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2015-09-22
      18:30

Lillian H. Smith Library: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem

Juris Steprāns (York University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics) looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions and insights which scifi has produced about Gödel's theorem, one of the most misunderstood results of mathematics.

The Science of Science Fiction series is presented in collaboration with York University's Faculty of Science.

Who can attend: Everyone
Fee: Free
Registration: Not required
Organized by: Toronto Public Library and York University's Faculty of Science
Location: Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College Street, Toronto, ON  M5T 1R5, 416-393-7746 

http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT200275&R=EVT200275

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