The power of mathematics to help us understand the natural world is remarkable. Physical laws and principles are very often expressed as mathematical equations. Practically, they allow us to predict real events and develop sophisticated technologies. Philosophically, the question as to whether mathematics is something we invent or discover, and why the physical world should seem to pay it so much respect, still fascinates.
I do not promise this lecture will address these questions, but Eugenia Cheng’s Perimeter Public Lecture will connect mathematics with important aspects of real life (food!) and it looks like it will be fun and interesting. Plus, it will definitely contain a Möbius bagel, which should certainly address the question as to which side should be spread with cream cheese. To the Möbius Bagel, batman!
There will be a live webcast in the evening of 5 April, which will be replaced by a recording shortly after the event.
