- I'm interested in understanding climate science better, and this seemed a better way to get a first-shot overview than diving straight into a textbook like Pierrehumbert's Principles of Planetary Climate or Kaper and Engler's Mathematics and Climate.
- I wanted to see whether there were ideas (both in terms of content and of teaching methods) that I could borrow for my Mathematics for Sustainability course next semester.
- And, I had never taken part in a MOOC (massive online open course) and I was interested to see what the experience is like.
The Probability of Undecidability
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There’s a lot we don’t know. There’s a lot we can’t know. But can we at
least know how much we can’t know? What fraction of mathematical statements
are und...
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