Conversation #1 with Steven Strogatz

This is a ~56 minute conversation with mathematician Steven Strogatz (https://www.stevenstrogatz.com/) covering issues of explanation in mathematics, Platonism, and related questions.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mathematical explanation and AI

(07:28) Reductionism across scientific fields

(11:04) Intuition and mathematical deduction

(18:31) Geometry versus algebraic thinking

(24:32) Euler and negative logarithms

(29:38) Mathematical anomalies and patterns

(36:26) Scale of mathematical constants

(46:55) Nature of fundamental constants

(50:08) Pi beyond simple circles

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