
Fallible Animals Episode 7: Interview with Science Writer Graham Farmelo
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The Role of Elegance in Mathematics
A surprisingly simple result is often a powerful indication that they could have derived it more elegantly. An observation made in the 1990s has really encouraged people to look at the way we talk about the scattering of quarks and gluons. "It feels like a very strong indication that we're missing something," he says.
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