2019.11.04

Beautiful Truths

Nonmathematicians agree on what makes proofs pleasing

ALAMY ( painting ); SOURCE: “INTUITIONS ABOUT MATHEMATICAL BEAUTY: A CASE STUDY IN THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE OF IDEAS,” BY SAMUEL G. B. JOHNSON AND STEFAN STEINERBERGER, IN C OGNITION , VOL. 189; AUGUST 2019 ( mathematical argument )

ALAMY ( painting ); SOURCE: “INTUITIONS ABOUT MATHEMATICAL BEAUTY: A CASE STUDY IN THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE OF IDEAS,” BY SAMUEL G. B. JOHNSON AND STEFAN STEINERBERGER, IN C OGNITION , VOL. 189; AUGUST 2019 ( mathematical argument )

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