"The general discourse of scientists about science is marred by beliefs of the Ancient Greeks in the kalos kai agathos: that which is beautiful must also be good, and conversely. This leads inevitably to portraits of scientists as cartoonish heroes: the more profound and significant the science, ... In fact what is truly heroic about science is the fact that it does uncover beautiful truths about the universe despite the ugliness and brutality of the human beings involved."
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Matilde Marcolli
Matilde Marcolli is an Italian mathematical physicist. She was an Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in 2010 in Hyderabad.
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