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on Tuesday July 07 2015, @05:55AM
from the a-taurus-is-not-a-torus-but-it-can-make-donuts-in-a-car-park dept.
from the a-taurus-is-not-a-torus-but-it-can-make-donuts-in-a-car-park dept.
Topology isn't for everyone, but knowing the difference between your coffee cup and a doughnut is an essential workplace skill.
However, algebraic topology may be closer to us than you think. Drones, self-driving cars, and semi-autonomous AI are going to need it. And if you code, you're going to have to understand it. A little.
Unconventional mathematician Robert Ghrist rejects his field's "hippie aesthetic" in favor of suits and ties, loves medieval literature, reversed the usual way of teaching calculus in his popular MOOC, and is using one of mathematics' most abstract disciplines—algebraic topology—to solve real-world problems in robotics and sensor networks.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by FatPhil on Tuesday July 07 2015, @10:45AM
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