SCIENCE AND FAITH: SEASON 2 EPISODE 4- God and Mathematics: Truth and Beauty
Written by Radio Maria England on 03/10/2021
Radio Maria England Science and Faith
Season 2 Episode 4 God and Mathematics: Truth and Beauty
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In episode 4 of this series, we explored the realm of mathematics and investigated what Maths can tell us about God. We had the honour and pleasure to host Prof Francis Su who, alongside Fr Robert Verrill, gave us a fascinating insight into the beautiful complexity of mathematics. They talked about what inspired them to study that discipline, whether there’s beauty to be found in mathematics, the limits what mathematics can tell us about the world, great mathematicians, and Biblical numerology among others.
Does God have to follow the laws of logic or can He contradict himself? Can God make a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it Himself?
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Vatican Observatory Foundation: https://www.vofoundation.org/faith-and-science/about/
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Prof Francis Su
Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, and former president of the Mathematical Association of America. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research is in topological and geometric combinatorics and applications to the sciences, including game theory, voting theory, and the mathematics of fair decisions. He has co-authored numerous papers with undergraduates. He also has a passion for teaching and popularizing mathematics through writing and public engagement. His work has been featured in Quanta Magazine, Wired, and the New York Times. From the Mathematical Association of America, he received the 2018 Halmos-Ford award for mathematical writing, and the 2013 Haimo Award for distinguished teaching of college-level mathematics. Three of his articles have been featured in Princeton Press’ Best Writing on Mathematics in 2011, 2014, and 2018.
His book Mathematics for Human Flourishing, published by Yale University Press, won the 2021 Euler Book Prize. It offers an inclusive vision of what math is, who it’s for, and why anyone should learn it.Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, and former president of the Mathematical Association of America. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research is in topological and geometric combinatorics and applications to the sciences, including game theory, voting theory, and the mathematics of fair decisions. He has co-authored numerous papers with undergraduates. He also has a passion for teaching and popularizing mathematics through writing and public engagement. His work has been featured in Quanta Magazine, Wired, and the New York Times.
From the Mathematical Association of America, he received the 2018 Halmos-Ford award for mathematical writing, and the 2013 Haimo Award for distinguished teaching of college-level mathematics. Three of his articles have been featured in Princeton Press’ Best Writing on Mathematics in 2011, 2014, and 2018. His book Mathematics for Human Flourishing, published by Yale University Press, won the 2021 Euler Book Prize. It offers an inclusive vision of what math is, who it’s for, and why anyone should learn it.
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