Seems like Tao's mind works about 100 times faster than he is able to express
Imagine being smartest man studying most complex things and able to explain so clearly and simply. Goat of mathematics.
I had to double check that my speed wasn't at 1.5x.
bro actually explaining stuff at a pretty detailed level i like that hes not just glazing over things
I am so glad to hear the explanations from Terence directly and linking all the great names and concepts in science.
Terence Tao is cool. He accepted my LinkedIn request 🔥
I know we're talking about Terence Tao here but I was just blown away by the breadth and the depth of his knowledge along with the way he communicates his ideas. Just brilliant!
When Terence Tao was in school he used to watch video lectures at 1.5x ...
A fun fact: his brother won also a medal at the IMO. I can imagine the discussions at dinner time...
you know you're getting old because you're watching this on a Saturday night
As we approach Tau Day (6.28) it's worth noting how much more beautiful is e^(i.tau) = 1. Pi is just half of the actual circle constant :)
Tao's description of connection between symmetries and conservation laws (4:57) is fascinating, as well as his description of system dynamics in terms of energy using Hamiltonian (3:15).
Tao for those unaware is Gauss level. He is the ultimate authority on whatever he speaks on. If he keeps going at his insane rate , he will be the greatest mathatician in history. He hits so many branches of math like a machine. He is the chilld prodigy who became a prodigy. Arguably the most intelligent person on the planet. He has to slow down when talking he's thinking that fast. He's talked about how he feels like he's talking really slowly at times but everyone tells him otherwise.
For me, what is amazing about e^i pi + 1 = 0 is that you have two irrational numbers with infinite non repeating numbers of decimal places and a complex number and it reduces to just -1.
Terry gave a nice geometric interpretation: e^(pi*i) = rotate by 180 degrees -1 = reflect about x and y axes, in either order
Hamiltonian, indeed. Awesome vid - thanks chats!
The pride of Australia!
I also like i^i = 1 / sqrt(e^pi)
This episode just proves that time is relative to the observer. At 0.8x speed Terrance sounds like a normal human and Lex just sounds drunk.
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