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Notation, or semantics? Mathematica has no notation, and that's the worst thing about it. Mathematics has M-Expressions, like S-Expressions, which are extreme
by lupire 3y ago
Notation, or semantics?
Mathematica has no notation, and that's the worst thing about it.
Mathematics has M-Expressions, like S-Expressions, which are extremely powerfully and human-like for reasoning in multiple logical (not geometric) dimensions (using Lisp-style macro expansion)
- adamgordonbell 3y agoIt's been a long time since the discussion, but I think he was getting at the whorf hypothesis. If you could express certain ideas easily it would enable thinking about certain things more deeply and intelligently.
- graphe 3y agoNot only that, but the intonation also changes people’s personalities. Notice how there are round calming words and sharper ones, like the ohm in mantras give an o sound and a word like stab has a sharper intonation. If sapolsky believes the Sapir whorf hypothesis I do too.