How abstract mathematics can help us understand the world | Dr Eugenia Cheng | TEDxLondon

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  • @Zvyru.
    @Zvyru. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Abstract mathematics is highly relevant in our daily lives." Brilliant.

  • @froytroi_clou
    @froytroi_clou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Only if kids were taught this sort of mathematics during school time. Maths would have been my favourite subject. It is the polar opposite right now. The maths I study at school is a torture for me because even my teacher would refuse to explain it.

    • @yuddhveersingh710
      @yuddhveersingh710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So i got you you're from india😂 it can only happen in India

    • @froytroi_clou
      @froytroi_clou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yuddhveersingh710 I doubt that. I think this is something that happens in other countries too

    • @yuddhveersingh710
      @yuddhveersingh710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@froytroi_clou maybe but you know indian teacher's don't explain properly they just want to cover the syllabus

    • @froytroi_clou
      @froytroi_clou 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yuddhveersingh710 haha agreed. My current teacher is better than the one I had last year, but she goes on the syllabus thingy too. I'm gonna assume that she's saving us the trouble of studying too much cause we have so many other subjects to worry about (since the condition is kinda worse for subjects like Physics and Geography)

    • @yuddhveersingh710
      @yuddhveersingh710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@froytroi_clou actually our education system is not good but we can change it for our next generation so keep grinding ☺️ be happy nice to talk to you

  • @zuhail339
    @zuhail339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Generalisation is the beauty of mathematics ♥️

  • @keeperofthelight9681
    @keeperofthelight9681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Why is this so poetic and dramatic like I am watching a staged Shakespearean plays

  • @daviskipchirchir1357
    @daviskipchirchir1357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this. I find a home in abstract algebra because growing up, I enjoyed analogies, more than anything. You can bet that learning about inductive logic, and abstract math is quite a boost to me

  • @manuninjaboy
    @manuninjaboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the most beautiful demonstrations of finite abelian groups, isomorphisms, and factor groups that I’ve seen.

  • @spaceangel6945
    @spaceangel6945 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have have my own audio recordings of this brilliant talk. Eugenia Cheng is one of my favorite people. Great to see someone went through the troubled to gift the rest of us with her presence.

  • @dr.prateekpandey7137
    @dr.prateekpandey7137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was just searching on some starters with abstract algebra...and was kind of received Groups, Rings etc. from every video. But this one caught my attention. And that cube really gave some kind of inspiration to start with. Being dramatic is her style...and that is what that caught my attention. Thanks!

  • @therussianemirati
    @therussianemirati 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Since when did INFP's head into pure mathematics?

    • @apeychan
      @apeychan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL

    • @fakeweeb8655
      @fakeweeb8655 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not me being an INFP and getting inspired by her to go back to grad school lmfao

  • @shuttles69
    @shuttles69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love your work, now math actually seems pretty cool.

  • @tellastri7126
    @tellastri7126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Clear, practical and inspiring

  • @java_Marcelo-xx5nw
    @java_Marcelo-xx5nw 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for share!

  • @Ludwig1954
    @Ludwig1954 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She is a passionate advocate for what was called the canon of "classical education"!
    The “Trivium“ aka. the pure/theoretical or formal sciences:
    - logic
    - rhetoric
    - grammar
    and the perhaps more practical sciences of the "Quadrivium" :
    - Arithmetic
    - Geometry
    - Music
    - Astronomy
    The Trivium teach you to think and give you the the Tools of Thought, it's clear Formulation and it's Expression
    The Quadrivium are exemplary and teach you how to apply these tools.
    Missing in this canon are - and in Professor Shengs argumentation are tools and exemplars for assessing and determining the value or relevance of the object of Consideration:
    - Economics and Utility
    - Morals and ethics
    with respect to its own and any higher Objectives:
    - Philosophy
    - Theology
    Thank you, Professor Sheng, you are reststating the exact reasons why I studied pure Mathematics, theoretical Cybernetics and Philosophy at "Universities" and not at "Polytechnical Schools".
    Thank you for being so passionate about true Education towards what may be called "wisdom" versus the pure dissemination of knowledge.

  • @jokester5130
    @jokester5130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Looks like they deleted all the dislikes and comments criticizing this talk. Censorship at its finest.

    • @LakanBanwa
      @LakanBanwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not really. Why would they leave your comment up if that were the case?

  • @malwar21
    @malwar21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My takeaway is that all maths is applied

  • @gregstickels5706
    @gregstickels5706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Where is the discussion on mathematics?

  • @markconley757
    @markconley757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellently delivered!

  • @johnplink
    @johnplink 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I noticed she was shouting when she said "...and shouting!".

  • @pzever
    @pzever 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    What a boring lesson of politics rather than a could-be interesting lecture on maths

    • @ClearOutSamskaras
      @ClearOutSamskaras 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My God, it didn't even reach to the level of Politics.

  • @Ozgipsy
    @Ozgipsy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great talk. She’s pretty Shakespearean as a presenter

  • @angelreyes642
    @angelreyes642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks I feel like a positive vibe

  • @smartlearning1185
    @smartlearning1185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's really very powerful beyond the general thinking

  • @Bee-qr6ts
    @Bee-qr6ts 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was at the bottom of that cube often. 😂😂😂 Love this explanation.

  • @larsphilipsonisaac7164
    @larsphilipsonisaac7164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great, and lovely.

  • @xavierkreiss8394
    @xavierkreiss8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got lost at the 4.30 mark. After that I was unable to follow.

    • @kattenelvis1778
      @kattenelvis1778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a,b and c are known as "variables". They can have any values what so ever, they don't even need to be numbers. "a" can be 5, cat, 60 degree rotation, a 4 meter long line or pi. It all depends on what you choose a to be.

    • @youkaihenge5892
      @youkaihenge5892 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Each letter at the bottom of the cube builds up to what each corresponding multiples of the previous cube represent.

    • @xavierkreiss8394
      @xavierkreiss8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@youkaihenge5892 I'm sorry but I don't understand what you mean.

  • @collegephysicsforeveryone7744
    @collegephysicsforeveryone7744 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is going to change history

  • @sophelet
    @sophelet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    brilliant, Eugenia.

  • @SukiZoe
    @SukiZoe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing, thank you Eugenia

  • @thescientistonthestreets9516
    @thescientistonthestreets9516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I do not believe, having looked at your publications, that you are a pure mathematician at all. Do you understand what pure mathematics is? It isn't emotion: "In a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to readers drowning in the illogic of contemporary life. Cheng is a mathematician, so she knows how to make an airtight argument. But even for her, logic sometimes falls prey to emotion, which is why she still fears flying and eats more cookies than she should. If a mathematician can’t be logical, what are we to do? In this book, Cheng reveals the inner workings and limitations of logic, and explains why alogic-for example, emotion-is vital to how we think and communicate. Cheng shows us how to use logic and alogic together to navigate a world awash in bigotry, mansplaining, and manipulative memes. Insightful, useful, and funny, this essential book is for anyone who wants to think more clearly."

    • @manuninjaboy
      @manuninjaboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Simple fact is,
      If you don’t understand the true nature of the underpinnings which make Cheng’s argument so beautifully simple and strong. Then certainly, you’re not a mathematician yourself.
      Thus, there’s an entire class of universal truths for which you must not have access to.
      Therefore, it follows that you don’t have the tools required to create a compelling counter argument against her claims.
      QED

    • @DadaPoopoo
      @DadaPoopoo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@manuninjaboyIf you understand it, please explain it simply, so us troglodytes can comprehend.

  • @logangreen3398
    @logangreen3398 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @alissaeonome1251
    @alissaeonome1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @manwinkler
    @manwinkler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Love her :)

  • @xavierkreiss8394
    @xavierkreiss8394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I haven't understood the reasoning.

  • @dorothyedwards7225
    @dorothyedwards7225 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @amandeepbaghiana4510
    @amandeepbaghiana4510 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did this insight come out of observing the shape of the diagram, or using your own sense. More examples would have really clarified the issue.

    • @FooBarBash
      @FooBarBash 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This example comes out of her book: The Art of Logic, which has many similar and different examples. Absolutely fascinating read; well worth a look.

  • @ericryu599
    @ericryu599 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Part of working with other people is disproving, it's part of what you call "abstraction". This isn't some sort of Pythagorean cult where you are prosecuted for disproving.

  • @setofwings
    @setofwings 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful

  • @ladyd.705
    @ladyd.705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The thing is: Math is math and it keeps beeing math.
    Math is in itself true and will always be true. Even if we still have to discover more of it there is always this inherent truth.
    But Society, Society changes over time. Therefore this whole diagram could be utterly useless or maybe completely false in a couple of decades because of the "white" and "male" component. The only thing that alwas will give you privilege is "rich" but everything else is changing and therefore not always true. (Even beeing rich could give you bad privilege, for example in a bloody revolution against rich people)
    I think it is not good to make the connection to math with cultural issues because that may make people think that those issues are allways true and will always be true.

    • @ludo-ge9fb
      @ludo-ge9fb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tracchofyre you didn't get the point

    • @ludo-ge9fb
      @ludo-ge9fb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tracchofyre ur mom lol

  • @NothingMaster
    @NothingMaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Her public speaking style is too annoyingly aggressive and loud to be inspiring.

  • @axiomist1076
    @axiomist1076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a waste of math ability.

  • @pjetrus
    @pjetrus 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is what I call intelectual stupidity ...

  • @darrenwelton8468
    @darrenwelton8468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beauty defined.

  • @peraelawey
    @peraelawey ปีที่แล้ว

    The irony in these comments. Funny.

  • @allanglois4098
    @allanglois4098 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I have seen it all now they are really taking it to an extreme by using Concepts in math to explain social situations in Dynamics unreal get a life

  • @kennethcarvalho3684
    @kennethcarvalho3684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You could go into politics.. The political mathematician.

  • @aqg7vy
    @aqg7vy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    literally magical thinking. nonsense.

    • @paulfoss5385
      @paulfoss5385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How so? She set out to explain what is meant by multiple intersecting groups being more privileged and she did. She wasn't trying to prove the existence of privilege or explain what privilege might entail. You might disagree with how she skewed the parallelepiped, or with privilege existing, but in terms of getting what people mean by multiple types of privilege coexisting so we all talking about the same thing, this was relatively straight forward. And yeah, individual events in the real world are vastly more complicated, but the only way humans have ever managed to get a grasp of anything is by abstraction and limiting the information to what is relevant.

  • @thescientistonthestreets9516
    @thescientistonthestreets9516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this was awful. I can understand why you are at the School of the Art Institute. Where is your PhD? I am genuinely now questioning whether they should have given you one at all.

  • @krishnasimha8097
    @krishnasimha8097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is scaring me

  • @marcosramondiazmijangos5501
    @marcosramondiazmijangos5501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    me = male