Two Dialogues
What can a grandfather pass on about mathematics besides formulas? And what can mathematics tell us about the lives we share?
Matrices and Numbers
A conversation about matrices, the view from the top of a pyramid, and a grandfather who wants his grandson to trust a hunch.
“I wanted to pass this on to my grandson.”
Mathematics and Science
A conversation that begins with the nature of mathematics and ends with family life, grief and the quiet steadiness of work.
“The whole world is reflected in a point, and the point in the whole world.”