Gifts to a Future Self
A mathematician too weak for real work after brain surgery, dealing himself hand after hand of solitaire, and a why-ladder that keeps closing on the same two answers.
A mathematician too weak for real work after brain surgery, dealing himself hand after hand of solitaire, and a why-ladder that keeps closing on the same two answers.
A look at how mental models work as both reasoning tools and a test for which favorite questions can accept an answer at all.
A reflection on Feynman's practice of keeping a dozen favorite questions alive in the mind.