William Thurston "On proof and progress in mathematics"

<p>In this [episode], I read a piece from Thurston's essay "On proof and progress in mathematics", where he reflects on the importance of seeing mathematicians' progress and contributions much broader than just in proving new theorems.</p> <p><br></p> <p>William Thurston on Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thurston">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thurston</a></p> <p>Cover photo: from this Wikipedia page</p> <p><br></p> <p>The full essay: <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9404236.pdf">https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9404236.pdf</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Thurston's lecture "Knots to Narnia": <a href="https://youtu.be/IKSrBt2kFD4">https://youtu.be/IKSrBt2kFD4</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Thurston's answer on MathOverflow about contributions in mathematics: <a href="https://mathoverflow.net/questions/43690/whats-a-mathematician-to-do/44213#44213">https://mathoverflow.net/questions/43690/whats-a-mathematician-to-do/44213#44213</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>