Quotes by Mathematicians

We literally hand over our most private data, our DNA, but we're not just consenting for ourselves, we are consenting for our children, and our children's children. Maybe we don't live in a world where people are genetically discriminated against now, but who's to say in 100 years that we won't? Hannah Fry
People World Live Our Say Ourselves 100 Years Data DNA Over Genetically Most Private Years Hand Discriminated Maybe Just Where Children Literally Against Now Consenting
When you don't have diversity in the creative process, you inevitably end up with a single, narrow perspective in the output. Hannah Fry
You Creative Perspective Creative Process Diversity Single Output Narrow Inevitably End Up Process
So my favorite online dating website is OkCupid, not least because it was started by a group of mathematicians. Hannah Fry
Website Group Favorite Online Dating Because Least Mathematicians Started
At some point in the future - possibly the very near future - Britain will be hit by a deadly pandemic, and its impact could be utterly devastating. Hannah Fry
Future Will Pandemic Possibly Impact Some Point Could Devastating Deadly Very Hit Near Utterly Britain
We have this imbalance where the people who are making algorithms aren't talking to the people who are using them. And the people who are using them aren't talking to the people who are having decisions made about their lives by them. Hannah Fry
People Made Imbalance About Having Talking Making Where Decisions Them Who Using Lives
I'm writing a book called 'The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus' about the maths of Christmas: how to set up a secret Santa so it's totally fair; how to decorate your tree mathematically; how to win at Monopoly. Hannah Fry
Christmas Book Writing Win Tree Monopoly Secret Totally About Fair How Existence Mathematically Maths Up Decorate Your Santa Santa Claus Set
History is littered with examples of objects and inventions with a power beyond their professed purpose. Sometimes it's deliberately and maliciously factored into their design, but at other times, it's a result of thoughtless omissions. Hannah Fry
History Result Sometimes Power Design Other Thoughtless Examples Objects Deliberately Inventions Purpose Beyond Times Littered Professed
Imagine life without any algorithms at all, you wouldn't be able to do anything. This is already completely encompassing. We have a habit of over-trusting what mathematics or computer scientists tell us to do, without questioning it, too much faith in the magical power of analysis. Hannah Fry
Life Faith Mathematics You Too Much Power Too Analysis Tell Able Magical Habit Computer Without Scientists Encompassing Questioning Any Anything Us Much Imagine
One of the problems maths struggles with is that it's invisible. We haven't got explosions on our side. Hannah Fry
Problems Side Our One Of The Problems Struggles Invisible Got Maths Explosions
One of the first things I did when I finished my Ph.D. was work with the police to look at what happened during the London riots in 2011, which took over the city. Hannah Fry
Work Police Finished First Took City Riots London Over Look First Things Did Happened Which Things
The Gottman Institute's study about arguments in long-term relationships concludes that couples with the best chance at long-term success are the ones with a low negativity threshold: if something's wrong, they speak up about it immediately. That's something I've taken on board. Hannah Fry
Success Best Speak Threshold Argument Negativity Relationships Immediately About Something Taken Wrong Study Long-Term Institute Couples Up Board Low Chance
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