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Laurens Gunnarsen
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Laurens Gunnarsen

@MathPrinceps

Mathematical physicist and mentor to mathematically talented youth. Talent is that which bridges the gap between what can be taught and what must be learned.

Joined June 2012

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    1. Kathy Howe‏ @kdhowe1 11 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @MathPrinceps @stevenstrogatz @joboaler

      That's interesting. I didn't think that first-rate mathematicians controlled the direction of math education.

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    2. Michael J Barany‏ @MBarany 11 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @kdhowe1 @MathPrinceps and

      a) wonder why @newyorker is tweeting an article from July 2016. b) the 'Seinfeld' paragraph is way off, but in an interesting way... 1/

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    3. Michael J Barany‏ @MBarany 11 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @MBarany @kdhowe1 and

      b') it latches on to the converse of 'math is everywhere' (see https://mathbabe.org/2017/08/16/math-still-not-everywhere/ … ), which *also* writes nearly everything math is. 2/

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    4. Michael J Barany‏ @MBarany 11 Sep 2017
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      b'') and wrongly conflates being useful meaningful with being "about something". c) that said, most of rest of article is mostly right 3/

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    5. Michael J Barany‏ @MBarany 11 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @MBarany @kdhowe1 and

      c') & the answers from Tanton range from non-responsive to just silly. Math&society too important to leave to mathematicians alone. 4/4

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    6. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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      Mathematics is an art. Its beauty should be made vividly evident to all, and those smitten by it should be encouraged to practice it.

      2 replies 6 retweets 11 likes
    7. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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      Artists pursue their art because its peculiar beauties utterly obsess them. They neither need nor heed assessments of its social value.

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    8. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @MathPrinceps @MBarany and

      It is as foolish to insist that everyone must master mathematics as it is to insist that everyone must master the composition of novels.

      2 replies 2 retweets 8 likes
    9. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @MathPrinceps @MBarany and

      It is equally foolish to argue that because mathematics has major technological applications, its growth ought to be "managed" by society.

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    10. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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      When "managed" by society, no art flourishes. Its survival depends upon according complete freedom to those who devote themselves to it.

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      Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @MathPrinceps @MBarany and

      Some may abuse this freedom, but great artists use it to devise constraints for themselves. They have no wish to play tennis without a net.

      2:07 AM - 12 Sep 2017
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        2. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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          The key point is that no one -- certainly no education bureaucrat -- knows better than a great artist how to devise fruitful constraints.

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        3. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 12 Sep 2017
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          Replying to @MathPrinceps @MBarany and

          Mathematics and society gain the most when great mathematicians pursue their art as they see fit. For, strangely, beautiful math is useful.

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