Entanglements podcast: Mathematics
2023 Intellectual Forum intern Noah Rouse speaks to Prof Marcus du Sautoy about mathematics on this week's episode of Entanglements, the new IF podcast.
Human society has always been deeply entangled with nature. How has our relationship with nature changed over time? And how does our relationship with the natural world inform our sense of self?
Across eight episodes of Entanglements, Noah sits down with academics and influential figures to discuss these questions in a podcast that challenges and informs our relationship with the natural world.
The first three episodes were released on 10 October. The remaining four episodes will be released weekly on 24, and 31 October and 7 and 14 November.
Episode #4 - Mathematics
Would mathematics exist without humans? Is an objective view of nature possible?
To think about these questions, Noah spoke with Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford.
- 0:07:22 – The relationship of mathematics to the natural world
- 0:10:12 – Would mathematics exist without humans?
- 0:22:20 – Mathematics and creativity
