tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post8916845200975265148..comments2023-06-19T04:35:06.263-07:00Comments on Skeptic's Play: Infinite utilitymillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-64680314547805841192014-01-22T15:30:42.165-08:002014-01-22T15:30:42.165-08:00I should study transfinite math. Now, I know only ...I should study transfinite math. Now, I know only enough to be instantly suspicious when people start talking about infinity. But, sigh, tranfinite math has little relevance to economics.millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-61456392168138554102014-01-22T10:16:42.128-08:002014-01-22T10:16:42.128-08:00Yes, I did follow that kerfuffle! I like that inf...Yes, I did follow <a href="http://scientopia.org/blogs/goodmath/2014/01/17/bad-math-from-the-bad-astronomer/" rel="nofollow">that kerfuffle</a>! I like that infinity makes people suddenly passionate about math.millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-76209575942244992562014-01-22T09:23:24.064-08:002014-01-22T09:23:24.064-08:00Transfinite math is hard. I'm sure you're ...Transfinite math is hard. I'm sure you're following the sum[k=1:infinity](k)=-1/12 kerfuffle. Our intuitions about finite arithmetic fail in non-obvious ways when applied to infinity.millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.com