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Ep. 103 - "Mad at Mathematicians" | Isaac Morehouse
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Ep. 103 - "Mad at Mathematicians" | Isaac Morehouse

Steve Patterson
Jan 21, 2021
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A couple of months ago, my friend Isaac Morehouse asked me to talk about the philosophy of mathematics and why I consider it so important.

Appeals to mathematics are everywhere, from COVID lockdowns to NFL play calling, and if our concepts about math are flawed, we make the world a significantly worse place.

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