Metaphors, mathematics & the imagination | Roger Antonsen | TEDxOslo

Mathematics is about finding patterns, representing patterns, making assumptions, and changing perspectives. In this talk, Roger Antonsen, highlights the importance of these aspects of mathematics and build a bridge from metaphors and mathematics to empathy and the imagination. Pictures from the slideshow from Colourbox.

Roger Antonsen is a researcher, author, mathematician, logician, and computer scientist. He has a PhD in computer science and mathematics, in the field of mathematical logic and proof theory, and he is the author of the book «Logical Methods: The art of abstract and mathematical thinking» (2014).
Through numerous and creative talks, shows, courses, and projects, he combines science, mathematics, and computer science with entertainment, philosophy, and visualizations. In the last years, he has given hundreds of popular science talks, with titles such as "Logic and Games", "Experimental Mathematics", "Coding, Understanding, and Mathematics", "Playing with the Infinite", "Deterministic Chaos and Cellular Automata", and "30 Mathematical Mysteries in 30 Minutes".
At the present, Roger works at the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo as a researcher, lecturer, and science communicator. His vision is to communicate science differently, to inspire creative thinking, and to remove the common misconceptions about mathematics and computer science.

[keenanburkepitts]

What is the book he is referring to when he references the bar code?

[hannan]

To understand the various perspectives, you can study mathematics...or you can read various autobiographies, meet new people, cultivate meaningful relationships and read great literature. In my opinion they both cultivate abstract thinking. Mathematics as well as what i just mentioned. Mathematics does it much more logically though. The other one, just intuitively.

[Dimonds]

I dislike.

One person said, "Dis I like"

Change of perspective!!!

[T_WTX]

Nice perspective you are taking - Gregory Bateson & Arthur Koestler would have liked it a lot, and Gilles Fauconnier & Mark Turner, too.

[Goldenwings]

nice video and helps to chage our perspective :)

[noapology]

Somebody should tell Boeing's designers of the 737Max about this.

[hector]

Mathematics and computer sicence are the most imaginative art forms ever? This presentation was just sloppy. At one point, it seems like it was all an excuse to say "Hey, I think mathematics are awesome and I think you should agree with me". He basically forced a link between the ideas of empathy and mathematics. His ideas were all over the place: "If you take a number and represent it with lines, it's possible to create these cool images. That is a change in perspective, just like when we have empathy for other people, which is an awesome thing to have. Therefore, mathematics are super incredible (can I have my government funding now?)".

[AmazzalAbderrahman]

POSSIBLE to meet the only person who DISLIKE this vidéo ?

[HelgeAstad]

What you see here is a bunch of R's hahaha