Is Math Invented Or Discovered? | Nine Mind-blowing Interviews

Math Invented Or Discovered

Closer To Truth is a content-driven broadcast and digital media not-for-profit organization. They have more than 4,000 video interviews with world-renowned scientists and philosophers searching for vital ideas about existence. In this series, they hosted eight of the world’s greatest thinkers to explore one of the most profound questions about mathematics, “Is Math Invented Or Discovered?”

Some mathematicians and physicists believe that mathematics has been discovered, but some think of the opposite idea. However, mathematics is the most beautiful way of describing the universe simply for all of us.

Is Math Invented Or Discovered?

These brilliant thinkers will make you think about what they are saying. Their answers are profound and utterly insightful. They don’t answer the question directly, but they explain the relationship of mathematics to physics. You probably wish you had such minds as your teacher when you were a young mathematics student. 

We have curated nine mind-blowingly amazing interviews with great mathematicians and physicists from Closer to Truth to find the answer to the question, “Is math invented or discovered.” Make your coffee ready! It will be a 1 hour, 34 minutes, 45 seconds journey!

Roger Penrose – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

Sir Roger Penrose is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics....

David Gross – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

David Gross is a theoretical physicist and string theorist. He was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of asymptotic freedom....

Paul Davies – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered? – First Part

Paul is a physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. ...

Paul Davies – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered? – Second Part

Paul is a physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. ...

Max Tegmark – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

Max Tegmark is a physicist, cosmologist and machine learning researcher. He is a professor at the MIT and the scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute. ...

Gregory Chaitin – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

Gregory John Chaitin is a mathematician and computer scientist. He made contributions to algorithmic information theory and metamathematics....

George Lakoff – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

George Lakoff is a cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. ...

Stephen Wolfram – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer science, mathematics, and in theoretical physics....

Steven Weinberg – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

Steven Weinberg is a theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles....
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