"We hate having rules imposed on us" - Interview with Eugenia Cheng (home baking with higher dimensional category theory)
You’ve said mathematicians are a bunch of rebels – are you an anarchist?
Yes, definitely! Mathematicians really like making up their own rules that make sense for particular situations, and we hate having rules imposed on us. "
Are you worried that by turning to cookery, you send the message that maths can only be exciting through analogies?
"Mathematics is actually all analogies. What I am trying to do is provide the ideas and the way into something. Unfortunately, a lot of people derive their feeling of self-worth from the fact that they can understand things other people can’t. I don’t believe in that. "
Eugenia Cheng
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/26/eugenia-cheng-interview-observer-nicola-davis
Some of Federico Ardila's principles
Axiom 1. Mathematical talent is distributed equally among different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and em- powering mathematical experiences.
Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communi- ties to serve their needs.
Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.