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lesswrong.com > posts > YkqnPFsBdoyprR7Zt > finding-pi-and-g-in-mathland

Finding pi and G in Mathland — LessWrong

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (535+ words) This post is a Cunningham's law draft, c. 75% finished. Consider a) waiting until this notice has disappeared to read a more coherent post, or b) criticizing it with a focus on what would be right, not just what is wrong. Science explains physical…...

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Is the Constructible Universe All There Is? — LessWrong

9+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (1001+ words) For more than 2000 years, geometers and mathematicians tried in vain to prove the parallel postulate from the other axioms of Euclidean geometry. These other axioms said[1]: These axioms are beautiful in their simplicity. They clarify precisely what we feel like…...