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Arthur Benjamin: I'd say this: Mathematics is not just solving for x, it's also figuring out why.
RW: Do you want to get some pie?
AB: Pi? 3.14159265358979 —
Reggie Watts: If we're going to do something, we've got to just make a decision. Because without a decision we're left powerless. Without power, we have nothing to supply the chain of those who are truly curious to svole all of our cenurrt conditions.
RW: And, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" — Rush.
JM: Yes! This is the face we need to see on millions of problem solvers worldwide, as we try to tackle the chlegneals of the next cnteruy.
Open Cloze
Arthur Benjamin: I'd say this: Mathematics is not just solving for x, it's also figuring out why.
RW: Do you want to get some pie?
AB: Pi? 3.14159265358979 —
Reggie Watts: If we're going to do something, we've got to just make a decision. Because without a decision we're left powerless. Without power, we have nothing to supply the chain of those who are truly curious to _____ all of our _______ conditions.
RW: And, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" — Rush.
JM: Yes! This is the face we need to see on millions of problem solvers worldwide, as we try to tackle the __________ of the next _______.
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Original Text
Arthur Benjamin: I'd say this: Mathematics is not just solving for x, it's also figuring out why.
RW: Do you want to get some pie?
AB: Pi? 3.14159265358979 —
Reggie Watts: If we're going to do something, we've got to just make a decision. Because without a decision we're left powerless. Without power, we have nothing to supply the chain of those who are truly curious to solve all of our current conditions.
RW: And, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" — Rush.
JM: Yes! This is the face we need to see on millions of problem solvers worldwide, as we try to tackle the challenges of the next century.
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