Let Me Call You Sweetheart

My grandma had a second stroke this past fall. The effects of a stroke are evident and even though she's changed in some significant ways, she still has so much of her defining fiestiness. My grandpa, aunt, uncle and one of my sisters, Bizzy, have teamed up to assist in grandma's recovery. The relationship Bizzy has with grandma is mesmerizing. Bizzy and grandma sing together and the following is their favorite. Grandma was a little camera shy!

 This is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed.  

Gödel

I've accidentally typed Gogol in the search bar multiple times in my research on Kurt Gödel. Gogol, yes, Nikolai Gogol, the Ukrainian born Russian novelist who wrote "Dead Souls", a worthy read if you've not yet taken the time.

The work Kurt Gödel was nothing like the work of Gogol. Gödel, an Austrian mathematician credited with the incompleteness theorems which, essentially turned mathematics upside down. His work specifically devastated set theory. Gödel is considered one of the greatest minds ever to grace the earth. Never heard of him? Or maybe you did and his name just didn't stick the way say, Einstein's did? They were good friends, by the way. A few months ago Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, of Radiolab, enlightened me via an piece they did with the brilliant Steve Strogatz and Janna Levin.

I had to write a paper for a class on "the life and contributions of a noted mathematician, including how the individual and his/her work is interesting or relevant to you.", Since Gödel's name and the incompleteness theorem, stuck in my head, I chose him. I won't bore you with my paltry explanation of Gödel's work and the ideas that led up to his discoveries because Radiolab did it so, so well: Loops - Radiolab 

It all starts around minute 00:38:00. Oh, and seriously, the whole episode is fascinating. Then again, I'm pretty much mesmerized by everything the Radiolab team put together so...