Calculation and Knowledge

Bob Murphy Admits Steve Patterson Was Right about the Problems with Infinity


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Bob has Steve Patterson back on the show, to concede that Steve’s skepticism of higher mathematics was right all along. Specifically, Bob explains how his recent discovery of a theorem from Riemann showed that something is indeed rotten in the way mathematicians typically handle infinite sets.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
The YouTube version of this interviewSteve Patterson’s website and YouTube channelSteve’s interview with NJ WildbergerA great summary of Riemann’s Rearrangement TheoremThe BMS episodes on Godel’s Incompleteness Theorems and Arrow’s Impossibility TheoremSteve’s previous appearance on the Bob Murphy Show

​For more information, see BobMurphyShow.com. The Bob Murphy Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS.

 

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