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How Do Mathematicians Know Their Proofs Are Correct?

The Joy of Why

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The Nature of Evidence in Math

The techniques that we use for coming to proof and certainty in mathematics are somewhat different than what we try to do in science. Professor melony matchat wood, professor of mathematics at harvard university will help us understand more about the nature of evidence in math. He'll also explain why models based on probability can be so useful at the cutting edge of number theory.

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