I respected Terence Tao but since listening to his "Mathematics in the age of AI" talk, I've become a fan. I have had nobody else explain so succinctly what is the purpose of Mathematical research, why it matters, and why it is so important to preserve the ways we do math. Even more importantlyI feel it resonates so well with every other field AI is taking over.

Numbers

Algebra

Geometry

Probability

Analysis

Dynamics

I loved this talk, but these concepts are like an attempt at dimensional reduction of math research, science, the academics knowledge.

I would have loved to have his thoughts on the mathematical mind, the process, how to reason, infer vs deduct, abstract, prove..

I don’t really know, what are the primitives, essential concepts of math reasoning?

So… numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, dynamics are not the primitives or essentials ?

I really enjoyed this video (watched it the other day). It makes me feel like it's possible for me to understand the math that I'm currently trying to understand.

this is great foundational content! I also enjoyed his earlier appearance on 3Blue1Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOXS_9_P4U

i blinked and read terrence howard. i was like good god

For those not in the know, Terrence Howard's dreams of a career in Astrophysics were eviscerated after Neil Degrasse Tyson reviewed his "Theory of Everything" paper [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uLi1I3G2N4

Apologies for the typo. I’ve asked mods to fix it.

Looks like it’s been fixed. Thanks.

At least spell his name correctly, my goodness...

Terence Tao.

Can't believe we missed that. Fixed now. Thanks!