Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns, stars and stairs, with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans just like chisels and hammers and pieces of music? Or is mathematics discovered—always out there, somewhere, like mysterious islands waiting to be found? Whatever mathematics is will help define reality itself.
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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.
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