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How Do Mathematicians Know Their Proofs Are Correct?

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Jul 13, 2022
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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The Nature of Evidence in Math
01:41 • 2min
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What Kinds of Things Do Count as Evidence in Math?
03:17 • 4min
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How Do You Get From a Conjecture to a Proof?
06:56 • 2min
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What Is Number Theory?
08:32 • 2min
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What Drew You to the Study of Number Theory?
10:38 • 2min
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How Many Prime Numbers Will You Find?
12:37 • 3min
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Probability and Statistics in Connection With the Primes
15:41 • 3min
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How Many Twin Primes Are Less Than a Big Number?
18:56 • 3min
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How Randomness Can Be Used in Probability Theory?
21:31 • 4min
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Are You Telling Me, That's Happening in Probability Theory?
25:06 • 3min
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Just as scientists test hypotheses, mathematicians prove or disprove conjectures. But what makes a proof stronger than a guess? What does evidence look like in the world of mathematics? Hear Melanie Matchett Wood, professor of mathematics at Harvard University, explain how probability helps to guide number theorists toward certainty.

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