Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown) — Past, present, & future of mathematics
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I had a lot of fun chatting with Grant Sanderson (who runs the excellent 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel) about: - Whether advanced math requires AGI - What careers should mathematically talented students pursue - Why Grant plans on doing a stint as a high school teacher - Tips for self teaching - Does Godel’s incompleteness theorem actually matter - Why are good explanations so hard to find? - And much more Watch on YouTube. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other podcast platform. Full transcript here. Timestamps (0:00:00) - Does winning math competitions require AGI? (0:08:24) - Where to allocate mathematical talent? (0:17:34) - Grant’s miracle year (0:26:44) - Prehistoric humans and math (0:33:33) - Why is a lot of math so new? (0:44:44) - Future of education (0:56:28) - Math helped me realize I wasn’t that smart (0:59:25) - Does Godel’s incompleteness theorem matter? (1:05:12) - How Grant makes videos (1:10:13) - Grant’s math exposition competition (1:20:44) - Self teaching Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe
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