The Chaitin Interview I: Chaitin Chats with Kurt Gödel

Mind Matters

Mar 04 2021 | 00:21:13

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Show Notes

In this week’s Mind Matters episode, Robert J. Marks begins a conversation with mathematician and computer scientist Gregory Chaitin. The two discuss Chaitin’s beginnings in computer science, his thoughts on historic scientists in his field such as Leonard Euler and Kurt Gödel, and even the story of how a cold call to Gödel almost led to Chaitin meeting the famed German-Austrian logician, mathematician, and philosopher in person. Show Notes Additional Resources

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