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“Art lives on the mental plane (the real painting is not the set of dry pigments on the canvas nor is a symphony the sequence of sound waves that convey it to our ear) but, as the post-modernists insist, is reinterpreted in new contexts by each appreciator. As for gossip, which includes the vast majority of our thoughts, its essence is its relation to a unique local part of time and space.”

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David Mumford is a renowned mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and topology. Born on June 11, 1937, he has received numerous honors, including the Fields Medal and the Wolf Prize. more

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