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Why the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics? | Episode 2203 | Closer To Truth

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Published on 13 Nov 2023 / In News & Politics

Why do abstract mathematical equations produce exquisitely accurate descriptions of the world? The physicist Eugene Wigner called math’s usefulness “uncanny”—and he entitled his famous essay, “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences". Featuring interviews with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Edward Witten, @SabineHossenfelder, Leonard Mlodinow, and Max Tegmark. ▶ Early-release episodes of Season 22 available now at our website: https://bit.ly/3QwMzIA ▶ Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://closertotruth.com/register/ Closer To Truth host Robert Lawrence Kuhn takes viewers on an intriguing global journey into cutting-edge labs, magnificent libraries, hidden gardens, and revered sanctuaries in order to discover state-of-the-art ideas and make them real and relevant. ▶ Free access to Closer To Truth's library of 5,000+ videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

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