Keith Devlin — The Joy of Math and Learning and What it Means to Be Human by On Being Studios published on 2013-09-21T12:19:02Z Mathematical equations are like sonnets says Keith Devlin. And, the mathematician says that what most of us learn in school doesn’t begin to convey what mathematics is. Technology may free more of us to discover the wonder of mathematical thinking — as a reflection of the inner world of our minds. Keith Devlin began to learn this as a teenager and he’s been a math evangelist ever since: "It was as if I'd been stumbling around in a forest, and suddenly I've climbed to the top of a tree and looked out and thought, this is the most beautiful place in the world. You can't tell it when you're down in the trees, which I had been, but the moment you reach an elevation where it all falls into place and you can see the topographic display in front of you, then the beauty is incredible. And the moment I discovered it, I said, I want to study mathematics. And I've been studying it ever since." See more at www.onbeing.org/program/the-joy-of-math-keith-devlin-on-learning-and-what-it-means-to-be-human/5946 Genre Public Radio Comment by Sylvie Nemet Thank you for reminding me of the Joy I felt sharing mathematical theories and algorithms with my students before I retired! 2015-12-08T21:02:44Z Comment by Cheyanne SnoCone This is amazing 0.0 2013-09-23T14:09:34Z Comment by King Shyte Finally, People wrap it all together by breaking it down 2013-09-22T18:37:08Z Comment by vrodine i 2013-09-22T04:25:13Z