Current：Home > MyIs math real? And other existential questions -Quantum Capital Pro
Is math real? And other existential questions
View
Date：2025-04-16 00:34:54
We are often taught to think of math as a rigid set of rules, never to be questioned. But that is exactly the wrong way to think about it, according to one mathematician. Today on the show, we talk to Eugenia Cheng about her new book "Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths" and how math can help us ask more probing questions about the world around us.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (8)
Related
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Why Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling Are So Protective of Their Private World
- Sinéad O'Connor's death not being treated as suspicious, police say
- They billed Medicare late for his anesthesia. He went to collections for a $3,000 tab
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- These scientists explain the power of music to spark awe
- Harry Styles Spotted With Olivia Tattoo Months After Olivia Wilde Breakup
- Nightengale's Notebook: Cardinals in a new 'awful' position as MLB trade deadline sellers
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- The ‘Barbie’ bonanza continues at the box office, ‘Oppenheimer’ holds the No. 2 spot
Ranking
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- 'Love Island USA' week 2 heats up with a 'Vanderpump' cameo, feuds, so many love triangles
- Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
- Appeals court seen as likely to revive 2 sexual abuse suits against Michael Jackson
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- The Chicks postpone multiple concerts due to illness, promise 'a show you all deserve'
- 'Haunted Mansion' movie: All the Easter eggs that Disneyland fans will love (Spoilers!)
- Apple AirTags are the lowest price we've ever seen at Amazon right now
Recommendation
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
Taco Bell adds new taco twist: The Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco, which hits the menu Aug. 3
These Wayfair Sheets With 94.5K+ 5-Star Reviews Are on Sale for $14, Plus 70% Off Furniture & Decor Deals
This Pet Stain & Odor Remover is an Amazon Favorite with 74,900+ 5-Star Reviews
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Viral dating screenshots and the absurdity of 'And Just Like That'
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77
July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California