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The Life of Alexander Grothendieck & Topos Theory | Colin McLarty

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Mathematics and Activism: The Journey of Grothendieck

This chapter examines the evolution of a mathematician turned pacifist, who abandoned academia in favor of radical ecological activism in the 1970s. It contrasts the lives and beliefs of Grothendieck and Perlman, while exploring Grothendieck's extensive contributions to both mathematics and environmental consciousness.

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