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The Mathocalypse: anxiety over the future of mathematics
Original: The Mathocalypse
Scott Aaronson has published a blog post titled "The Mathocalypse," prompting discussion among mathematicians and technologists. Commenters on Hacker News are debating what the piece says about pressures facing mathematics, with the post quickly drawing hundreds of upvotes. Readers appear divided on whether the concerns raised are justified.
Why now: A prominent computer scientist's newly posted essay on a crisis in mathematics is drawing wide attention from the tech community.
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- The Mathocalypse · 6bitquant · 362
- The Mathocalypse · philipfweiss · 11
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