Mathematics

Why Is Math So Useful?

数学是永恒的、普遍的真理吗?或者数学家只是在他们的过程中编出来的?如果方程是编造的,为什么它们如此有用?We’ll be discussing these questions, and more on this week’s episode, “The Mysterious Timelessness of Math.”

The Philosophy of the Vienna Circle

Is metaphysics just a bunch of nonsense? Is it okay to believe something you could never prove? Could logic be a solution to the world’s problems? This week on Philosophy Talk, we’re thinking about the Vienna Circle, a group of Austrian philosophers from the 1920s who debated these questions.

The Mathematics of Democracy

Shouldn’t everybody have an equal vote? Isn’t majority rule just an excuse to keep minorities down? Is a truly fair democracy even possible? And how do we decide what counts as fair in the first place? This week on Philosophy Talk, we’ll explore answers to these questions!