Bruno’s blog

  • Reading/writing

    Last week, I fell out of my good habits again. I skipped Analysis and spent the entire time browsing Reddit or reading Dragon Ball (which, by the way, I finished within 3 days). I promised myself that after the election, I’d stop browsing that hellsite for good. On the weekend, I couldn’t help but notice…

    Read here!: Reading/writing
  • It will be alright

    Henri PoincarĂ© was among the first to follow the idea of conventionalism in mathematics. His view was that, paraphrasing Wikipedia here, axioms should be chosen such that they deliver good results and not to match intuitions about reality. Or, put too simply: Something is true if it is useful. I don’t consider myself an optimist.…

    Read here!: It will be alright
  • [The Hike]

    A pebble is kicked across the ground, crackling and fizzing against the other stones. The kids are tired. It’s been a long walk. The heavy bags and the scorching sun beat down, melting resolve. For most of them, it’s their first time doing such a hike. My first time, I’d never walked that distance before,…

    Read here!: [The Hike]