Closer to Truth

Why The 'Unreasonable Effectiveness' Of Mathemat

Season 22, Episode 3 of 10

Why do abstract mathematical equations produce exquisitely accurate descriptions of concrete reality? The mathematical physicist Eugene Wigner called math's usefulness "uncanny" and he entitled his famous essay, "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences."

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6/18/2023
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