tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11048437.post3236268019163880605..comments2023-07-03T21:53:07.651+08:00Comments on Verisimilitude: Meme, schmemeJegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806891595153451306noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11048437.post-15022227304401953502008-06-25T22:33:00.000+08:002008-06-25T22:33:00.000+08:00Jeg, thanks for the book recommendation! My friend...Jeg, thanks for the book recommendation! My friend told me about the Riemann hypothesis two weeks ago. Perhaps that is the book she was reading.cvjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11048437.post-73910977727398267052008-06-25T18:55:00.000+08:002008-06-25T18:55:00.000+08:00I havent read any of his books but his interviews ...I havent read any of his books but his interviews are hilarious. You should try John Derbyshire's Prime Obsession. It's about the Riemann hypothesis. He walks you through it step-by-step with some history and anecdotes thrown in. The math can get difficult, but it's an interesting book. The math made me dizzy though.Jegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806891595153451306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11048437.post-62637182256840018422008-06-25T18:41:00.000+08:002008-06-25T18:41:00.000+08:00A few years ago, i tried to read Berlinski's A Tou...A few years ago, i tried to read Berlinski's A Tour of the Calculus, one of the worst books i've read.<BR/><BR/>I don't know quite what to make of the concept of memes, i.e. whether it's just a poor analogy of genes or whether it is something that can stand on its own.cvjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327799000000108953noreply@blogger.com