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Mathematica

16 May 2026 - 20 May 2026
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    • book by David Bessis (not to be confused with the Eames-designed museum exhibit).
    • Has a very particular idea about how mathematical cognition works. Intuition and imagination. Doesn't like "tricks" (ch 12) but I don't quite understand why.
    • System I and II cognition, His "system 3" seems to involve deliberate training of system I, so combines both in a way.
    • writing down dreams, in my experience, is the closest you can get to mathematical writing (p207)