FOM: NY Times today

Martin Schlottmann martin_schlottmann at math.ualberta.ca
Tue Feb 10 17:15:23 EST 1998


Martin Davis wrote:
> 
> Today's Times has a long article on topics much discussed on fom. Quotes
> from Hersh, Chaitin and (here in Berkeley) Lakoff and Nunez.
> 
> >From my point of view the article fails to distinguish between the manner in
> which mathematical truths are obtained in the first place and their status
> once obtained. I plan to write the Times and (if Steve permits) will post my
> letter to fom.
> 
> Martin

Here is a pointer to this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/sci-universe-math.html

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Martin Schlottmann <martin_schlottmann at math.ualberta.ca>

Department of Mathematical Sciences, CAB 583
University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2G1, Canada



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