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    michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 2 Nov 2017
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    Short essay on "Magic Paper", an exploration of mathematics in the dynamic medium: http://cognitivemedium.com/magic_paper/ 

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      2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 2 Nov 2017
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        The essay engages with the question: what would mathematics look like if it was reinvented in the dynamic medium?pic.twitter.com/Te5DG5ceUX

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      3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 2 Nov 2017
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        It's inspired by Ken Perlin's beautiful ChalkTalk system, which can be seen in action here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1960&v=xuzrF_82z7U …

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      4. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 2 Nov 2017
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        The essay contains a short, simple video explanation of the Universal Approximation Theorem for neural networks:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijqkc7OLenI&feature=youtu.be …

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      5. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 2 Nov 2017
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        On the tension between exploration and education:pic.twitter.com/My1iq8HrTI

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      6. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 2 Nov 2017
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        From http://cognitivemedium.com/magic_paper/ pic.twitter.com/oCVs9dLcMO

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      2. Steve Gaines‏ @stevegaines 3 Nov 2017
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        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        Your feed continues to be one of the most fascinating and thought provoking on Twitter.

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        Thanks!

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      1. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 2 Nov 2017
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        Thanks, I got an email notification from Michael too. I’ve only glanced at it so far, but it looks extremely cool!

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      2. Sravya Tirukkovalur‏ @sravsatuluri 8 Nov 2017
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        This is deeply satisfying to me as someone who is constantly dissatisfied with ways I can formalize my mental models and be able to reuse components, zoom in/out as needed, tweak parameters to understand interactions.

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      3. Sravya Tirukkovalur‏ @sravsatuluri 8 Nov 2017
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        Not just for research or mathematical exploration but exploration/ learning of any kind.

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