EPISODE · Apr 21, 2021 · 17 MIN
Alternative Proofs and Why We Seek Them
from The Art of Mathematics · host Carol Jacoby
Joseph Bennish discusses two famous theorems, proved long ago, and some modern alternative proofs. Why would we bother reproving something that was confirmed thousands of years ago? The answers are insight, aesthetics, and opening up surprising new areas of investigation.
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