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When Kevin Buzzard switched to working with mathematical software, it could barely handle undergraduate-level mathematics, but he found using it enjoyable enough to make the switch.

Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026

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“"What can we actually get this software to do?" Uh, and at the time it was just like we could barely get it to do undergraduate-level mathematics. But because it was great fun using it, you know, that was how I ended up switching.”
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