Reminds me of the words of John Von Neumann: "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is"
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Didn't he also have a quote about parametrizing an elephant with 2 variables.
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Gosper's Glider Gun in Conway's Game of Life. The discovery of the glider gun eventually led to the proof that Conway's Game of Life could function as a Turing machine. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life … Play Game of Life: https://playgameoflife.com/ pic.twitter.com/AmwUhU7wLK
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That was his goal when he invented it. That guided the challenges that he sent out, with Martin Gardner's help. In those days, it was not so easy to get a computer to work through things. Conway had to come up with an engaging "game" so people would stick with it long enough.
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So sad! The only living mathematician for so many years ”appearing“ directly in my high school math classes. As a shining example for brilliance, beauty, humor, and audacity. May he Rest In Peace. And entertain the angels by his never ending creativity.
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Wrong. Mathematics is infinitely complicated. Biology is very complicated, but it is not infinitely complicated.
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How about cats? RIP Conway.
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