Description

Here is a conversation I've had with Daniel Ruberman, Professor of Mathematics.

Daniel's website: https://people.brandeis.edu/~ruberman/

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Outline

00:16 - Is math invented or discovered?

05:30 - Mathematics and the physical world

28:02 - Topology

38:00 - Manifolds and smooth manifolds

52:31 - Higher dimensions and low-dimensional topology

01:04:39 - Intuition about 4th dimension

01:24:01 - Gauge theories

01:38:02 - Knots and manifolds

01:44:33 - Applications of knot theory and topology

01:50:28 - Infinity

01:56:38 - Final thoughts

Enjoy Back to the Stone Age!