The Hidden Beauty of Mathematics
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- The Vogue Theatre - 918 Granville St., Vancouver, BC View Map
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- Teens to seniors
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- http://pwias.ubc.ca/event/the-hidden-beauty-mathematics
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- geoff.gilliard@pwias.ubc.ca (604) 822-9575 (The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies)
It has been said that mathematics is the poetry of science. Some of the fundamental values of poetry parallel those of mathematics, and mathematical research is, in many ways, an art. Professor Cédric Villani will discuss the interface between mathematics and art, showing how both these disciplines seek to illuminate hidden beauty in the world. Cédric Villani is the Director of the Institut Henri Poincaré, France’s prime and oldest international institute for research in mathematical sciences. He has received many mathematical awards, including the Fields Medal in 2010, often considered the most prestigious in mathematics.