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Mark Twain famously remarked, “There are three types of lies: lies damn lies and statistics.” We’ve all heard statistics thrown around relative to the Caronavirus: infection rate, death rate, probability. The problem is that we don’t have accurate intuition in regard to what these numbers …
After we’ve read about Simulation Theory, Expansionary theory and now watched the incredible “Fabric of the Cosmos” by NOVA and Brian Greene, your mind is probably (and hopefully) spinning. If you began our math unit certain that the laws of physics and mathematics were “in …
Euclid’s Geometry seemed pretty immutable…that is until Riemann came along in the mid 19th century and created new axioms of geometry. They were as follows: A. Two points may determine more than one line B. All lines are finite in length but endless– i.e. circles …
LInk to “doodling in math part 2” How do these “natural patterns” that correspond to the Fibonacci sequence support or refute the Simulation Hypothesis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIP_Z_-0Hs
Read the NYTimes article below: This brings up amazing ideas regarding the platonic nature of math, reason and math as a #wok and issues of creation and #cosmology For further information, listen to Nick Bostrom explain both his Simulation Argument and his Simulation Hypothesis …