Tag: mathematicians
Shades of Titanic — Probing the Wreck of the Unsinkable Enlightenment
Science and reason were supposed to transform the world for the good instead of soaking it in gore.
David Berlinski on the Immaterial, Alan Turing, and the Mystery of Life Itself
If scientists thought that life’s origin and nature would soon yield to scientific reductionism, they have been disappointed.
Gregory Chaitin on Gödel, Computer Science, and the Blessing of Children
Robert J. Marks talks with the trailblazing mathematician about Kurt Gödel’s ontological proof for the existence of God, and more.
Iterations of Immortality
The calculus made modern science possible, but it was the algorithm that made possible the modern world.
Listen: In a New Book, David Berlinski Gives the Devil His Due
Berlinski is at his best as he discusses everything from the Tower of Babel as a metaphor for modern science, to his friendship with Marcel Schützenberger.