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The Three Body Problem: mathy math math and first contact game theory w/ Adrian

Published: April 21, 2020, 6:45 a.m.

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A larger time investment, generally\u2026 but high idea-load! That one time we did a book in the past. And that next one we\u2019ll probably do in the future.

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Chinese science fiction. This book as the first Asian Hugo Award-winner. The difficulty of translating highly technical, crunchy hard scifi. Translation footnotes or the lack thereof in the audiobook. Prior movie adaptation from the same author on Decipher SciFi: The Wandering Earth. Adaptions, failed or otherwise. Minecraft engine magic.

\n\n Alien Communications \n\n

Inverse square law and power and focus difficulties. Reaching out way above our stellar paygrade and reaping the consequences. Scale-accurate \u201cfirst contact\u201d scenarios.

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-An alien

\n\n The Three Body Problem \n\n

The frustation of having no closed-form solution to your planet\u2019s gravitational situtation. The value of the scientific method. Recognizing that there is always a model. The complexity of a model may not be veyr connected with the complexity of the results it yields.

\n\n Civilizational advancement \n\n

Targeting the loci of technological advancement. Figuring out how to prevent that advancement in opposing far-away civilizations.

\n\n Math! \n\n

What if math\u2026 didn\u2019t work anymore? Adrian\u2019s initial frustration with this book. How totally exciting it is to discover math is broken when you\u2019re not being tortured by aliens.

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I am the best mathematician that has ever existed.\nThere is no one better.\nPut my name on a mountain!\nI did it.

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Adrian Falcone

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