I think it's a lot easier if you have friends in it, if you have people to talk to. I actually like one of the reasons that I started moving away from math in undergrad was because I sort of grew up in this world where I was doing math with my friends. And then when I got to college, I was like asking the people next to me like, hey, do you want to do this problem set together on Wednesday? And they would kind of be like, like don't talk to me. It's hard no matter what, it's hard to stare at a book for 13 hours and and do stuff with it. But yeah, I sort of wish math was
In this episode we explore the weirdness and wonder of Math Without Numbers with mathematician Milo Beckman who wrote a book about the math behind multiple infinities, strange topologies, and extra dimensions, all without using numbers to explain some of the most fascinating and complex ideas that usually only make sense when scribbled in strange notations on a blackboard.
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