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Friday, October 19, 2012

Talk nerdy to me

A really interesting talk

 


I am fascinated by most part of the speech. A number of things are really agreeable and should be kept in mind.

But I am not so sure about the part on making science and mathematics relevant. Some scientific and mathematical discoveries have no application at all. Applications of scientific and mathematical theories are usually found decades after the theories are formulated.

We have to respect the fact that some people do science and mathematics because they love them. And mathematics is the language of the universe; to fully appreciate the beauty, a minimum understanding of mathematics is necessary.

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