Edward Frenkel
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2,304 appearances
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first heard Apr 2023
last heard Apr 2023
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But imagine a world in which this is not foreign to most people, that most people have seen it before.
They're not afraid to approach this type of questions.
Because we talked a little bit about math education, but I really believe that a lot of people in our society, and it is not only in the United States, but throughout the world, a lot of people have been traumatized
It's really PTSD.
That's why people, when they see a mathematical formula or even they need to calculate a tip on a bill, they're terrified because it brings up those memories when they were kids and being called to blackboard.
and solve a problem.
You can't solve a problem.
An unscrupulous teacher says, you're an idiot.
Sit down.
And you feel ashamed and lowly.
And that stays with you.
And so I think that, unfortunately, that's where we are.
But one can dream.
And so my dream is that one day we'll be able to overcome this and actually all of these treasures of mathematics.
will become widely available, or at least people will know where to find them.
And they will not be afraid of going there and looking.
And I think this will help because like I said, for one thing, it gives you a sense of belonging.
It gives you, it kind of is an antidote to the kind of alienation and separation that we feel today, oftentimes because of ideological divide, sectarian strife, and all kinds of things like that.
Because then you will, once you see there's like a critical mass of this beauty,
that kind of like dawns on you is like, my God, this is what we all have in common.
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