math koans

Very much a ‘work in progress’ - I’m curious what sentences or pictures, when contemplated with an open mind, give rise to the kind of ‘aha’ moments that are worth spending a lifetime to attain!

For example, in biology - I think there’s a ‘see the atoms / units as a way to understand / scales of 10’ perspective that fills me with joy

For math

  • Discrete vs continuous as concepts

  • The primes!

  • (?)

If you have ideas or suggestions I’d love to hear about your intellectual explorations <3