Steven Strogatz
6 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 7, 2020 by Steven Strogatz · said 3 times in 1 episodes since 2023 · across every show →
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Jan 7, 2020
Strogatz: In taxicab geometry, pi equals four
“If you calculate the circumference and you calculate the diameter, you'll end up getting that they're always in the ratio. I think I'm doing it right. It's always going to be four times the diameter will be the circumference, which is interesting that pi is, i…”
Jan 7, 2020 positive
Strogatz: Bright math freshmen achieve astonishing results under mercilessly unreasonable challenges
“You can really, you know, by the time they're seasoned, if they've been in college a few years, they start to know the game, but freshmen don't really know what college is going to be like, and so you can do mercilessly unreasonable things to the bright freshm…”
Jan 7, 2020 positive
Jan 7, 2020 positive
Strogatz: Parents should admit mathematical ignorance rather than passing on anxieties
“We have to try not to pass on our own anxieties to our kids. What I try to do and what I would recommend other people do is to not be afraid to admit that you don't know something. That's a big, strong reaction to say, I don't know. Let's figure it out.”
Jan 7, 2020 negative
Strogatz: Weeding out STEM students ignores their true potential
“You know, you hear this idea of weeding out the people who have the right stuff from those that don't. I really don't accept that idea. People have a lot of potential, more than That kind of superficial analysis would lead you to think.”
Jan 7, 2020
Strogatz: Researchers often succeed more by targeting second-hardest problems
“Sometimes it's better to go, as you say, after the second hardest problem. So maybe the gold ring, you know, is premature. We have to build up to it. So there are people who try for the hardest thing, and they never succeed. Because they're going for pie in th…”