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NY Times Guest Essay Speaks to Computational Literature

Enjoyed the guest essay in the NY Times by British mathematician Sarah Hart, "The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature." In the essay, Hart says: There is a deeper reason we find mathematics at the heart of literature. The universe is full of underlying structure, pattern and regularity, and mathematics is the best tool we have for understanding it — that’s why mathematics is often called the language of the universe, and why it is so vital to science. The essay notes that it is a modern idea to perceive a boundary between math and literature, and it is a misconception we work to change everyday with training and resources from Wolfram U.

Here is a link to the article: https://web.archive.org/web/20230408075758/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/opinion/the-wondrous-connections-between-mathematics-and-literature.html

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