Comments on: GY. Chaitin on the Ubiquity of Undecidability

By: Mark A. Huebner

Mark A. Huebner — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:22:54 +0000

Thank you for your wonderful podcast. So many interesting math concepts were presented to me in school and you are slowly pointing the way to search out all their mysteries! I had thought about Goedel previously and this talk expands on his perspective from the mathematics field. Also the comments about Liebnitz and his thoughts on the mathematical requirements for a good scientific theory. The G4G9 podcast opened the door to a new world of interesting activities. Thank you!

By: Chris Daniel

Chris Daniel — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:25:45 +0000

Excellent podcast. Thanks a lot.

By: strauss

strauss — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:27:05 +0000

Thanks! As you can tell, I am very enthusiastic about this topic-- it is really one of the most central issues in contemporary science and mathematics. Some good things to check out: Of course, the previous week's interview with Stephen Wolfram. Metamath! by Chaitin The absolutely unique and charming, Pulitzer prize-winning Gödel-Escher-Bach Also check out this article I've pitched a few times, filtering all this through puzzles and games, ultimately touching on the very nature of mathematical inquiry. Someday, John Conway's baby-level "My First Abstract Computability Book" will come out, explaining the basic constructions in a truly elementary way.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:06:11 +0000

I just want to say that I appreciated this interview immensely. I must have listened to it five times, trying to really wrap my brain around this. Thanks!