathematics", where he reflects on the importan...
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Published Jun 22, 2021, 00:05:22 long, audio available.
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In this [episode], I read a piece from Thurston's essay "On proof and progress in mathematics", where he reflects on the importance of seeing mathematicians' progress and contributions much broader than just in proving new theorems. William Thurston on Wikipedia: Cover photo: from this Wikipedia page The full essay: Thurston's lecture "Knots to Narnia": Thurston's answer on MathOverflow about contributions in mathematics:
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Published Jun 22, 2021 and 00:05:22 long