Podcast hosted by STEVEN STROGATZ
What does evidence look like in the realm of mathematical abstraction? Hear the mathematician Melanie Matchett Wood explain how probability helps to guide number theorists toward certainty.
Listen to the podcast: https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/the-joy-of-why/?mc_cid=a9457bc2de&mc_eid=ff3c4e7125
Read the transcript: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-do-mathematicians-know-their-proofs-are-correct-20220713/?mc_cid=a9457bc2de&mc_eid=ff3c4e7125