Theoretical Mathematics in the Spotlight

Maximilien Peroux, a postdoc in theoretical mathematics, has
some important messages for us about math: math is social, and
math is FUN! Maximilien tells us more about what goes into math
research, why ongoing math research matters, and what types of
problems his math research could solve. Spoiler alert: even if
you hated math in school, you'll find this fascinating!


If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this
episode, check out: 


Digital Neuroscientist of the Future (TedX Talk)

What in the world is topological quantum matter? (Ted Talk)

With Category Theory, mathematics escapes from equality (news
article) 

Secret link uncovered between pure math and physics (news
article)

Why do people get so anxious about math? (TedED Talk)

Example of topology based data analysis on breast cancer
patients mentioned in the episode (scientific article)






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