All mathematicians share... a sense of amazement over the infinite depth and the mysterious beauty and usefulness of mathematics.
[T]he more the public is confused, the easier it falls prey to doctrines of pseudo-science which may at some future date recieve the backing of polit… - Martin Gardner
[T]he more the public is confused, the easier it falls prey to doctrines of pseudo-science which may at some future date recieve the backing of polit…
- Martin Gardner
A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful? - Martin Gardner
A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful?
The computers are not replacing mathematicians; they are breeding them. - Martin Gardner
The computers are not replacing mathematicians; they are breeding them.
The sudden hunch, the creative leap of mind that "sees" in a flash how to solve a problem in a simple way, is something quite different from general … - Martin Gardner
The sudden hunch, the creative leap of mind that "sees" in a flash how to solve a problem in a simple way, is something quite different from general …
All mathematicians share... a sense of amazement over the infinite depth and the mysterious beauty and usefulness of mathematics. - Martin Gardner
Politicians, real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, and advertising copy-writers are expected to stretch facts in self-serving directions, but scient… - Martin Gardner
Politicians, real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, and advertising copy-writers are expected to stretch facts in self-serving directions, but scient…
If you ask me to tell you anything about the nature of what lies beyond the phaneron… my answer is “How should I know?”… I am not dismayed by ultimat… - Martin Gardner
If you ask me to tell you anything about the nature of what lies beyond the phaneron… my answer is “How should I know?”… I am not dismayed by ultimat…
Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and And and And and Chips in my Fish-and-Chips sign' have been clearer if quotat… - Martin Gardner
Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and And and And and Chips in my Fish-and-Chips sign' have been clearer if quotat…
The universe is almost like a huge magic trick and scientists are trying to figure out how it does what it does. - Martin Gardner
The universe is almost like a huge magic trick and scientists are trying to figure out how it does what it does.
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