Gussie Finknottle. Newts. On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Pamela McCorduck <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I saw that subject line I was so hoping it was Bertie Wooster. > > > On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:08 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Discussions of the "meaning" of math are always interesting --- and > revealing. > When I was a student of math at Cambridge Bertrand Russell was still > around, and much in evidence. He is supposed to have said, "Mathematics is > a subject where you don't know what you are talking about, and don't care if > what you say is true". > We smart-ass grad students thought that most entertaining. After all, the > canonical example is: "Let x equal y". Most ordinary folks found the remark > very annoying, which, I suspect, was mainly its purpose. > He is also alleged to have said, "People who discuss sex or mathematics > usually don't practise it very well." > Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures > > Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. > > 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA > tel:(505)983-7728 > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > >
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