How can math promote life?

Plato and Aristotle stated different conceptions of the good: mathematical order vs. human flourishing. These come together to the extent that mathematics promotes life, that mathematical language enables collectives to make sense of the world and coordinate activity.

What some people miss is that all of math was invented by a person or group to help account for, and make sense of, some aspect of the world. Importantly, it is still being invented to this day.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. David Spivak from the Topos Institute to discuss: How math can promote life? 

This annual event is presented in partnership with the departments of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science, Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS).