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Scott Aaronson | How Much Math Is Knowable?

Harvard CMSA

Scott Aaronson | How Much Math Is Knowable?

Scott Aaronson's Harvard CMSA talk traces what mathematical truths are knowable, from Godel and Turing to the Busy Beaver function. He covers recent work on Busy Beaver values.

Pointed to in Busy Beaver threads as an accessible expert talk on the topic.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2025–2025

Topics

  • Computability & complexity theory
  • Logic & formal methods

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