Exploring the possibilities of unfamiliar artefacts and perceptual technologies, the incompleteness theorem promises to distract and disorientate in the service of a feedback system of mirrors, lights ...

In 1931, the Austrian logician Kurt Gödel pulled off arguably one of the most stunning intellectual achievements in history. Mathematicians of the era sought a solid foundation for mathematics: a set ...

Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem, which proved that no formal mathematical system can demonstrate every mathematical truth, is a landmark of modern thought. It's a simple but profound statement, but the ...

At 24, Kurt Gödel established himself as perhaps the greatest logician of the 20th century. Standing against the intellectual currents of his time, he unveiled two theorems in 1930 showing that a ...

64 64 people viewed this event. Dr. Juris Steprans (Mathematics and Statistics) looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions and insights which scifi has produced about Godel’s ...

In his “incompleteness theorems,” Austrian mathematician and philosopher Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) showed that even in mathematical systems, all truths cannot be proven and are therefore inconsistent and ...

The Science of Science Fiction series is presented in collaboration with York University's Faculty of Science. Dr. Juris Steprâns looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions ...