Ep. 287 Ian Deters Defends the Use of Infinity in Higher Mathematics
Back on BMS ep. 229, Bob invited Steve Patterson back to the show to discuss Riemann’s Rearrangement Theorem, which was such a counterintuitive result that Bob changed his mind and agreed with Steve that mathematicians had smuggled nonsense into their field. Math PhD Ian Deters now joins Bob to defend the use of infinity in…
Ep. 229 Bob Murphy Admits Steve Patterson Was Right About the Problems With Infinity
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:…