Tuesday

Free lecture: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Godel's Incompleteness Theorem : Toronto Public Library

A Hitchhiker's Guide to Godel's Incompleteness Theorem : Lillian H. Smith : Program : Toronto Public Library

Tue Sep 22, 2015
6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Lillian H. Smith library,  , Judith Merrill Science Fiction Collection
239 College Street, Toronto, ON   M5T 1R5  (College and St George, across from UofT bookstore)

Dr. Juris Steprâns (Mathematics and Statistics, York) looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions and insights which scifi has produced about Godel's theorem, one of the most misunderstoodresults of mathematics.

The Science of Science Fiction series is presented in collaboration with York University's Faculty of Science.

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