Written by Rufus

Rufus connects taking random walks in life with the value of exploring.

Then we dive into the twenty eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, Coast-to-Coast Cabling, in which Saskia makes a grand gesture.

David Epstein's book, Range.

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Rufus describes a conundrum raised by the algebraic concept of dimension.

Then we dive into the twenty seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, Clutch Move, in which Mica sees an analogy between Saskia’s switching her flow through time and changing gears in a car.

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Rufus relates cusp points to various aspects of life.

Then we dive into the twenty sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Cusp Problem , in which Mica describes a new problem to Saskia.

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Rufus muses on what writers have in common with squirrels.

Then we dive into the twenty fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, Up the Coast , in which Sienna steps out into her new life.

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Rufus muses about provenance.

Then we dive into the twenty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Recycling Center, in which Saskia heads to her place of work, nervous about who she might find there.

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Barry's substack page

Rufus takes a bit of a risk and describes what algebraic geometry is with the example that first delighted him.

Then we dive into the twenty third chapter of The Curve of Time, Life on a Rope , in which Mica seeks outside expertise to make sense of time travel.

Check out Episode 23 on my website to see the images and gif mentioned today.

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Rufus describes how mathematicians like to describe their work.

Then we dive into the twenty second chapter of The Curve of Time, Descent on a Dish Towel , in which Saskia elaborates on her earlier description of neural nets while she and Mica have breakfast.

To see the image in this chapter, check out Episode 22 on my website.

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Rufus muses on the value of following your dreams.

Then we dive into the twenty-first chapter of The Curve of Time, Second Saskia, in which Saskia’s double starts life anew.

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Rufus considers the different natures of time.

Then we dive into the twentieth chapter of The Curve of Time, Stuck in Bed, in which Mica grapples with the fact that Saskia really can slip in time, and Saskia grapples with how to get out of bed.

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Rufus examines the frailty of life.

Then we dive into the nineteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Cat Drop, in which Saskia tries taking another animal back through time

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