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...about what makes life interesting and why old-fashioned maths is what you need for physics.

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June 2009
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Game of Life

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Nobel Prizewinning Physicist Professor Gerardus 't Hooft has always been fascinated by the mathematical mysteries of nature. He tells Plus about his early life, and what our Universe might really be like.

Tags: knot : particle physics : Game of Life : Grand Unified Theory


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When we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics. He talks to Plus about his Life game, artificial life and what we will have in common with extraterrestrials.

Tags: Game of Life : cellular automata : logic : logic gate : surreal number : Go