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Published · transcript-backedTerence Tao: belief
15 Jun 2025 Lex Fridman Podcast #472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI
“Yeah, so it does keep us honest. It’s not a perfect panacea, but I think we do have more of a culture of admitting error because we’re forced to all the time.”
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- Terence Tao
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- belief
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- 15 Jun 2025
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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…I love math. Yeah, so it does keep us honest. It’s not a perfect panacea, but I think we do have more of a culture of admitting error because we’re forced to all the time. Big ridiculous question. I’m sorry for it once again. Who is the greatest mathematician of all time, maybe one who’s no longer with us? Who are the candidates? Euler, Gauss, Newton, Ramanujan, Hilbert?…
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