Show Notes
AI has become the biggest talking point in mathematics. We discussed the topic - and the future - with Grant Sanderson (creator of the 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel).
3Blue1Brown on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown
Grant’s guest post on Terry Tao’s blog - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/if-math-is-more-than-proof-we-need-to-better-celebrate-the-rest-of-it/
A possible Navier Stokes breakthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3geDF-DAwpg Grant Sanderson on Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWKskQnjSsp3t8Uw2XMz5xYj
Grant previously on the podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RH93XvSyU
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