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This statement is false. Think about it, and it makes your head hurt. If it’s true, it’s false. If it’s false, it’s true. In 1931, Austrian logician Kurt Gödel shocked the worlds of mathematics and philosophy by establishing that such statements are far more than a quirky turn of language: he showed that there are mathematical truths which simply can’t be proven. In the decades since, thinkers have taken the brilliant Gödel’s result in a variety of directions–linking it to limits of human comprehension and the quest to recreate human thinking on a computer. This program explores Gödel’s discovery and examines the wider implications of his revolutionary finding. Participants include mathematician Gregory Chaitin, author Rebecca Goldstein, astrophysicist Mario Livio and artificial intelligence expert Marvin Minsky. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Learn More
TOPICS: Mind & Brain, Physics & Math
TAGS: 2010, astrophysicist, Big Idea Series, biology, full program, Gregory Chaitin, John Templeton Foundation, Kurt Gödel, limits of human comprehension, Mario Livio, Marvin Minsky, mathematics, New York City, NYC, Paul Nurse, philosophy, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, recreate human thinking, The Limits of Understanding, the science of consciousness, what is Consciousness
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas, Popular Videos
Video Duration: 01:33:00
Original Program Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
This statement is false. Think about it, and it makes your head hurt. If it’s true, it’s false. If it’s false, it’s true. In 1931, Austrian logician Kurt Gödel shocked the worlds of mathematics and philosophy by establishing that such statements are far more than a quirky turn of language: he showed that there are mathematical truths which simply can’t be proven. In the decades since, thinkers have taken the brilliant Gödel’s result in a variety of directions–linking it to limits of human comprehension and the quest to recreate human thinking on a computer. This program explores Gödel’s discovery and examines the wider implications of his revolutionary finding. Participants include mathematician Gregory Chaitin, author Rebecca Goldstein, astrophysicist Mario Livio and artificial intelligence expert Marvin Minsky. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Learn More
TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2010, astrophysicist, Big Idea Series, biology, full program, Gregory Chaitin, John Templeton Foundation, Kurt Gödel, limits of human comprehension, Mario Livio, Marvin Minsky, mathematics, New York City, NYC, Paul Nurse, philosophy, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, recreate human thinking, The Limits of Understanding, the science of consciousness, what is Consciousness, 2010, astrophysicist, Big Idea Series, biology, full program, Gregory Chaitin, John Templeton Foundation, Kurt Gödel, limits of human comprehension, Mario Livio, Marvin Minsky, mathematics, New York City, NYC, Paul Nurse, philosophy, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, recreate human thinking, The Limits of Understanding, the science of consciousness, what is Consciousness
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas, Popular Videos
Video Duration: 01:33:00
Original Program Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
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