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Fri, Aug 25, 2006 -- 10:00 AM
What Mathematicians Do
Following the news that the century-old Poincare Conjecture has been solved, Forum takes a look at professional mathematics. What do mathematicians actually do, and what application does their work have?
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Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
- Douglas Hofstadter, professor of cognitive science, computer science, and science history and philosophy at Indiana University, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid"
- Keith Devlin, math professor at Stanford University, executive director of the school's Center for the Study of Language and Information, and author of "The Math Instinct: Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along With Lobsters, Birds, Cats, and Dogs)"