From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/3725 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Prof. Peter Johnstone" Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Topos theory in the New Scientist Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:14:39 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241019485 10026 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:38:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:38:05 +0000 (UTC) To: Categories mailing list Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Fri Apr 13 16:49:24 2007 -0300 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:49:24 -0300 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.61) (envelope-from ) id 1HcRaQ-0001os-4C for categories-list@mta.ca; Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:37:34 -0300 Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 12 Original-Lines: 18 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:3725 Archived-At: Category theorists in general, and topos theorists in particular, may want to check out this week's cover story in the New Scientist (www.newscientist.com). The author (Robert Matthews of Aston University in Birmingham) is clearly a fan of Chris Isham: it's not clear to me whether he actually knows what a topos is, but he has committed himself to statements such as "Topos theory could lead to a view of reality more astonishing and successful than quantum theory" which is splashed all over page 32 of the magazine. Even if you don't believe this (and I don't think I do) it's pleasant to see topos theory getting this sort of publicity. Peter Johnstone