#183 Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing

Published: May 14, 2021, 10:33 p.m.

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\\nOUTLINE:
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\\n(00:00) - Introduction
\\n(08:51) - Planes and bridges
\\n(12:28) - Writing a computer game from scratch
\\n(14:54) - Programming competitions
\\n(18:28) - Math is hard
\\n(23:59) - Contact tracing that preserves privacy
\\n(1:01:16) - Math Olympiad
\\n(1:16:57) - Hard math problem
\\n(1:24:14) - Is math discovered or invented?
\\n(1:29:09) - Intelligence
\\n(1:35:59) - Math education
\\n(1:40:10) - How to learn math
\\n(1:49:06) - Combinatorics
\\n(1:52:13) - Voting trees
\\n(2:02:36) - Stochastic coalescence
\\n(2:12:23) - P=NP
\\n(2:16:39) - Tolkien and WWII
\\n(2:19:00) - Advice for young people
\\n(2:21:05) - Meaning of life"