Conversations with David Berlinski: Is Math Discovered or Created?

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On an episode of ID the Future, David Berlinski continues to discuss the origin and nature of mathematics with CSC Research Coordinator Casey Luskin.

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Is math something waiting to be discovered, or is it a construct of the human mind? Listen in as Dr. Berlinski examines the mystery of mathematics, and reflects on the blurry distinction between math that is “discovered” and math that is “created.”

Image by Gabriel Memmert (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

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