tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post114332884420027429..comments2023-11-03T03:25:58.422-04:00Comments on MathCog Idiocy: Friday Miscellany on SaturdayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1143769449637898662006-03-30T20:44:00.000-05:002006-03-30T20:44:00.000-05:00Give me time, Harvey, and you'll be swimming with ...Give me time, Harvey, and you'll be swimming with the sharks. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1143748186952797272006-03-30T14:49:00.000-05:002006-03-30T14:49:00.000-05:00I'm out of my depth here.However, I *do* recognize...I'm out of my depth here.<BR/><BR/>However, I *do* recognize Godel's name from this book:<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465026567/sr=8-1/qid=1143748036/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6199166-4467105?%5Fencoding=UTF8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1143591435367362302006-03-28T19:17:00.000-05:002006-03-28T19:17:00.000-05:00Teresa - It's the curse of geometers. *grin* When ...Teresa - It's the curse of geometers. *grin* <BR/><BR/>When the Clay Institute created their Millenium Problems program, they were in part paying homage to Hilbert's 1900 challenge to the math community. I forget now if the 7 Millemium Problems include one (Riemann Hypothesis) or two of Hilbert's original 23 open problems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1143494260466307492006-03-27T16:17:00.000-05:002006-03-27T16:17:00.000-05:00Hmmm... I'm wondering (after reading the opening o...Hmmm... I'm wondering (after reading the opening of the Hilbert article) if it might just be that Hilbert liked order and method and this was his attempt to codify mathematics as he desired.<BR/><BR/>After all, proofs (the mathematician's best friend) are a logical progression of steps. A mind that likes order and method, would certainly be looking for such a solution to just about everything in life. (I'm sure he would have hated the "God playing dice with the universe" thing too *grin*)<BR/><BR/>Or it could just be that I'm tired and can't think straight right now. You never know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1143385513204815882006-03-26T10:05:00.000-05:002006-03-26T10:05:00.000-05:00There's always a juicy romance novel to calm thing...There's always a juicy romance novel to calm things down. *grin*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1143337650156277802006-03-25T20:47:00.000-05:002006-03-25T20:47:00.000-05:00Nothing like a little light reading on a Saturday ...Nothing like a little light reading on a Saturday Night. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com