Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

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102 points | by matthewsinclair 23 hours ago

5 comments

  • iTokio 12 minutes ago
    Numbers

    Algebra

    Geometry

    Probability

    Analysis

    Dynamics

    I loved this talk, but these concepts are like an attempt at dimensional reduction of math research, science, the academics knowledge.

    I would have loved to have his thoughts on the mathematical mind, the process, how to reason, infer vs deduct, abstract, prove..

    I don’t really know, what are the primitives, essential concepts of math reasoning?

  • laybak 54 minutes ago
    this is great foundational content! I also enjoyed his earlier appearance on 3Blue1Brown

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOXS_9_P4U

  • Agentus 15 minutes ago
    i blinked and read terrence howard. i was like good god
  • matthewsinclair 1 hour ago
    Apologies for the typo. I’ve asked mods to fix it.
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  • pixelpoet 1 hour ago
    At least spell his name correctly, my goodness...

    Terence Tao.

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    • dang 1 hour ago
      Can't believe we missed that. Fixed now. Thanks!
    • 129476 1 hour ago
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      • femiagbabiaka 1 hour ago
        It was expected that people without established credibility would be looked down on for using AI, but it's been weird to see people with all the credibility in the world lose it for embracing AI.
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        • orf 1 hour ago
          What credibility has he lost?
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          • femiagbabiaka 47 minutes ago
            To sensible people? None. But the amount of criticism of his work that boils down to "he uses AI" is undeniable.
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            • orf 44 minutes ago
              Can you share some of the criticism? I’ve not seen any from anyone real.
        • pfdietz 1 hour ago
          It's weird to believe he's lost credibility.
        • nutjob2 1 hour ago
          Tao gives or takes credibility from AI, not the other way around.