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Look at this interview with Cornelius Lanczos: https://youtu.be/avSHHi9QCjA?t=141 https://youtu.be/avSHHi9QCjA?t=141 At the linked timestamp he talks about how
by bonoboTP 7y ago
Look at this interview with Cornelius Lanczos: https://youtu.be/avSHHi9QCjA?t=141 https://youtu.be/avSHHi9QCjA?t=141
At the linked timestamp he talks about how he doesn't like the split of "pure" and "applied" math and how it's a very new concept of the 20th century.
- LeanderK 7y agowow, this is a fascinating, outstanding interview. I don't know why, but I was immediately hooked. I watched the whole thing.
- bonoboTP 7y agoAgreed. I somehow can't imagine such an interview being made today. Where mathematicians would talk about the math in a serious but fascinated tone,talking about theoretical stuff without flashy animations or cutesy stories. The closest I can think of is Brady Haran's Numberphile or perhaps Lex Fridman's AI interviews (for example the Stroustup interview did go into technicalities). But these are still much more palatable and worried about losing the general viewership.