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Terence Tao explains 6 essential mathematical concepts [video]

131 pointsby matthewsinclairyesterday at 10:37 PM18 commentsview on HN

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esalmantoday at 10:26 PM

I respected Terence Tao but since listening to his "Mathematics in the age of AI" talk, I've become a fan. I have had nobody else explain so succinctly what is the purpose of Mathematical research, why it matters, and why it is so important to preserve the ways we do math. Even more importantly, I feel it resonates so well with every other field AI is taking over.

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iTokiotoday at 9:52 PM

Numbers

Algebra

Geometry

Probability

Analysis

Dynamics

I loved this talk, but these concepts are like an attempt at dimensional reduction of math research, science, the academics knowledge.

I would have loved to have his thoughts on the mathematical mind, the process, how to reason, infer vs deduct, abstract, prove..

I don’t really know, what are the primitives, essential concepts of math reasoning?

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bobajefftoday at 10:23 PM

I really enjoyed this video (watched it the other day). It makes me feel like it's possible for me to understand the math that I'm currently trying to understand.

laybaktoday at 9:10 PM

this is great foundational content! I also enjoyed his earlier appearance on 3Blue1Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOXS_9_P4U

Agentustoday at 9:49 PM

i blinked and read terrence howard. i was like good god

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matthewsinclairtoday at 8:44 PM

Apologies for the typo. I’ve asked mods to fix it.

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pixelpoettoday at 8:13 PM

At least spell his name correctly, my goodness...

Terence Tao.

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