Synopsis: Three theoretical physicists and a philosopher reflect on different aspects of “mathematical Platonism” which is the belief that numbers and mathematical concepts somehow have an existence independent of space, time, and us.
Runtime: 15 mins. | Production year: 2017
Featured researchers:
- Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty member, Institute for Advanced Study
- James Robert Brown, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto
- Freeman Dyson (1923-2020), mathematical physicist, Institute for Advanced Study
- Artur Ekert, Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford & Director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies and Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore
