The Institute for Arts and Ideas had reached out to me awhile back to write an article on gauge theory which ended up morphing into an article on mathematical rigor and quantum field theory. This was a topic I spent a lot of my time thinking about during my postdoc years in academia (not so … Continue reading Is mathematical rigour key to scientific certainty?
Year: 2024
Podcast Interview on Math, Education, and Entrepreneurship
I was interviewed on a podcast last year which somehow didn't get published until I nudged the interviewer this weekend when it crossed my mind. The conversation ended up being a wide-ranging one on a blend of math, education, and entrepreneurship. We cover the education system vs self-education, entrepreneurship vs artistry, being an educator vs … Continue reading Podcast Interview on Math, Education, and Entrepreneurship
Marcus Hutter | Universal Artificial Intelligence and Solomonoff Induction
Marcus Hutter is an artificial intelligence researcher who is both a Senior Researcher at Google DeepMind and an Honorary Professor in the Research School of Computer Science at Australian National University. He is responsible for the development of the theory of Universal Artificial Intelligence, for which he has written two books, one back in 2005 … Continue reading Marcus Hutter | Universal Artificial Intelligence and Solomonoff Induction
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