“The carrion birds sat about the topmost corners of the houses with their wings outstretched in attitudes of exhortation like dark little bishops.”
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What do you think of Stella Maris?
@Plasmacellguy Not my favorite - did you like it?
@cyrilpedia I enjoyed the Maths discussions but found the whole story depressing.
@Plasmacellguy Have you tried "When We Cease to Understand the World" by Benjamín Labatut?
I haven't...But just got it and started reading!
Thank you for recommending it. I need scientific inspiration
@Plasmacellguy I hope you like it!
@cyrilpedia It was terrific! Loved the chapter on Heisenberg, Schrödinger and Quantum Mechanics.
Fascinating trajectory
@Plasmacellguy You might like this New Yorker piece on another character in the book https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/16/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-a-revolutionary-mathematician
@cyrilpedia Thank you for this article. It clarified a lot of things I found hard to understand about Grothendieck, his contributions and decisions.