How to say “1+1=2”

2022 reflections, ,

by Nina Ryalls, Mathematics There’s a paradox at the heart of mathematical writing. Any communication between humans relies on connotations, inference, and assumptions; a communal well of ideas filled over centuries. Unfortunately, these are all things which mathematics hates. Because math is purely conceptual, imprecise concepts “break” math, and very quickly cause contradictions and chaos. Math needs…

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Translating as Part of the Writing Process

2016 reflections, , , , ,

by Sabnam Ghosh I understand when I read, but I think when I write. I’ve always understood the differences between reading and writing this way. The process of understanding that one employs while reading transfers into an unconscious processing of judgements and selections that is reflected in the process of writing. One wonders, then, about…

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