/sci/ - Science & Math

>>8826268
>thoughts that were causing distress
>Peano axioms
The fuck, I can't even dream about axiom systems let alone recognize them in my dreams
Did you get spooked by pic related or something

Just read GEB. Was a really great read.

It tackles philosophical and artistic ideas from a maths perspective, and gives very sophisticated analyses of very elusive topics, such as incompleteness, truth, consciousness etc. But the book itself is written much like the very ideas it deals with, which gives the whole reading experience a peculiar sense of purpose.

Highly recommended reading for anyone in the STEM fields.

The only critique I have is that it's too lengthy. Many explanations are a superfluous for the year 2014. If it had the information density of a maths textbook, it could be summed up to 200 pages.

If the book was summed up and revised, I would make it obligatory reading for every STEM major.