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The Importance of Thinking Outside the Box in Mathematics
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1:05:44 - 1:20:09 (14:25)

This podcast episode emphasizes the importance of coming up with new tools of mathematics and computation and the realization that it is useful and inevitable to use different descriptions of the same object or situation to answer different kinds of questions.

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By utilizing new tools in mathematics and computation, we can gain different perspectives on the complexities of consciousness that traditional methods cannot offer.
1:05:44 - 1:15:37 (09:52)
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Consciousness
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By utilizing new tools in mathematics and computation, we can gain different perspectives on the complexities of consciousness that traditional methods cannot offer. Approaching the topic through engineering experience and the efficient management of social interactions will also provide more insight into understanding human beings.

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The Importance of Thinking Outside the Box in Mathematics
Episode
#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The concept of using different descriptions of the same object to answer different types of questions is explored, and how it can be useful and inevitable to gain a profound understanding of the physical world and human behavior.
1:15:37 - 1:18:25 (02:48)
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Science
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The concept of using different descriptions of the same object to answer different types of questions is explored, and how it can be useful and inevitable to gain a profound understanding of the physical world and human behavior.

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The Importance of Thinking Outside the Box in Mathematics
Episode
#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The primary description of an electron in quantum mechanics is its wave function, which can be processed to predict the electron's position or velocity.
1:18:25 - 1:20:09 (01:44)
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Quantum Mechanics
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The primary description of an electron in quantum mechanics is its wave function, which can be processed to predict the electron's position or velocity. However, the mathematical processing for these predictions is incompatible, like sculpting a stone into either Venus de Milo or David, but not both.

Chapter
The Importance of Thinking Outside the Box in Mathematics
Episode
#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast