Brian Greene on Mathematics

Physicist Brian Greene answers: "What is Mathematics?"

Brian Greene received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He joined the physics faculty of Cornell University in 1990, was appointed to a full professorship in 1995, and in 1996 joined Columbia University, where he is professor of physics and mathematics. He has lectured at both a general and a technical level in more than thirty countries, and on all seven continents, and is widely regarded for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory. His first book, The Elegant Universe, was a national best seller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The Fabric of the Cosmos was also a best seller. His most recent book, The Hidden Reality, is on sale now. He lives in Andes, New York, and New York City.

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[ByronPhillipWilliams]

@FallofDarkness55 i think of it as the language of the universe, math is beautiful

[VladimirVLD]

I still hate it...

[JG129]

I truly think we are going to find that the universe is conscious and that everything around us is also conscious. That its not either you have it or you don't rather its like a scale from 1-10 and some things have it more than others.

[iamcoolvishnu]

It's Absolutely Correct

[isatis55]

anyone see the relationship with cerebral pattern selection?

[gigijbijbj]

@VladimirVLD ignorance

[Funtasmia]

@VladimirVLD School makes you hate it I guess.

[duhhxxxiloveyou]

@VladimirVLD hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[starforce20]

@VladimirVLD You do know most of the math thought in k-12 is water downed until you get a hollow shell with the name mathematics. Hell, most math teachers that teach k-12 have never done a single original proof. and many are shitty at teaching it. part of it is the culture of standarized test, so a lot of the art in mathematics is destroyed and students get shit.

[xAirwave182]

"science is fckn hard man. i dnt wanna do all them equations"

Then don't. There are plenty of people that care about humanity enough to help understand the universe and help make the scientific innovations that let you type on your computer and use the internet.

"I still hate it..."

Then you hate the universe, reality, and life itself.

"I hate this douche."

That's too bad. You're hating the person that is working on figuring out Einsten's ultimate theory and trying to teach the masses about it.

[Roqqentin]

Can you write this video's full text??? Please???

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

Mathematics is the TOOL by which we apply real life observations/concepts/science to problem-solving.